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American Journal of Community Psychology Template

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About the American Journal of Community Psychology format

American Journal of Community Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Community Health and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Health Policy Implementation Science.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Community Psychology 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inCommunity Health and Development Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Health Policy Implementation Science Homelessness and Social Issues Youth Development and Social Support
ISSN0091-0562
Citation impact (2-yr)1.62
h-index207
i10-index2,298
Total citations225,381
Article processing charge$3,450
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Illinois Chicago
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in American Journal of Community Psychology per year

84
2014
69
2015
105
2016
105
2017
84
2018
118
2019
83
2020
89
2021
65
2022
96
2023
50
2024
98
2025

Citation impact of American Journal of Community Psychology by publication year

4.4K
2014
3.7K
2015
5.3K
2016
3.4K
2017
2.9K
2018
3.9K
2019
2.1K
2020
2.2K
2021
748
2022
703
2023
146
2024
141
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Journal of Community Psychology

Implementation Matters: A Review of Research on the Influence of Implementation on Program Outcomes and the Factors Affecting Implementation

Joseph A. Durlak, Emily P. DuPre · 5 Mar 2008

The first purpose of this review was to assess the impact of implementation on program outcomes, and the second purpose was to identify factors affecting the implementation process. Results from over quantitative 500 studies offered strong empirical support to the conclusion that the level of implementation affects the outcomes obtained in promotion and prevention programs.…

5,358 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness

Fran H. Norris, Susan Stevens, Betty Pfefferbaum et al. · 21 Dec 2007

Communities have the potential to function effectively and adapt successfully in the aftermath of disasters. Drawing upon literatures in several disciplines, we present a theory of resilience that encompasses contemporary understandings of stress, adaptation, wellness, and resource dynamics. Community resilience is a process linking a network of adaptive capacities (resources with dynamic attributes) to adaptation…

5,110 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Terms of empowerment/exemplars of prevention: Toward a theory for community psychology

Julian Rappaport · 1 Apr 1987

In order to develop theory any community of scientists must agree as to what constitutes its phenomena of interest. A distinction is made between phenomena of interest and exemplars. The concept "prevention" is viewed as an exemplar, whereas the concept "empowerment" is suggested as a leading candidate for the title "phenomena of interest" to Community…

2,390 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Psychological empowerment: Issues and illustrations

Marc A. Zimmerman · 1 Oct 1995

Discussed several issues related to psychological empowerment. The thesis of this paper is that the development of a universal and global measure of psychological empowerment may not be a feasible or appropriate goal. I begin by distinguishing between empowerment processes and outcomes. Underlying assumptions are discussed including the notion that empowerment differs across people, contexts,…

2,253 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

American Journal of Community Psychology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does American Journal of Community Psychology use?
American Journal of Community Psychology uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Community Psychology 12 (3): 45–58.
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