Top 10 Applied Psychology Journals In The World 2026

1. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

The Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, launched in March 2014, is devoted to publishing reviews of the I/O Psychology and HRM/OB literature. The Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior ranked in the top 5 of journals within 2 categories in the 2023 Edition of the Journal Citation Report (JCR) with an Impact Factor of 13.7. more...

2. Journal of Applied Psychology

The Journal of Applied Psychology® emphasizes the publication of original investigations that contribute new knowledge and understanding to fields of applied psychology (other than clinical and applied experimental or human factors, which are more appropriate for other APA journals). The journal primarily considers empirical and theoretical investigations that enhance understanding of cognitive, motivational, affective, and behavioral psychological phenomena in work and organizational settings, broadly defined. Those psychological phenomena can be at one or multiple levels—individuals, groups, organizations, or cultures; in work settings such as more...

3. Leadership Quarterly

The Leadership Quarterly is a social-science journal dedicated to advancing our understanding of leadership as a phenomenon, how to study it, as well as its practical implications. The journal seeks contributions from various disciplinary perspectives, including psychology broadly defined (i.e., industrial-organizational, social, evolutionary, biological, differential), management (i.e., organizational behavior, strategy, organizational theory), political science, sociology, economics (i.e., personnel, behavioral, labor), anthropology, history, and methodology. Equally desirable are contributions from multidisciplinary perspectives. The aim of the journal is to publish scholarly research, theory, more...

4. Journal of Organizational Behavior

The Journal of Organizational Behavior aims to publish empirical reports and theoretical reviews of research in the field of organizational behavior, wherever in the world that work is conducted. The journal will focus on research and theory in all topics associated with organizational behavior within and across individual, group and organizational levels of analysis, including: At the individual level: personality, perception, beliefs, attitudes, values, motivation, career behavior, stress, emotions, judgment, and commitment. At the group level: size, composition, structure, leadership, power, group more...

5. Personnel Psychology

Personnel Psychology publishes psychological research centered around people at work. Articles span the full range of human resource management and organizational behavior topics, including job analysis, selection and recruiting, training and development, performance appraisal and feedback, compensation and rewards, careers, strategic human resource management, work design, global and cross-cultural issues, organizational climate, work attitudes and behaviors, motivation, teams, and leadership. Research conducted at multiple levels of analysis, including individual, team, and organizational levels, are welcome. Published articles include original empirical research, more...

6. Acta Comportamentalia

Acta Comportamentalia is published by Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, based in Brazil, publishing since 2013. It covers research in Social Sciences, Psychology. Topics covered include law, society, sociology of law, legal theory. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a anonymous peer review process. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

7. Acta Neuropsychologica

Acta Neuropsychologica is published by MEDSPORTPRESS Publishing House, based in Brazil, publishing since 2013. It covers research in Psychology. Topics covered include law, society, sociology of law, legal theory. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a anonymous peer review process. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

8. Advances in Cognitive Psychology

Advances in Cognitive Psychology is published by VIZJA University, based in Poland, publishing since 2005. It covers research in Psychology, Medicine, Neuroscience. Topics covered include cognitive psychology, experimental psychology, personality, social psychology, survey research, psychology. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a double anonymous peer review process. Article processing charge: 1600 EUR. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

9. Advances in Consumer Research

Advances in Consumer Research is published by Association for Consumer Research, based in Brazil, publishing since 2013. It covers research in Psychology, Economics Econometrics and Finance, Business Management and Accounting. Topics covered include law, society, sociology of law, legal theory. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a anonymous peer review process. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

10. African Journal of Psychological Assessment

African Journal of Psychological Assessment is published by AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, based in South Africa, publishing since 2019. It covers research in Psychology. Topics covered include psychological assessment, psychometrics. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a double anonymous peer review process. Article processing charge: 18308 ZAR. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...