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APA PsycInfo

Washington, D.C., United States

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APA PsycNet Gold (includes APA PsycInfo) — APA members, joint APA/CPA members, s

$169a year

Includes APA PsycInfo and other APA databases · Individual access

APA PsycNet Gold (includes APA PsycInfo) — International Affiliates

$299a year

Includes APA PsycInfo and other APA databases · Individual access

APA PsycNet Gold (includes APA PsycInfo) — Non-Member Individuals

$499a year

Includes APA PsycInfo and other APA databases · Individual access

Institutional site license

Priced on request

Institutional access · Pricing varies; APA offers a free 30-day institutional trial

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Coverage
The database includes journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations, with coverage spanning 600 years.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Discovery integration
APA’s sales flyer describes Google Scholar Campus Activated Subscriber Access links as available on participating platforms.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Indexing
Records are indexed using the controlled vocabulary in the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Institutional platforms
Institutional site licenses are available through APA PsycNet, EBSCO, Ovid Technologies, and ProQuest.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Intended users
APA describes PsycInfo as supporting students, researchers, scientists, and educators, and its sales flyer also identifies practitioners and literature reviewers as users.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Maker
APA was founded in July 1892 and is headquartered at 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Purpose
APA PsycInfo is an abstracting and indexing database covering peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Record details
Records can include age, population, methodology, tests and measures, country of publication, and links to cited references and DOI-linked full text.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Research services
With an institution’s subscription, users can access weekly topic-based research notifications, one-click full-text links, and content analytics tools.go.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Scale
APA reports more than 5,000,000 peer-reviewed records and 144 million cited references.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Search tools
APA PsycNet includes a thesaurus Term Finder, Citation Finder, saved searches and alerts, and tools to narrow or search within results.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Subject areas
Its coverage extends beyond psychology to fields including education, law, medicine, neuroscience, social work, sociology, and linguistics.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Support
APA provides search guides, tutorials, webinars, and search assistance; its FAQ says users can contact APA for help with search strategies.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Updates
APA PsycInfo is updated twice weekly.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026
Usage reporting
APA’s sales flyer describes the database as COUNTER-compliant.apa.org · read 7 Oct 2026

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