Welcome to the database of applied psychological research

The Journal of Applied Psychological Research (JAPR) is a quarterly peer-reviewed,  that encourages the publishing and scholarly dissemination of original studies that contribute new knowledge and understanding to fields of applied psychology.

JAPR primarily considers theoretical and empirical investigations that enhance understanding of cognitive, motivational, affective, and behavioral psychological phenomena.

JAPR publishes several types of articles, including research articles, reviews, theoretical/conceptual papers, methodological papers, and case studies. 

JAPR is one of the journals of University of Tehran, one of the top higher education institutes in Iran.

About the Journal:

Journal Title: Journal of Applied Psychological Research (JAPR)

Country of Publication: Iran, Tehran.

Publisher: University of Tehran

Specialized field: psychology, psychotherapy, cognitive science and counselingon 

Director-in-Charge: Dr. Reza Pourhosein

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Reza Rostami

Format: Print and Online

Print    ISSN: 2251-8126

Online ISSN: 2676-4504

Frequency: Quarterly

Start of publication: Fall 2010

Publishing Schedule: March, June, September, and December

Language: Persian, including English abstracts and bibliographies.

Free and open access to articles: Yes
 Indexed: Yes

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: 10 days, approximately.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Email1: japr@ut.ac.ir

Average refereeing time: 12 weeks

Acceptance percentage: 20%

Article Processing Charges:  Yes. Publication charges are required from the author (authors must pay 2,000,000 Iranian Rials for review costs. Authors must pay 4,000,000 Rials for publication after acceptance). There is no charge if an article is rejected (before or after peer review), and there are no submission fees.

JAPR's revenue sources are based on author fees and organizational financial support.

Works published in JAPR will be distributed under a CC-BY-NC license.