The ''Journal of Comparative Psychology'' is a

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published by the

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. It covers research from a comparative perspective on the behavior, cognition, perception, and social relationships of diverse species. The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible.

History

The journal was established in 1921 through the merger of ''Psychobiology'' and the ''Journal of Animal Behavior''. It was renamed '' Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology'' in 1947, and reestablished in 1983 when the journal was split into ''Behavioral Neuroscience'' and the ''Journal of Comparative Psychology''. Past

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include Jerry Hirsch (1983), Gordon Gallup (1989), Charles Snowdon (1994), Meredith West (2001), Gordon Burghardt (2005), Josep Call (2017), and Dorothy M. Fragaszy.Dewsbury, Donald A. (June 2012)
Historical trends in American comparative psychology.
''The Behavioral Neuroscientist and Comparative Psychologist'' The current editor is Michael J. Beran.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by

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and the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 2.318.

References

External links

* {{Official, http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/com/index.aspx Quarterly journals Comparative psychology journals Academic journals established in 1921 American Psychological Association academic journals