PsycBOOKS®

PsycBOOKS® is a full-text database that provides electronic access to thousands of scholarly and professional titles published by APA, including the most recent titles in psychological and behavioral science, plus a substantial backfile of classic and historic works.

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What you can expect from PsycBOOKS

Current and Comprehensive Coverage
  • The most current and comprehensive, chapter-level electronic access option available for APA-published scholarly and professional books
  • Includes the newest APA-published scholarly and professional books as they are released
  • Includes all volumes of the APA Handbooks in Psychology® Series
  • Scholarly publications ranging from the most current clinical theories to the historic underpinnings of psychology from books published in the early 17th Century
  • Professional titles that present applications for behavioral science in contemporary issues
  • Chapters from hard-to-find classic books and digitized content from the Archives of the History of American Psychology
High-quality Content
  • Bibliographic records carefully developed by APA experts that yield precise results
  • APA books are fully vetted through peer review at proposal and manuscript stages
  • Includes all 1,500 entries in the Encyclopedia of Psychology, co-published by APA and Oxford University Press
Authoritative Publications
  • APA books are authored by distinguished researchers and practitioners
  • Included books are anchored in theory, informed by empirical research, and draw out practical applications

Additional Features

  • MARC records available
  • DOIs assigned for direct linking to full-text after discovery
  • Full-text chapters are displayed as downloadable PDFs
  • Each title and chapter indexed with a PsycINFO® record by subject experts to yield precise results
  • For a listing of subject areas covered by PsycBOOKS, visit our APA Books® page.

Note: PsycBOOKS does not include APA Style® products, Magination Press® children's titles, APA LifeTools® trade book titles, textbooks, encyclopedias, or other reference publications.

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