This article is adapted from "Indonesia National Tour" prepared by R. Ismail & K. Soeprato, 2008, which appeared in Wedding, D., & Stevens, M. J. (Eds). (2009). Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource (Edition 2009) [CD-ROM]. International Journal of Psychology, 44 (Suppl. 1).

Psychological profession organization Indonesian Psychologist Association with abbreviation ISPsi was established in Jakarta on July 11, 1959. Parallel with the development of psychology high educational curriculum in Indonesia, in the 1998 Extra Ordinary Congress held in Jakarta, this organization changed her name into Indonesian Psychological Association with abbreviation Himpsi. As a profession organization, Himpsi is the only organization for psychological scientists: graduates, magisters, doctors and psychologist in Indonesia. The main mission of Himpsi is the development of psychological sciences and professions in Indonesia. For the time being Himpsi has 18 regional boards at the provinces in the Republic of Indonesia and has more then 6,940 members that consist of graduates, masters and doctors in psychology as well as psychologist.

Nowadays, Indonesia has 60 universities that have psychology faculty, consisting of five faculties from public Universities and 55 faculties from private universities.