''Current Directions in Psychological Science '' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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from the
Association for Psychological Science
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(APS) that is published by
SAGE Publications
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.
Publication Scope
''Current Directions in Psychological Science'' publishes concise reviews by leading experts spanning all of scientific psychology and its applications. The reviews published in this journal cover diverse topics such as language, memory and cognition, development, the neural basis of behavior and emotions, various aspects of psychopathology, and theory of mind. These articles allow readers to stay apprised of important developments across subfields beyond their areas of expertise and bodies of research they might not otherwise be aware of. The articles in ''Current Directions'' are also written to be accessible to non-experts, making them suitable for use in the classroom as teaching supplements. The current editor of the journal is
Robert Goldstone at
Indiana University Bloomington
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.
Characteristics
''Current Directions in Psychological Science'' is ranked among the top 10 psychology journals worldwide.
Published bimonthly, the journal appears online and in print with online articles appearing weekly on the journal website. Manuscripts for this journal are accepted by invitation or pre-submission query only. In addition to a large number of institutional subscribers worldwide, the 25,000 members of the Association for Psychological Science receive the journal as part of their membership
Past Editors
The journal was co-founded by
Sandra Scarr of University of Virginia, and
Charles R. Gallistel of
Rutgers University
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. Other former editors include
Harry Reis (
University of Rochester
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);
Alan E. Kazdin (
Yale University
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); Milton D. Hakel (
University of Memphis
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The university maintains the Herff Col ...
); Emanuel Donchin (
University of South Florida
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); Randall Engle (
Georgia Institute of Technology
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).
Special Issues
Occasionally, special issues or sections of this journal are published to address specific topics or trends in psychological science.
* Psychology and Law
* Schizophrenia
* Neuroscience
* Teen Brain
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cdp
APS official websitePodcast of interviews with authors of articles published in Current Directions in Psychological Science
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