PS381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Open Access Journal, Impact Factor, Psychopathology
Document Summary
Journals and overview of the peer review process. Psychology : most commonly is through a scientific journal. The reports if don"t meet high enough standards they are rejected (rejected is more common than accepted) They are many journals published in many different specific areas. : there were too many books, so the journals were there to summarize the material. : scientists had a need to claim certain knowledge as their own. : journals used as survival for one"s own work and their career. Prestige : journals vary in prestige (journal of personality and social psychology) : journals of high prestige reject more articles and are more often read. : journal impact factor = a value on average the journal is cited per year. = 15 is very high amount of citing for a journal. Reviews of areas of research : journals that are reviews, are used to summarize a certain body of work.
