Contact Us

Mailing address:

American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242

Telephone: (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5500

Contact the Service Center Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on any matter pertaining to your membership, to check your print and/or electronic journal subscription, to place an order for an APA book or other APA publication, to check the status of an order, or to obtain pricing information on books, journals, and other products.

Learn more about advertising in APA publications or email the Advertising Office.

To learn how APA advocates on Capitol Hill and among other professional societies for legislation and issues affecting the practice of psychology, see issues or email the Practice Organization.

For advocacy of education, science, and public interest issues, see Advocacy or email the Public Policy Office.

See the Databases site.

For questions or problems with any of the APA databases, please contact us.

Find the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.

To file an ethics complaint, please send a short note by regular mail or fax (not by e-mail) to the Ethics Office. Please provide the name of the individual(s) against whom you wish to file your complaint and the state in which they practice. Address it to:

APA Ethics Office
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

The FAX number is (202) 336-5997. Please note that APA has jurisdiction to investigate complaints regarding only APA members.

For questions about the Ethics Codes and noncomplaint-related issues, we request that you phone the Ethics Office directly at (202) 336-5930 or use APA's toll free number (800) 374-2721 and follow the oral directions to reach extension 5930. The complexity involved in responding to ethics matters precludes using email; and very often, a brief telephone conversation can more quickly target the issue involved and facilitate our response.

Email the Executive Office or Central Programs.

Email the Finance Office for questions related to APA:

• Account receivable invoices

• Payments paid by Accounting Clearing House (ACH), and wire payments

• IRS W-9 forms

• 1099 forms issued by APA

Other APA Inquiries: email the following offices: 

• Membership payments, dues, subscriptions, journals, communications, benefit inquiries; email Membership. 

• Book order inquiries: email Books/Order.

• Graduate student information inquiries; email APAGS.

• International degrees and licensing inquiries; email Practice or International Affairs.

• Educational program inquiries; email the Education Directorate. 

For questions about APA gradPSYCH subscriptions, email Subscriptions. To send feedback or letters to the editor, e-mail gradPSYCH. To place an ad, email Advertising.

Find information on the Governing Bodies of APA—including bylaws, rules, boards & committees, elections, and meetings or email the Governance Office.

Find APA programs and international psychology associations at Programs and Associations or email the International Affairs Office.

Send subscription questions to Subscriptions. For other journals questions, email Journals.

Email Letters to the Editor of American Psychologist.

Mailing Address & Phone Numbers

American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242
(800) 374-2721
(202) 336-5500

Find press releases, position papers, and information for the media at Public Affairs or email Public Affairs.

Email:

• Webmaster for Web site questions 

• The Monitor for letters to the Monitor editor

• Public Affairs Office for Public Affairs

The Practice Directorate is involved in a broad range of activities in support of psychology practitioners and mental health consumers (includes licensure issues). See the Practice site or email one of the offices below:

• Main

• Executive Office

• Federal Advocacy

• Legal & Regulatory Affairs

• Public Relations & Communications

• Office of Rural Health

• State Advocacy

See the PsycINFO® site.

For questions or problems with PsycINFO® Online or PsycINFO® Direct, email Customer Service. Other questions and comments about PsycINFO® should be directed to PsycINFO® User Services.

Send general questions about APA to the Public Affairs Office. Email questions about international programs to the International Affairs Office.

For immediate assistance after normal business hours (8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.), please contact Lisa Bowen at (202) 200-8207.

We cannot respond to specific questions regarding personal situations, appropriate diagnosis or treatment, professional resources available in your area or otherwise provide any clinical opinions. If you believe you might benefit from the services of a mental health professional, please call 1-800-964-2000 to receive a referral to a psychologist in the United States or Canada. If you live elsewhere, contact your national psychological association or a local mental health facility. If you believe you need immediate assistance, please call your local emergency number or the mental health crisis hotline listed in your local phone book's government pages.

Some State Psychological Associations also provide local referrals.

• For information on the science of psychology, see Science or email the Science Directorate.

• For questions about psychological tests, see Testing.

• Science Government Relations Office
• Graduate students in psychological science: Science Student Council