The record
- Full journal title
- Applied Psychology for Health Promotion
- Abbreviation
- aphp
- NLM title
- Appl Psychol Health Promot
- Publisher
- Brieflands
- Scientific collaborator
- Religion and Health Research Center, SBMU
- e-ISSN
- 3050-8223
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- semiannually
- Publishing model
- Per-article continuous
- Subject area
- Psychiatry
Aim & scope

Journal Description
Journal of Applied Psychology for Health Promotion is an international journal that aims to improve the level of physical and mental health of humans through supporting and guiding researches in the fields of psychology and medicine. It provides a platform for traditional empirical analyses as well as qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches.
Aims and Scope
The journal seeks submissions that address the interface of psychology and medical and health. Topics include but are not limited to research on Psychology, psychiatry, psychometrics, and counseling with trends related to each in connection with medical sciences, and interdisciplinary studies related to psychological issues in various fields.
This journal publishes authoritative articles in the following fields:
• Links between mental illness and physical symptoms
• Changes in the provision of medical and psychological services
• Mental disorders, behavioral disorders, mental and emotional disorders, learning and cognitive disorders
• Using new technologies in the treatment of mental and psychosomatic diseases
• New treatment methods and drugs for patients and new psychological treatments
• Ethics in medical and psychological services
• Interdisciplinary approaches to physical health and psychological services
Article types
The journal contains all original articles, reviews, brief reports, case reports, and letters to the editor in fields of psychology, medicine and health in order to minimize problems and improve human physical and mental health.
Peer review
- Double-Blind Peer Review System
- Open Peer Review (since Aug 2019), Show List of All Published Reviewers' Comments
Access & licensing
License policy
This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which allows for the copying and redistribution of the material only for noncommercial purposes, provided that the original work is properly cited.
Publication charges
- Publishing Open Access models: Platinum Open Access
- Access: Immediate permanent free to access after publication
- Reader subscription fees: None
- Article Processing Charge: APC covered by the sponsor
- Embargo period: None
- License for reuse: CC BY-NC 4.0
- Publishing services: Full
- Indexing: Full
Digital archiving
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