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Applied Positive Psychology

This guide supports applied positive psychology courses and research.

Positive Psychology Journals

Searching within an identified specialist peer-reviewed journal can be a useful strategy.

Educational Psychology Journals

What is a scholarly peer reviewed journal?

Scholarly Journals

Contain articles written by and addressed to experts in a discipline.
Report original research or experimentation.
Cite their sources in footnotes or bibliographies.

Peer-reviewed (or refereed) journals

Only publish articles that have passed through a review process, and have been approved by scholars or experts.
Many databases provided the option to limit your search results to peer-reviewed titles

Tip: You can use the UlrichsWeb : global serials directory to check if a journal is peer-reviewed.

Search for the journal (use the title-exact search)
If it is peer-reviewed, the soccer referee T-shirt icon will display next to the journal name.