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Line 2: {{Infobox magazine \| title = Psychology Today \| image_file = ~~File:~~January 2023 Psychology Today Cover.jpg \| image_size = \| image_caption = Cover of the magazine's January 2023 issue \| company = Sussex Publishers \| paid_circulation = \| unpaid_circulation = \| total_circulation = ~~250~~275,000 ({{asof\|2023\|lc=y}})<ref name=MK>{{cite web \|url=https://~~www.~~psychologytoday.com/sites/default/files/psychologytoday_mediakit_2022-5.pdf \|title=Advertising Media Kit \|~~work~~website=Psychology Today \|access-date=~~3 February~~ 2021-02-03}}</ref> \| frequency = Bimonthly \| language = English \| category = [[Psychology]] \| editor = Kaja Perina \| editor_title = Editor -in ~~Chief~~-chief \| publisher = John Thomas<ref name="pte">{{cite web \|url=https://~~www.~~psychologytoday.com/us/docs/about-psychology-today \|title=About Psychology Today \|~~magazine~~website=Psychology Today \|publisher=John Thomas \|access-date=2022-05-23 ~~May~~\|archive-date=2023-09-06 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230906003436/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/docs/about-psychology-today \|url-status=live ~~2022~~}}</ref> \| founded = {{start date and age\|1967}} \| country = United States \| based = 16 West 22nd Street, Suite 200, [[New York City]], U.S. \| website = ~~{{ubl\|~~{{URL\|~~https://www.~~psychologytoday.com~~\|Access}}\|{{URL\|https://www.psychologytoday.com/magazine/archive\|Archive}}~~}} \| issn = 0033-3107 }} '''''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 [[Therapist\|therapy]] and [[health professionals]] directories<ref name="MK" /> and hundreds of [[blogs]] written by a wide variety of [[psychologist]]s, [[psychiatrist]]s, [[social worker]]s, [[medical doctor]]s, [[anthropologist]]s, [[sociologist]]s, and [[science journalist]]s.▼ '''Psychology Today''' is an American media organization with a focus on [[psychology]] and human behavior. ~~== Online presence and magazine circulation ==~~ ''Psychology Today'' is among the oldest media outlets with a focus on behavioral science. Its tagline is “Here to Help”<ref>{{Cite web\|title=About Psychology Today {{!}} Psychology Today\|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/docs/about-psychology-today\|access-date=2021-03-22\|website=www.psychologytoday.com\|language=en}}</ref> and 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.▼ ▲The '''''Psychology Today''''' ispublication anbegan ~~American media organization with~~as a ~~focus~~bimonthly onmagazine, ~~[[psychology]]~~which ~~and~~first ~~human~~appeared ~~behavior~~in 1967. ItThe ~~began~~print asmagazine's areported ~~bimonthly~~circulation ~~magazine~~is 275,000 ~~which~~as ~~first~~of ~~appeared~~2023.<ref inname="MK" ~~1967.~~/> The ''Psychology Today'' website features [[~~Therapist\|therapy~~therapist]] and [[health ~~professionals~~professional]] directories<ref name="MK" /> and hundreds of [[blogs]] written by a wide variety of [[psychologist]]s, [[psychiatrist]]s, [[social worker]]s, [[medical doctor]]s, [[marriage and family therapist]]s, [[anthropologist]]s, [[sociologist]]s, and [[science journalist]]s. ''Psychology Today'' content and its therapist directory are found in 20 countries worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Find a Therapist, Psychologist, Counselor - Psychology Today.\|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/counsellors?domain=content&cc=us&cl=en\|access-date=2021-02-09\|website=www.psychologytoday.com\|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Psychology Today''<nowiki/>'s therapist directory is the most widely used<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-23\|title=How to find a therapist who is right for you\|url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-12-23/how-to-find-a-therapist-who-is-right-for-you\|access-date=2021-03-22\|website=Los Angeles Times\|language=en-US}}</ref> and allows users to sort therapists by location, insurance, types of therapy, price, and other characteristics. It also has a Spanish-language website.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Psychology Today en español - España: salud, ayuda, felicidad + encuentra un psicólogo\|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/es\|access-date=2021-03-04\|website=www.psychologytoday.com\|language=es-ES}}</ref>▼ ▲''Psychology Today'' is among the oldest media outlets with a focus on [[behavioral science]]. Its tagline is “Here to Help”<ref>{{Cite web\|title=About Psychology Today {{!