The Journal of Occupational Health Psychology is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 academic journal

Academic journal

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 published quarterly by the American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association

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. it "publishes research, theory, and public policy articles in occupational health psychology

Occupational health psychology

Occupational health psychology emerged out of two distinct applied disciplines within psychology, health psychology and industrial/organizational psychology, and occupational health. OHP is concerned with the psychosocial characteristics of workplaces that contribute to the development of...

, an interdisciplinary field representing a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and specializations."

History

The idea for the journal emerged in discussions that took place in the 1990s among Steven Sauter and his colleagues at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is the United States’ federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the U.S...

, Gary Vanden Bos of the American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association

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, and James Campbell Quick, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Arlington

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. With Quick named as editor

Editor in chief

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, the journal was first published in 1996. It "focuses on the work environment, the individual, and the work-family interface." While published by the American Psychological Association, the journal has also become associated with the Society for Occupational Health Psychology

Society for Occupational Health Psychology

The Society for Occupational Health Psychology is a learned society with as focal point the "generation, dissemination, and application of scientific knowledge in order to improve worker health and well-being." The goals of the society are threefold. First, SOHP promotes psychological research on...

, and membership in the Society brings an automatic subscription.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, Current Contents

Current Contents

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, EMBASE/Exerpta Medica

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, Index Medicus

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, PsycINFO

PsycINFO

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, and the Social Sciences Citation Index

Social Sciences Citation Index

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External links

• European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
• Society for Occupational Health Psychology