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Editor in Chief | Kaja Perina |
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Frequency | Bimonthly |
Total circulation (2017) | 250,000[1] |
Year founded | 1967; 52 years ago |
Company | Sussex Publishers |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York City |
Language | English |
Website | Access Archive |
ISSN | 0033-3107 |
Psychology Today is a magazine published every two months in the United States since 1967.
History and mission[edit]
Founded in 1967[2] by Nicolas Charney, Ph.D, its intent is to make psychology literature more accessible to the general public. The magazine focuses on behavior and covers a range of topics including psychology, neuroscience, relationships, sexuality, parenting, health (including from the perspectives of alternative medicine), work,[3] and the psychological aspects of current affairs.[1]
The magazine's website features therapy and health professionals directories[1] and hundreds of blogs written by a wide variety of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, medical doctors, anthropologists, sociologists, and science journalists. Its current editor-in-chief is Kaja Perina.[4]
Circulation[edit]
In 1976 Psychology Today sold 1,026,872 copies.[2] The circulation of the magazine was 1,171,362 copies in 1981 and 862,193 copies in 1986.[2]
It has a circulation of 250,000 copies per issue as of 2017 and claims 15.02 people read each copy for a total audience of 3,755,000.[1] From June 2010 to June 2011, it was the one of the top ten consumer magazines by newsstand sales.[5] In recent years, while many magazines have suffered in readership declines, Adweek, in 2013, noted Psychology Today's 36 percent increase in number of readers.[6]
Leadership[edit]
Owned and managed by the American Psychological Association from 1983 to 1987,[7] the publication is currently endorsed by the National Board for Certified Counselors, which promotes subscriptions and offers professional credit for a small fee and assigned assessment for each article read.[8]
Editors[edit]
- Anastasia Toufexis, 1998–1999
- Robert Epstein, 1999–2003
- Kaja Perina, 2003–present[9]
References[edit]
- ^ abcd'Advertising Media Kit'(PDF). Psychology Today. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ abcBruce V. Lewenstein (1987). 'Was There Really a Popular Science' Boom'?'. Science, Technology, & Human Values. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^'Psychology Today'. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2013.
- ^Perina, Kaja. 'Psychology Today: Experts'. Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers, LLC. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^Ives, Nat (9 August 2011). 'Top 10 Consumer Magazines by Single Copy Sales (chart)'. AdAge.
- ^Bazilian, Emma (29 May 2013). 'Magazine Readership Growing, Survey Shows Digital readership up more than 80% in past year'. Adweek.
- ^Dougherty, Phillip H. (February 23, 1983). 'Advertising: Psychology Today Sale To Group Completed'. The New York Times.
- ^'Certification Benefits'. NCC Service Center. National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates, Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^Contact
Further reading[edit]
- Landau, Elizabeth (June 8, 2010). 'Do Psychologists Still Listen to Freud?'. CNN.
External links[edit]
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