}} Psychology Today\|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/docs/about-psychology-today\|access-date=2021-03-22\|website=www.psychologytoday.com\|language=en}}</ref> and 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. ~~The print magazine's circulation is 250,000, with 15.02 readers per copy, totaling an audience of 3.75 million.<ref name="MK" />~~ ▲''Psychology Today'' content and its therapist directory are found in 20 countries worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Find a Therapist, Psychologist, Counselor - Psychology Today.\|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/counsellors?domain=content&cc=us&cl=en\|access-date=2021-02-09\|website=www.psychologytoday.com\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2021-05-31\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210531093244/https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/counsellors?domain=content&cc=us&cl=en\|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Psychology Today''<nowiki/>'s therapist directory is the most widely used<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-23\|title=How to find a therapist who is right for you\|url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-12-23/how-to-find-a-therapist-who-is-right-for-you\|access-date=2021-03-22\|website=Los Angeles Times\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2021-03-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327185147/https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-12-23/how-to-find-a-therapist-who-is-right-for-you\|url-status=live}}</ref> and allows users to sort therapists by location, insurance, types of therapy, price, and other characteristics. It also has a Spanish-language website.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Psychology Today en español - España: salud, ayuda, felicidad + encuentra un psicólogo\|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/es\|access-date=2021-03-04\|website=www.psychologytoday.com\|language=es-ES\|archive-date=2024-06-04\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240604024525/https://www.psychologytoday.com/es\|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Psychology Today'' has a social media presence with 7.5 million Facebook followers, more than 1 million Twitter followers, more than 600,000 Instagram followers, and more than 800,000 LinkedIn followers as of February 2023. ==History ~~and mission~~== ===20th century=== Founded in 1967<ref name=bvlew>{{cite journal\|author=Bruce V. Lewenstein\|title=Was There Really a Popular Science" Boom"?\|journal=Science, Technology, & Human Values\|date=1987\|volume=12\|issue=2\|pages=29–41\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/231582087\|access-date=24 June 2016\|doi=10.1177/016224398701200204\|hdl=1813/13731\|s2cid=141385150\|hdl-access=free}}</ref> by Nicolas Charney, [[Ph.D]]., to make the burgeoning psychology literature accessible to the general public, Psychology Today features reportage and information that looks inward at the workings of the brain as well as outward to the bonds between people. It draws on research reports and interviews with experts on topics ranging from human [[motivation]] to [[personality]] development, from [[intelligence]] to [[child development]] and [[parenting]] practices, from [[schizophrenia]] to [[sexuality]], from [[leadership]] to [[addiction]], from [[anxiety]] to [[politics]]—the vast range of the human behavior, with coverage of [[animal behavior]] as well. ''Psychology Today'' was founded in 1967<ref name=bvlew>{{cite journal \|last1=Lewenstein \|first1=Bruce V. \|title=Was There Really a Popular Science “Boom”? \|journal=Science, Technology, & Human Values \|date=April 1987 \|volume=12 \|issue=2 \|pages=29–41 \|doi=10.1177/016224398701200204 \|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/016224398701200204 \|access-date=27 May 2024 \|hdl=1813/13731 \|hdl-access=free \|archive-date=27 May 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527175738/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/016224398701200204 \|url-status=live }}</ref> by Nicolas Charney. The goal of the publication is to make psychology literature accessible to the general public. ''Psychology Today'' features reportage and information that looks inward at the workings of the brain and 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. With articles on [[groupthink]] by [[Irving Janis]], Ph.D., [[learned helplessness]] by [[Martin Seligman]], Ph.D., and [[management]] by [[Peter Drucker]], Psychology Today earned a wide readership among professionals and the public. Psychologist [[Abraham Maslow]] described his ideas on [[peak experiences]] and [[self-actualization]] in Psychology Today. Other articles explored [[biofeedback]], [[brain imaging]], [[body language]], and the [[halo effect]] of beauty.