Aims and scope
The Australian Journal of Psychology is the flagship publication of the Australian Psychological Society aimed at researchers in the field of psychological science. It is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes empirical research across the full range of pure and applied topics in psychological science, including:
- cognition
- perception and awareness
- developmental psychology
- motivation and emotion
- social and personality psychology
- industrial and organisational psychology
- research methodology.
The Australian Journal of Psychology offers a variety of formats for paper submission, including full articles, brief articles, registered reports and theory papers. Methodological rigour is essential for all published papers and research that is based on cutting-edge methodological techniques is particularly encouraged.
Open access
The Australian Journal of Psychology (AJP) has been a fully open access journal since January 2022.
The APS is championing open access for AJP to increase the discoverability, use and impact of members’ research in the field of psychological science. To date, the APS journals have supported optional open access publication, and we are pleased to take this next step in embracing open access options for our authors and the membership.
APS members will have the opportunity to submit research to the journal, with the article processing charge (APC) waived as a membership benefit for full members, at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. To enquire about a waiver, please contact [email protected] with your APS membership number and details about the article you would like to submit.
Journal access
As a member of the APS, you will be able to browse the list of issues and latest articles from Australian Journal of Psychology. Access the journal via your APS member dashboard.
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Editor-in-chief
Professor Justin Kenardy, University of Queensland, Australia.
Instructions for authors
The journal regards itself as international in vision and will accept submissions from psychologists in all countries. Authors can find instructions on how to submit an article and general guidance about the publication process on the Taylor & Francis website.