Journal of Positive and
Counselling Psychology
What We Offer Aims and Scope
The Journal of Positive Psychology and Counselling publishes original research on all aspects of human psychology, including life and living, health and physical sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. The Journal of Positive Psychology and Counselling is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that attracts well-researched empirical and theoretical articles on areas of positive and counselling psychology such as psychotherapies, emotions, motivation, holistic wellness, marriage and life satisfaction, subjective well-being, leisure, interpersonal relationship, mindfulness and optimal performance, love and infatuation, excellence, aesthetics, creativity, and giftedness. The focus also includes optimism, resiliency, wellness across the life span, religions, spirituality and well-being, human strengths, virtues, metacognition, and happiness.
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We attract a large number of international submissions each year which make major contributions across the range of psychology, particularly where the work has the following characteristics: The journal is conceptualised to attract more empirical and theoretical articles about psychological themes that positively impact individuals and communities worldwide. The centerpiece of such articles should be to provide information on ways to generate positive development and happiness in our world. articles or groups of articles dealing with topics that are of interest to researchers from more than one specialism; section of psychology or which addresses topics or issues at the interface between different specialisms or sections of psychology; articles or groups of articles that take different or contrasting methodological or theoretical approaches to a single topic; articles or groups of articles dealing with novel areas, theories or methodologies; integrative reviews, particularly where the review offers new analysis (e.g. meta-analysis), new theory or new implications for practice, articles or groups of articles dealing with the history of psychology; Interdisciplinary work is where the contribution from or to psychological theory or practice is clear. The journal enjoys a wide international readership and features reports of empirical studies, critical literature reviews, and theoretical contributions that aim to further our understanding of positive psychology. The journal additionally publishes a small number of invited articles by people who lead their field on a topic that provokes discussion. These articles include a short peer commentary. e....
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