Psychological Abstracts

Psychological Abstracts

Producer	American Psychological Association (United States)
History	1927–2006
Access
Cost	print subscription
Coverage
Disciplines	Psychology
Record depth	Abstract
Format coverage	Journal articles, books, technical reports
Update frequency	Monthly
Print edition
ISSN	0033-2887

Psychological Abstracts was an abstract and index periodical and the print counterpart of the PsycINFO database.^[1] It was published by the American Psychological Association and was produced for 80 years, ceasing publication at the end of 2006.^[2] It was produced monthly and contained summaries (abstracts, bibliographic information, and indexing) of English-language journal articles, technical reports, book chapters, and books in the field of psychology.

In its latter years, it contained much less content than PsycINFO, although it did contain some records for technical reports that are not in PsycINFO.^[3] It was organized by subject area according to the PsycINFO Classification Codes.

References

1. Clark-Carter, David (2009-09-16). Quantitative Psychological Research: The Complete Student's Companion, 3rd Edition. Psychology Press. pp. 24. ISBN 9781135266516.
2. Benjamin, Ludy T.; VandenBos, Gary R. (2006). "The window on psychology's literature: A history of psychological abstracts". American Psychologist. 61 (9): 941–954. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.61.9.941. ISSN 1935-990X. PMID 17154720.
3. "PsycINFO frequently asked questions". American Psychological Association. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-25.