The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It covers research in experimental psychology, specifically pertaining to all aspects of animal behavior processes. It was established in 1975 as the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes (J. Exp. Psychol. Anim. Behav. Process.), an independent section of the Journal of Experimental Psychology. In 2014, the journal subtitle was changed to Animal Learning and Cognition.[1] The editor-in-chief is Ralph R. Miller (Binghamton University).
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| Discipline | Experimental Psychology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Ralph R. Miller (outgoing), Andrew R. Delamater (incoming) |
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| History | 1975-present |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 2.478 (2020) | |
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| ISO 4 | J. Exp. Psychol. Animal Learn. Cogn. |
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| ISSN | 2329-8456 (print) 2329-8464 (web) |
| LCCN | 2013203309 |
| OCLC no. | 851372163 |
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The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines.[2] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible.[3]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.478.[4]
References
edit- ^ Miller, R. (January 2014). "Editorial Explaining the Change in Name of This Journal to Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition". Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition. 40 (1). American Psychological Association: 1. doi:10.1037/xan0000015. PMID 24893104.
- ^ "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.