Article archive / August 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 12. Source pages: 9.
Thomson Reuters’ Web of Knowledge (Essential Science Indictors) named the APS journal Perspectives on Psychological Science a “Rising Star” in the field of psychology. APS Executive Director, Alan Kraut, announced in June that the journal had the highest percent increase in citations compared to all 300 journals in psychology and psychiatry, with over 2,000 citations.
In an interview with sciencewatch.com, journal editor Barbara Spellman described some of her ideas about Perspectives. Spellman, Professor of Psychology and Professor of Law at the U. of Virginia, said to sciencewatch, “The increasing fragmentation and specialization in psychological science makes it difficult to keep up with areas people are interested in, even those close to one’s own. By publishing integrative review articles that are written to be accessible to anyone in the field, Perspectives provides one-stop shopping — one place where people can read about important issues in the field’s various subdisciplines.”
Previous editor Dr. Ed Diener was quoted to say, “Another important goal was that all of the articles be written in a style that would appeal to readers and that could be understood by people from all areas of psychology and not just by individuals working in that area. […]”
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