Book Reviews
The American Journal of
Psychology reviews books in various areas of cognitive/experimental
psychology, philosophy of mind and science, neuroscience, and
cognitive science more generally.
Given our page limitations, we must be selective about what
books we review. Rather than duplicate to some extent book review journals
such as Contemporary Psychology, we are seeking a somewhat more ambitious
type of book review. We aim to review books that present a latest
statement in some area of interest. The goal of the book review would be
to include within the context of the review the reviewer's opinion on the
state of the art, important questions, productive and not-so-productive
approaches to the questions, and prospects for future inquiry. Although
the review is open-ended, the target length might be somewhere between 1500
and 3000 words. This charge should be much more challenging
and enjoyable than a prototypical book review.
In addition to soliciting authors or reviews for specific books of our
choosing, we will also consider proposals from reviewers.
Scholars interested in reviewing books for the journal should inform
the book review editor.
Scholars are also encouraged to submit a proposal for a book they would
like to review for the journal. Publishers who would like their books
considered for a review should send a review copy directly to the book review editor.
To view .pdf's of articles and book reviews featured in The American Journal of Psychology (from Vol. 115, 2002 to the most recent volume) please visit the AJP Journal Issue Index.
Book Review Contents
- Fall 1986, Volume 99, Number 3
- Winter 1986, Volume 99, Number 4
- Summer 1987, Volume 100, Number 2
- Spring 1988, Volume 101, Number 1
- Summer 1988, Volume 101, Number 2
- Fall 1988, Volume 101, Number 3
- Winter 1988, Volume 101, Number 4
- Summer 1989, Volume 102, Number 2
- Fall 1989, Volume 102, Number 3
- Winter 1989, Volume 102, Number 4
- Spring 1990, Volume 103, Number 1
- Summer 1990, Volume 103, Number 2
- Fall 1990, Volume 103, Number 3
- Winter 1990, Volume 103, Number 4
- Spring 1991, Volume 104, Number 1
- Summer 1991, Volume 104, Number 2
- Fall 1991, Volume 104, Number 3
- Winter 1991, Volume 104, Number 4
- Spring 1992, Volume 105, Number 1
- Fall 1992, Volume 105, Number 3
- Winter 1992, Volume 105, Number 4
- Spring 1993, Volume 106, Number 1
- Summer 1993, Volume 106, Number 2
- Fall 1993, Volume 106, Number 3
- Winter 1993, Volume 106, Number 4
- Spring 1994, Volume 107, Number 1
- Summer 1994, Volume 107, Number 2
- Fall 1994, Volume 107, Number 3
- Winter 1994, Volume 107, Number 4
- Spring 1995, Volume 108, Number 1
- Summer 1995, Volume 108, Number 2
- Fall 1995, Volume 108, Number 3
- Winter 1995, Volume 108, Number 4
- Spring 1996, Volume 109, Number 1
- Summer 1996, Volume 109, Number 2
- Fall 1996, Volume 109, Number 3
- Winter 1996, Volume 109, Number 4
- Spring 1997, Volume 110, Number 1
- Summer 1997, Volume 110, Number 2
- Fall 1997, Volume 110, Number 3
- Winter 1997, Volume 110, Number 4
- Spring 1998, Volume 111, Number 1
- Summer 1998, Volume 111, Number 2
- Fall 1998, Volume 111, Number 3
- Winter 1998, Volume 111, Number 4
- Spring 1999, Volume 112, Number 1
- Summer 1999, Volume 112, Number 2
- Fall 1999, Volume 112, Number 3
- Winter 1999, Volume 112, Number 4
- Spring 2000, Volume 113, Number 1
- Summer 2000, Volume 113, Number 2
- Fall 2000, Volume 113, Number 3
- Winter 2000, Volume 113, Number 4
- Spring 2001, Volume 114, Number 1
- Summer 2001, Volume 114, Number 2
- Fall 2001, Volume 114, Number 3
- Winter 2001, Volume 114, Number 4
- Spring 2002, Volume 115, Number 1
- Summer 2002, Volume 115, Number 2
- Fall 2002, Volume 115, Number 3
- Winter 2002, Volume 115, Number 4
- Spring 2003, Volume 116, Number 1
- Summer 2003, Volume 116, Number 2
- Fall 2003, Volume 116, Number 3
- Winter 2003, Volume 116, Number 4
- Spring 2004, Volume 117, Number 1
- Summer 2004, Volume 117, Number 2
- Fall 2004, Volume 117, Number 3
- Winter 2004, Volume 117, Number 4
- Spring 2005, Volume 118, Number 1
- Summer 2005, Volume 118, Number 2
- Fall 2005, Volume 118, Number 3
- Winter 2005, Volume 118, Number 4
- Spring 2006, Volume 119, Number 1
- Summer 2006, Volume 119, Number 2
- Fall 2006, Volume 119, Number 3
- Winter 2006, Volume 119, Number 4
- Spring 2007, Volume 120, Number 1
- Summer 2007, Volume 120, Number 2
- Fall 2007, Volume 120, Number 3
- Winter 2007, Volume 120, Number 4
- Spring 2008, Volume 121, Number 1
- Summer 2008, Volume 121, Number 2
- Fall 2008, Volume 121, Number 3
- Winter 2008, Volume 121, Number 4
- Spring 2009, Volume 122, Number 1
- Summer 2009, Volume 122, Number 2
- Fall 2009, Volume 122, Number 3
- Winter 2009, Volume 122, Number 4
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