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Best Bets: Top Databases for Journal Articles in Psychology 

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More Databases with Psychology Content 

Subject Databases

Topics in Psychology may overlap with other complementary subjects. It may be useful to search within a multidisciplinary database/index, or other subject specific databases.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Finding Literature Reviews

The following are journals that publish literature reviews in psychology.  Also consult reference books and encyclopedias to find articles that review the literature on a topic.

Annual Review of Psychology

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Psychological Bulletin

In addition to the above resources, use PsycINFO to find literature review articles. Limit you search under "Methodology" on the Advanced Search page:

 

Or, use the keywords "Literature Review" or "Review" in your search if using other databases without this limiter.

Top Ranked Psychology Journals

Top Ranked Journals in Clinical Psychology:

The following journals are ranked with the highest "impact factor" in Clinical Psychology (data from Scimago SJR)

Top Ranked Psychology Journals

The following journals are ranked with the highest "impact factor" in Psychology: (data from Scimago SJR) 

Please note that the impact factor is just one way to evaluate a journal, and may not be the best metric for all disciplines or research areas. Ultimately the most suitable journal for a particular study depends on various factors such the research files, methodology and results.