《动机与情感》出版心理学和行为科学任何领域的基础或应用性质的理论论文和原始研究报告，但重点是动机和/或情感。虽然该杂志的主要方向是关于人类情感和动机，动物研究也发表，只要它们与一般动机和/或情绪理论有关。
Motivation and Emotion publishes theoretical papers and original research reports of either a basic or applied nature from any area of psychology and behavioral science, provided that the focus is on motivation and/or emotion. While the primary orientation of the journal is on human emotion and motivation, animal studies are also published, provided they are relevant to general motivation and/or emotion theory.
