Law and Human Behavior
Law and Human Behavior is a bimonthly academic journal published by the American Psychology–Law Society. It publishes original empirical papers, reviews, and meta-analyses on how the law, legal system, and legal process relate to human behavior, particularly legal psychology and forensic psychology.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 2.4.
Editors
- David DeMatteo, (incoming, 2025-present) Drexel University
- Bradley D. McAuliff, (2019-2024) California State University, Northridge
- Margaret Bull Kovera, (2012-2018) John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
- Brian Cutler, (2007-2011) University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- Richard Wiener, (1997-2006) University of Nebraska
- Ronald Roesch, (1988-1996) Simon Fraser University
- Michael J. Saks, (1985-1988) Arizona State University
- Bruce Sales, (1977-1984) University of Arizona