Materials related to community psychology can be found across various academic journals and publications spanning psychology, sociology, public health, and medicine. This article highlights several key journals that frequently feature community psychology-oriented research and discussions.
Journals
- AIDS Quarterly
- American Psychologist - Published monthly by the American Psychological Association.
- American Journal of Preventative Medicine
- American Journal of Community Psychology - Published in association with the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), Division 27 of the American Psychological Association. This journal offers both quantitative and qualitative research on community psychological interventions at various levels, including social, neighborhood, organizational, group, and individual. Topics cover a wide range, including individual and community mental and physical health; educational, legal, and work environment processes, policies, and opportunities; social welfare and social justice; studies of social problems; and evaluations of interventions. Current editor: William Davidson, Ph.D. Published by Plenum, bimonthly.
- American Journal of Evaluation
- American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
- American Journal of Public Health
- Applied and Preventive Psychology
- Canadian Journal of Evaluation
- Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
- Child Development
- Community Development Journal - Circulated in over 80 countries, this journal provides an international forum for political, economic, and social programs linking people with institutions and government. It covers the theory and practice of policies, programs, and methods, addressing topics such as community action, village, town, and regional planning, community studies, and rural development. Current editor: K. Poppl. Published by Oxford Press, quarterly.
- Community Mental Health Journal - Sponsored by the American Association of Community Psychiatrists, this journal focuses specifically on community mental health. It features articles on research, theory, and practice, covering subjects like crisis intervention, planned change, suicide prevention, social system analysis, early case finding, family therapy, milieu therapy, human ecology, high-risk groups, and social welfare. Current editor: David L. Cutler, M.D. Published by Plenum, bimonthly.
- Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Educational Leadership
- Environment and Behavior
- Evaluation
- Evaluation and Program Planning
- Evaluation Review
- Feminism and Psychology
- Gender & Society
- Health Education & Behavior - Formerly Health Education Quarterly. This peer-reviewed journal contains empirical, theoretical, and practical articles exploring health-related behavioral and social change. It is intended for researchers and practitioners interested in disease prevention and health promotion topics, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, violence, chronic disease, women’s health, social support, stress, empowerment, community-based interventions, drug abuse, ethnicity, and health. Current editor: Marc A. Zimmerman, Ph.D. Published by Sage, bimonthly.
- International Journal of Community Development
- Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation
- Journal of Community Discourse
- Journal of Community Health - This journal offers original articles on the practice, teaching, and research of community health, covering preventive medicine, new forms of health manpower, analysis of environmental factors, delivery of health care services, and the study of health maintenance and health insurance programs. It serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and clarification, featuring articles on projects making a significant impact on the education of health personnel. Current editor: Pascal James Imperto, M.D. Published by Plenum, bimonthly.
- Journal of Community Practice
- Journal of Community Psychology - This peer-reviewed journal is devoted to research, evaluation, assessment, intervention, and review articles dealing with human behavior in community settings. Coverage spans descriptions and evaluations of service programs and projects, studies of youth, parenting and family development, methodology and design for work in the community, the interaction of groups in the larger community, and criminals and corrections. Current editor: Raymond P. Lorio. Published by Wiley, bimonthly.
- Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology - Current editors: Jim Orford, Ph.D. and Geoffrey Stephenson, Ph.D. Published by Wiley, quarterly. This journal fosters international communication among those concerned with the social psychological analysis and critical understanding of community issues and problems, developing this understanding in the context of proposals for interventions and social policy. It reviews and reports psychological studies of individuals, groups, and professional practice in the broad area of health and social care.
- Journal of the Community Developmental Society - The official publication of the Community Development Society. The link contains a cumulative index (1990-1996) and abstracts (1995-1997).
- Journal of Community Work & Family - Community, work, and family are interconnected and central to everybody’s life. The links between community, work, and family have generated widespread interdisciplinary interest, which this journal draws together with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice. The Journal provides a forum for social scientists and practitioners to share experiences and ideas and debate current issues and controversies. Current editors: Suzan Lewis & Carolyn Kagan. Published by Carfax Publishing Limited, quarterly.