<ref>{{cite web \|title=25 Big Ideas That Began Here \|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201707/25-big-ideas-began-here \|website=Psychology Today \|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref> Contributors have included [[Irving Janis]], [[Martin Seligman]], [[Peter Drucker]], [[Abraham Maslow]], and others.<ref>{{cite web \|title=25 Big Ideas That Began Here \|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201707/25-big-ideas-began-here \|website=Psychology Today \|access-date=22 February 2021 \|archive-date=4 June 2024 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240604024549/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201707/25-big-ideas-began-here \|url-status=live }}</ref> The magazine was among the bestselling general interest periodicals on the market: In 1976 ''Psychology Today'' sold 1,026,872 copies.<ref name="bvlew" /> The circulation of the magazine was 1,171,362 copies in 1981 and 862,193 copies in 1986.<ref name="bvlew" />▼ ▲~~The magazine was among the bestselling general interest periodicals on the market:~~ In 1976, ''Psychology Today'' sold 1,026,872 copies.<ref name="bvlew" /> ~~The~~In ~~circulation~~1981, ofits ~~the~~circulation ~~magazine~~increased ~~was~~to 1,171,362 copies in 1981. ~~and~~In ~~862~~1986,~~193~~ ~~copies~~it indecreased, ~~1986~~to 862,193.<ref name="bvlew" /> In 1992, after several changes in ownership and a publishing hiatus of two years, Psychology Today resumed publication as a general magazine, adding distinguished science journalism to cover a rapidly expanding field of human knowledge. Culturally relevant articles on [[bullying]], [[bias]], and [[behavioral economics]] join the now-famous Hare checklist of [[psychopathy]] and portraits of [[Perfectionism (psychology)\|perfectionism]]. The magazine has won numerous awards from the Society of Publication Designers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=SPD Gold & Silver Medal Winners \|url= https://www.spd.org/spd-56-winners \|website=Society of Publication Designers \|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref> From 1983 to 1987, ''Psychology Today'' was owned and managed by the [[American Psychological Association]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/advertising-psychology-today-sale-to-group-completed.html \|title=Advertising: Psychology Today Sale To Group Completed\|date= February 23, 1983\|last=Dougherty\|first=Phillip H.\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=February 12, 2017\|archive-date=April 21, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421221051/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/advertising-psychology-today-sale-to-group-completed.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> ItThe ismagazine ~~currently~~has ~~owned~~won byseveral ~~Sussex~~awards ~~Publishers~~from the Society of Publication Designers.<ref>{{~~Cite~~cite web \|title=~~About~~SPD ~~Psychology~~Gold ~~Today~~& Silver Medal Winners \|url=https://www.~~psychologytoday~~spd.~~com~~org/~~us/docs/about~~spd-~~psychology~~56-~~today~~winners \|website=Society of Publication Designers \|access-date=~~2022~~2021-0511-2308 \|~~website~~archive-date=~~Psychology Today~~2021-11-08 \|~~language~~archive-url=enhttps://web.archive.org/web/20211108223416/https://www.spd.org/spd-US56-winners \|url-status=live }}</ref>▼ From June 2010 to June 2011, it was one of the top ten consumer magazines by [[newsstand]] sales.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Ives\|first=Nat\|date=9 August 2011\|title=Top 10 Consumer Magazines by Single Copy Sales (chart)\|work=AdAge\|url=http://adage.com/article/media/magazines-fastest-growing-titles/229157/}}</ref> ▼ ===21st century=== The Psychology Today website, in addition to archiving magazine 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 is also the primary portal to a comprehensive directory of [[psychologists]], [[psychiatrists]], and other mental health professionals in the U.S. and around the world. The New York Times recommends this therapist finder when considering the costs involved in seeking therapy.