The ''Educational Psychologist'' is a quarterly

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published by

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on behalf of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the

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. It was established in 1963 and the current co-editors are Jeffrey A. Greene (

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) and Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia (

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). The journal publishes conceptual, theoretical, and

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s (including meta-analyses), rather than empirical studies, on all aspects of

educational psychology Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning. The study of learning processes, from both cognitive psychology, cognitive and behavioral psychology, behavioral perspectives, allows researc ...

and learning in formal and informal educational environments. It is considered one of the "big five" educational psychology journals (along with ''Cognition and Instruction'', '' Journal of Educational Psychology'', '' Educational Psychology Review'', and ''

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''). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a two-year impact factor of 8.209 and a five-year impact factor of 11.302 (as of June 2022), making it one of the top-ranked journals in educational research and educational psychology. The journal practices double-blind peer review (since at least 1979).

Past editors

The following persons have been editors-in-chief:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

References

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