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Journal of Environmental Psychology
- Journal of Human Ecology
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior - The Journal of Health and Social Behavior (formerly Journal of Health and Human Behavior) publishes articles that apply sociological concepts and methods to the understanding of health, illness, and medicine in their social context. It publishes research on social causes and consequences of physical health; social causes and consequences of mental health; medical professions, practices, and organizations; development, life-course, and aging as they relate to health and well-being; deviance and risky behavior related to health and well-being; and cultural and symbolic aspects of health. JHSB’s editorial policy favors those manuscripts that build and test knowledge in medical sociology, that show stimulating scholarship and clarity of expression, and which, taken together, reflect the breadth of interests of its readership. Current Editor: John Mirowsky, Ph.D. Published by the American Sociological Association, quarterly.
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community - This journal is on the cutting edge of social action and change, covering current thought and developments and defining future directions in the field. Since 1982, this journal has been a key source of information for professionals interested in the field of community psychology. Now under the new editorship of Joseph R. Ferrari, Prevention in Human Services is retitled as Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community to reflect its focus of providing professionals with information on the leading, effective programs for community intervention and prevention of problems. Current editor: Joseph Ferrari, Ph.D. Published by Haworth Press Inc, biannual.
- Journal of Primary Prevention - This journal highlights significant theoretical, empirical, and methodological research on all aspects of preventative intervention in the field of human services—often venturing into uncharted and politically sensitive areas to discuss the causes of dysfunctional behavior in our society. A vital forum for the exchange of innovative prevention programs and concepts, the journal focuses on supporting prevention as a scientific and professional specialty, expressing refreshing differences of opinion in an effort to link diverse disciplines. Current editor: Thomas P. Gullotta, Ph.D. Published by Plenum, quarterly.
- Journal of Research on Adolescence
- Journal of Rural Community Psychology - JRCP is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal in electronic form, and is devoted to sociological, psychological and mental health issues in rural and small community settings. Current editors: Pamela Mulder, Ph.D. and J. W. Moore, Jr., Ph.D.
- Journal of Social Issues - The Journal of Social Issues is published quarterly on behalf of The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. The journal seeks to bring behavioural and social science theory, empirical evidence and practice into focus on human problems. Each issue of is devoted to a single topic and has as its goal the communication of scientific findings and interpretations in an accurate but readily understandable fashion. Current editor: Phyllis Katz, Ph.D. Published by Blackwell Publishers, quarterly.
- Law and Human Behavior
- Law, Psychology, and Public Policy
- New Directions in Evaluation
- Prevention Researcher - A newsletter published tri-annually by Integrated Research Services for behavioral healthcare professionals interested in prevention research and clinical topics.
- Prevention Science - The official journal of the Society for Prevention Research serves as an interdisciplinary forum designed to disseminate new developments in the theory, research, and practice of prevention. Prevention sciences encompassing etiology, epidemiology, and intervention will be represented through articles on a variety of health and social problems, including but not limited to substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, violence, accidents, teenage pregnancy, suicide, delinquency, STDs, obesity, diet/nutrition, exercise, and chronic illness. The journal welcomes submissions of empirical papers, literature reviews, theoretical articles, and papers concerning new developments in methodology. Current Editor: Gilbert J. Botvin, Ph.D. Published by Plenum.
- Prevention & Treatment - A peer reviewed, rapid publication, electronic journal from the American Psychological Association. This journal is currently free to APA members, students, and affiliates.
- Public Health Policy
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
- Psychiatric Services (Hospital and Community Psychiatry)
- Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Rural Sociology
- Social Policy
- Social Problems
- Social Science and Medicine
- Tobacco Control
- Violence Against Women
- The Community Psychologist - SCRA’s Newsletter published periodically throughout the year. It is provided to all members and student members of the Society of Community Research and Action, Div. 27 of APA.
- The Network: Journal of the College of Community Psychology - An international newsletter concerned with community psychology.
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