Helping others flourish by providing high-quality guides rooted in science.
EDITORIAL PROCESS
Complex psychological concepts don’t have to feel intimidating.
Our mission is to make the transformative insights of positive psychology accessible to everyone seeking to create meaningful change in their lives and work.
Our goal is to make research accessible, personal, and presented objectively from a position of authority and expertise.
The Positive Psychology Commitment
Accessibility shouldn’t mean compromising on scientific accuracy.
We adhere to a rigorous editorial process with experts involved at every stage to stay true to our core aims.
Accessibility
To translate academic research into a language everyone can understand.
Practicality
To focus on tools, takeaways, and insights readers can use right away.
Engagement
To write like humans, not textbooks.
Value
To provide more than words—worksheets, tools, app recommendations, and more.
Expertise
To involve subject-matter experts at every step in the process.
Writer Selection
We work with PhD-level subject-matter experts from across psychology, coaching, and education.
Every writer is hand-picked for their expertise and ability to translate science into something useful, readable, and real-world relevant.
Guidelines
Writers receive detailed editorial guidelines to help them meet our topic, style, and structure standards.
This includes tone of voice, best practices, reference formatting, and ethical standards for content creation.
Referencing
We don’t just cite research—we break it down.
Our articles are filled with peer-reviewed references from trusted sources like scientific journals, government organizations, and academic institutions.
Scientific Review Board
Every article is reviewed by our expert researchers, Dr. Alicia Nortje and Dr. Maike Neuhaus.
Their job is to make sure the facts hold up, the research is current, and the applications are sound. Only once they sign off does the piece move forward.
Articles are reviewed for scientific accuracy, theoretical soundness, credible references, and cultural and contextual fit.
Quality Assurance
Finally, our editor, Katie McCandless, gives each article a final pass.
She checks for clarity, consistency, readability, and alignment with our five editorial aims. If something doesn’t make sense or misses the mark, it doesn’t get published.
You won’t find AI-generated content here.
Real humans produce all writing on PositivePsychology.com. While we permit the use of AI tools for brainstorming and proofreading, every sentence is crafted, checked, and refined by a real person with expertise in the field.
We’re grateful you’ve chosen to place your trust in us.
We hope to serve you with content that’s accurate, practical, and thoughtfully crafted. We do our best to keep things current, and we’re constantly fine-tuning along the way.
Thank you for being part of that journey.
We value your thoughts on our content and process.
Whether you have suggestions, topics you’d like us to explore, or questions about our editorial approach, we’d love to hear from you.
You can reach out via our contact form.