<ref>{{cite news \|title=The Online Therapy Services We'd Use \|url= https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/online-therapy-services/ \|website=The New York Times \|date= 17 June 2021 \|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref> ▲From June 2010 to June 2011, it''Psychology ~~was~~Today'' ~~one~~ranked ofamong the top ~~ten~~10 selling consumer magazines ~~by [[newsstand]]~~at ~~sales~~newsstands.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Ives\|first=Nat\|date=9 August 2011\|title=Top 10 Consumer Magazines by Single Copy Sales (chart)\|work=AdAge\|url=http://adage.com/article/media/magazines-fastest-growing-titles/229157/\|access-date=29 April 2014\|archive-date=30 April 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430033719/http://adage.com/article/media/magazines-fastest-growing-titles/229157/\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. ~~==Leadership==~~ ▲From 1983 to 1987, ''Psychology Today'' was owned and managed by the [[American Psychological Association]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/advertising-psychology-today-sale-to-group-completed.html \|title=Advertising: Psychology Today Sale To Group Completed\|date= February 23, 1983\|last=Dougherty\|first=Phillip H.\|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> It is currently owned by Sussex Publishers.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About Psychology Today \|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/docs/about-psychology-today \|access-date=2022-05-23 \|website=Psychology Today \|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news \|title=The Online Therapy Services We'd Use \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/online-therapy-services/ \|website=The New York Times \|date=17 June 2021 \|access-date=2021-11-08 \|archive-date=2021-11-07 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107011718/https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/online-therapy-services/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> ''Psychology Today'' is currently owned by Sussex Publishers.<ref name="pte" /> == Content and standards == The magazine is not peer-reviewed,<ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Kelly\|first1=Jacalyn\|last2=Sadeghieh\|first2=Tara\|last3=Adeli\|first3=Khosrow\|date=October 2014\|title=Peer Review in Scientific Publications: Benefits, Critiques, & A Survival Guide\|journal= EJIFCC\|volume=25\|issue=3\|pages=227–243\|issn=1650-3414\|pmc=4975196\|pmid=27683470}}</ref> but all expert author content is reviewed, edited, and fact-checked for accuracy~~, objectivity~~ and ~~to ascertain that the author has relevant domain expertise~~objectivity by the publication's editorial staff.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Editorial Process {{!}} Psychology Today \|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/docs/editorial-process \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=www.psychologytoday.com \|language=en \|archive-date=2024-02-17 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240217054406/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/docs/editorial-process \|url-status=live }}</ref> ''Psychology Today'' features ~~many~~contributors ofwith ~~its~~various ~~contributors~~academic ~~as experts~~expertise in ~~their~~[[psychology]]-related fields ~~who hold academic degrees~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Meet Our Contributors {{!}} Psychology Today\|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/all\|access-date=2021-03-02\|website=www.psychologytoday.com\|language=en\|archive-date=2024-06-04\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240604024448/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/all\|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Editors in chief== Line 63 ⟶ 66: ==External links== *{{Official website\|http://www.psychologytoday.com/magazine }} [[Category:1967 establishments in California]] [[Category:Bimonthly magazines published in the United States]] [[Category:~~Science and technology~~Health magazines published in the United States]] ~~[[Category:Health magazines]]~~ [[Category:Magazines established in 1967]] [[Category:Magazines published in California]] [[Category:Magazines published in New York City]] [[Category:Popular psychology magazines]] [[Category:Science and technology magazines published in the United States]]