Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
DisciplinePsychology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byWilliam R. Corbin
Publication details
History1987-present
Publisher
Frequency8/year
2.7 (2024)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Psychol. Addict. Behav.
Indexing
ISSN0893-164X (print)
1939-1501 (web)
Links

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors is a peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Psychological Association that publishes original articles related to the psychological aspects of addictive behaviors 8 times a year.[1] The outgoing editor-in-chief is Katie Witkiewitz and the incoming one is William R. Corbin.[2]

The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. [3] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible. [4]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 2.7.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Psychology of Addictive Behaviors". American Psychological Association. August 8, 2017. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  2. ^ https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/adb
  3. ^ "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. ^ "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. ^ "Psychology of Addictive Behaviors". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.