American magazine and media organization
Psychology Today Cover of the magazine's January 2023 issue |
| Editor-in-chief | Kaja Perina |
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| Categories | Psychology |
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| Frequency | Bimonthly |
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| Publisher | John Thomas[1] |
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| Total circulation | 275,000 (as of 2023[update])[2] |
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| Founded | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
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| Company | Sussex Publishers |
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| Country | United States |
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| Based in | 16 West 22nd Street, Suite 200, New York City, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
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| Website | psychologytoday.com |
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| ISSN | 0033-3107 |
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Psychology Today is an American media organization with a focus on psychology and human behavior. It began as a bimonthly magazine, which first appeared in 1967. The Psychology Today website features therapy and health professionals directories[2] and hundreds of blogs written by a wide variety of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, medical doctors, marriage and family therapists, anthropologists, sociologists, and science journalists.
Psychology Today is among the oldest media outlets with a focus on behavioral science. Its mission is to cover all aspects of human behavior so as to help people better manage their own health and wellness, adjust their mindset, and manage a range of mental health and relationship concerns.[attribution needed]
Psychology Today content and its therapist directory are found in 20 countries worldwide.[3] Psychology Today's therapist directory is the most widely used[4] and allows users to sort therapists by location, insurance, types of therapy, price, and other characteristics. It also has a Spanish-language website.[5]
The print magazine's reported circulation is 275,000 as of 2023.[2]
History
20th century
Psychology Today was founded in 1967[6] by Nicolas Charney. The goal of the publication is to make the psychology literature accessible to the general public.
Psychology Today features reportage and information that looks inward at the workings of the brain aand bonds between people. It draws on research reports and interviews with experts on topics, including human motivation, personality development, intelligence, child development, parenting practices, schizophrenia, sexuality, leadership, addiction, anxiety, politics, and human and animal behavior.
Contributors have included Irving Janis, Martin Seligman, Peter Drucker, Abraham Maslow, and others.[7]
In 1976, Psychology Today sold 1,026,872 copies.[6] In 1981, its circulation increased to 1,171,362 copies in 1981. In 1986, it decreased, to 862,193.[6]
From 1983 to 1987, Psychology Today was owned and managed by the American Psychological Association.[8]
In 1992, following changes in ownership and a two-year publishing hiatus, Psychology Today resumed publication as a general magazine, adding distinguished science journalism to cover a rapidly expanding field of human knowledge, including articles on bullying, bias, and behavioral economics, psychopathy, perfectionism, and other topics.[citation needed] The magazine has won several awards from the Society of Publication Designers.[9]
21st century
From June 2010 to June 2011, Psychology Today ranked among the top 10 selling consumer magazines at newsstands.[10]
The Psychology Today website, which includes archived articles since 1992, features a continuous stream of blogs by laboratory researchers, clinical practitioners, and writers with a broad range of expertise. Daily reports of the findings of new research on human behavior accompany accounts of common concerns and explorations of the impact of current events on mental health.
The website includes a directory of psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals in the U.S. and globally. In June 2021, The New York Times recommended the website as a source for finding therapists.[11]
Leadership
Psychology Today is currently owned by Sussex Publishers.[12]
Content and standards
The magazine is not peer-reviewed,[13] but all expert author content is reviewed, edited, and fact-checked for accuracy and objectivity by the publication's editorial staff.[14] Psychology Today features contributors with various academic expertise in psychology-related fields.[15]
