Aims and scope

The Australian Psychologist is the flagship journal of the Australian Psychological Society for practicing professional psychologists. It is an international peer-reviewed journal which focuses on current issues in the science and practice of psychology, and how this applies to professional practice and public policy, with an emphasis on mental health and wellbeing. The Australian Psychologist is predominantly Australia-focused, cross-cultural, and inclusive of all demographics, including Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with international perspectives encouraged. Topics include:

• Program development
• Evaluation
• Use of psychological assessments and treatments with clinical and specialised populations across the lifespan
• Neuropsychology

The journal encourages papers which focus on the application of research to professional settings such as public health, organizational psychology, sport and forensic psychology, and community settings. Topics related to the practice of clinical psychology should be sent to the Australian Psychological Society’s journal Clinical Psychologist.

The Australian Psychologist welcomes quantitative and narrative reviews (e.g., meta-analyses, systematic reviews), qualitative research, commentaries, and methodologically sound case studies.

The Australian Psychologist operates a double anonymized peer review policy. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.

The manuscript and peer-review reports may be transferred to one of the other journals of the Australian Psychological Society ( Australian Journal of Psychology, Clinical Psychologist, or Educational and Developmental Psychologist) if the scope of the paper is not found suitable for publication in the Australian Psychologist, but is suitable for these other journals. Authors will receive a notification if their manuscript is being considered for transfer, and at that time can decide if they want to pursue the transfer. If authors do NOT wish to be considered for transfer to an alternative journal after rejection for this journal, this should be noted in the cover letter.