《動機與情感》出版心理學和行為科學任何領域的基礎或應用性質的理論論文和原始研究報告，但重點是動機和/或情感。雖然該雜志的主要方向是關于人類情感和動機，動物研究也發表，只要它們與一般動機和/或情緒理論有關。

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.