PS381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Quality Management, Psych, Psychological Bulletin
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Differences among journals: prestige, has to do with quality of expert scrutiny (peer review), rejection rates, citation rates, journal impact factor, e. g. Jpsp (journal of personality and social psych) vs. Behavioural and brain sciences, clinical psychology review, american. Psychologist, canadian psychologist: other journals primarily publish empirical research, these journals are more common than journals that primarily review areas of research, more breadth and prestige, e. g. Journal of abnormal psychology, journal of consulting and clinical. Psychology, psychological assessment: more specialized, have smaller readerships than journals that have more breadth and prestige, e. g. How a journal works: main journal editor (or section editor) screens, the author(s) first submit their manuscript to the main journal editor or section editor and they reject the manuscript if it isn"t appropriate for the journal. Critique of role of journal: strengths, reviewed by knowledgeable experts, quality management.
