Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
| Psychology of Addictive Behaviors | |
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| Discipline | Psychology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Nancy M. Petry |
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Publication history | 1987-present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 2.772 | |
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| ISSN |
0893-164X (print) 1939-1501 (web) |
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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Psychological Association that publishes original articles related to the psychological aspects of addictive behaviors.[1] The current editor-in-chief is Nancy M. Petry (University of Connecticut School of Medicine).
The journal includes articles on the following topics:
- alcohol and alcoholism
- drug use and abuse
- eating disorders
- smoking and nicotine addiction, and
- other excessive behaviors (e.g., gambling, sexual addiction)
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Science Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 2.772, ranking it 4th out of 35 journals in the category "Substance Abuse"[2] and 22nd out of 129 journals in the category "Psychology, Multidisciplinary".[3]
References
- ↑ "Psychology of Addictive Behaviors". American Psychological Association. January 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Substance Abuse". 2013Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2014.
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Psychology, Multidisciplinary". 2013 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2014.