From 1997 when APA first offered its journals in an electronic database format, the association gradually digitized back volumes until the APA journals were available as far back as 1985. Then in 2006, APA completed a multi-year process to digitize APA journals in PsycARTICLES back to Volume 1, Issue 1. The oldest journal, Psychological Review, began in 1894.
Over time, journals evolved, titles changed, journals merged or broke apart. Consequently, it can be difficult to track the history of a title from Volume 1 to its current state. The chart below traces the journals from their inception to their present title. Note: The 5 APA journals that are not completely digitized were previously owned by other publishers.
| Title |
Volumes |
Years |
| American Psychologist |
Vols. 1–current |
1946–current |
|
Behavioral Neuroscience
- Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Journal of Comparative Psychology
|
Vols. 97–current
|
1983–current
|
| Developmental Psychology |
Vols.1–current |
1969–current |
| Emotion |
Vols. 1–current |
2001–current |
|
Health Psychology
(previously published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates)
|
Vols. 12–current
|
1993–current
|
|
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
|
Vols. 70–current
- Vols. 21–69
- Vols. 16–20
- Vols. 1–15
|
1975–current
- 1925–1969
- 1921–1924
- 1906–1920
|
| Journal of Applied Psychology |
Vols. 1–current |
1917–current |
|
Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Psychobiology
- Journal of Animal Behavior
|
Vols. 97–current
- Vols. 40–96
- Vols. 1–39
- Vols. 1–2
- Vols. 1–6
|
1983–current
- 1947–1982
- 1921–1946
- 1918–1920
- 1911–1916
|
|
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Journal of Consulting Psychology
|
Vols. 32–current
|
1968–current
|
| Journal of Counseling Psychology |
Vols. 1–current |
1954–current |
| Journal of Educational Psychology |
Vols. 1–current |
1909–current |
|
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
|
Vols. 1–current
|
1975–current
|
| Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied |
Vols. 1–current |
1995–current |
|
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
|
Vols. 104–current
|
1975–current
|
|
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
|
Vols. 1–current
|
1976–current
|
|
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
|
Vols. 8–current
|
1982–current
|
|
Journal of Family Psychology
(previously published by Sage Periodicals Press)
|
Vols. 4–current
|
1990–current
|
| Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |
Vols. 1–current |
1965–current |
| Neuropsychology |
Vols. 4–current |
1990–current |
|
Prevention & Treatment (no longer published)
|
Vols. 1–6
|
1998–2003
|
|
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
|
Vols. 14–current
|
1983–current
|
| Psychological Assessment |
Vols. 1–current |
1989–current |
| Psychological Bulletin |
Vols. 1–current |
1904–current |
| Psychological Methods |
Vols. 1–current |
1996–current |
| Psychological Review |
Vols.1–current |
1894–current |
|
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
(Previously published by Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors)
|
Vols. 7–current |
1993–current |
| Psychology, Public Policy, and Law |
Vols. 1–current |
1995–current |
|
Rehabilitation Psychology
(Previously published by Division 22 of the American Psychological Association and by Springer Publishing Company)
|
Vols. 35–current |
1990–current |
| Title |
Volumes |
Years |
|
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
(Vols. 1–69 published by the American Orthopsychiatric Association)
|
Vols. 60–current |
1990–current |
| Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research |
Vols. 47–current |
1993–current |
|
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Cultural Diversity and Mental Health
|
Vols. 5–current
|
1999–current
|
|
Dreaming
(Vols. 1–13 published by Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press)
|
Vols. 14–current |
2004–current |
|
Families, Systems, & Health
(Vols. 1–21 published by Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press)
|
Vols. 22–current |
2004–current |
| Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice |
Vols. 1–current |
1997–current |
| History of Psychology |
Vols. 1–current |
1998–current |
|
International Journal of Stress Management
(Vols. 1–9 published by Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press)
|
Vols. 10–current |
2003–current |
| Journal of Occupational Health Psychology |
Vols. 1–current |
1996–current |
|
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
(Vols. 1–6 published by Plenum Press; Vols. 7–11 published by Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press)
|
Vols. 12–current |
2002–current |
|
Psychoanalytic Psychology
(Vols. 1–14 published by the Division of Psychotherapy (29), American Psychological Association)
|
Vols. 1–current |
1984–current |
| Psychological Services |
Vols. 1–current |
2004–current |
| Psychology of Men & Masculinity |
Vols. 1–current |
2000–current |
|
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training
- Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
- Psychotherapy: Theory/Research/Practice/Training
|
Vols. 40–current
|
2003–current
|
| Review of General Psychology |
Vols. 1–current |
1997–current |