Journal of Applied Psychology

The Journal of Applied Psychology emphasizes the publication of original investigations that contribute new knowledge and understanding to fields of applied psychology (other than clinical and applied experimental or human factors, for which there are more appropriate American Psychology Association [APA] journals). The journal primarily considers empirical and theoretical investigations of interest to psychologists doing research that fosters the understanding of the psychological and behavioral phenomena of individuals, groups, or organizations in settings such as education/training, business, government, health or service institutions, and that may be in the public or private sector, for-profit or nonprofit. We are interested in publishing articles that are empirical, conceptual, or theoretical, or a combination of all three, that enhance our understanding of behavior that has practical implications within particular contexts. This implies that we are quite receptive to articles that are conducted in the field or in the laboratory, where the data (quantitative or qualitative) are analyzed with elegant or simple statistics, as long as the article enhances our understanding of behavior and practice when the research is brought into the field for application. (See the February 2003 issue for the Editorial statement that provides a more detailed mission statement.) Topics appropriate for the Journal of Applied Psychology include personnel selection, performance measurement, training, work motivation, job attitudes, leadership, drug and alcohol abuse, career development, the conflict between job and family demands, work behavior, work stress, organizational design and interventions, technology, the utility of organizational interventions, and cross-cultural differences in work and behavior attitudes. The specific topics addressed, however, change as a function of societal and organizational change; studies of human behavior in novel situations are also encouraged.