American Journal of Community Psychology

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; theoretical papers; empirical reviews; reports of innovative community programs or policies; and first person accounts of stakeholders involved in research, programs, or policy.

The journal encourages submissions of innovative multi-level research and interventions, and encourages international submissions.

The journal also encourages the submission of manuscripts concerned with underrepresented populations and issues of human diversity.

The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes research, theory, and descriptions of innovative interventions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: individual, family, peer, and community mental health, physical health, and substance use; risk and protective factors for health and well being; educational, legal, and work environment processes, policies, and opportunities; social ecological approaches, including the interplay of individual family, peer, institutional, neighborhood, and community processes; social welfare, social justice, and human rights; social problems and social change; program, system, and policy evaluations; and, understanding people within their social, cultural, economic, geographic, and historical contexts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	3.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2825

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	895

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.365

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Implementation Matters: A Review of Research on the Influence of Implementation on Program Outcomes and the Factors Affecting Implementation

  Citation: 3591

  Authors: Joseph A., Emily P.

• Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness

  Citation: 3331

  Authors: Fran H., Susan P., Betty, Karen F., Rose L.

• Distinctions between social support concepts, measures, and models

  Citation: 1525

  Authors: Manuel

• Terms of empowerment/exemplars of prevention: Toward a theory for community psychology

  Citation: 1449

  Authors: Julian

• Measures of perceived social support from friends and from family: Three validation studies

  Citation: 1416

  Authors: Mary E., Kenneth

• Psychological empowerment: Issues and illustrations

  Citation: 1393

  Authors: Marc A.

• Measurement of human service staff satisfaction: Development of the Job Satisfaction Survey

  Citation: 1041

  Authors: Paul E.

• In praise of paradox: A social policy of empowerment over prevention

  Citation: 998

  Authors: Julian

• Bridging the Gap Between Prevention Research and Practice: The Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation

  Citation: 958

  Authors: Abraham, Jennifer, Paul, Rita, Keri, Lindsey, Morris, Richard, Janet

• Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs for Youth: A Meta‐Analytic Review

  Citation: 838

  Authors: David L., Bruce E., Jeffrey C., Harris

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