The premier abstracting and indexing database covering the behavioral and social sciences from the authority in psychology.

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For over 50 years, APA PsycInfo has been the most trusted index of psychological science in the world. With more than five million interdisciplinary bibliographic records, our database delivers targeted discovery across the full spectrum of behavioral and social sciences.

APA PsycInfo surpasses five million records

5 million records & growing!
From its beginnings in 1927 as Psychological Abstracts®, APA PsycInfo has been—and remains—an unparalleled resource for psychological and behavioral research throughout scholarly and professional fields. This milestone highlights APA’s continued role as the leading publisher of critical psychological research at a time when behavioral science is increasingly in the forefront of important societal issues such as social and racial injustice, substance use disorders, suicide rates, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. Explore the journey to 5 million records and growing (PDF, 97KB).

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  • Neuroscience
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