Social Psychology (scientific journal)
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Social Psychology is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to international research in social psychology, and a forum for scientific discussion and debate. The journal publishes empirical and theoretical contributions to basic research in social psychology and its applied fields. Some of its articles are interdisciplinary, discussing issues addressed by social psychology and neighboring disciplines (e.g., sociology, human-machine interaction, neuroscience). Special issues, which are guest-edited, address research areas of current interest; recent topics include “Social Influence on Memory” (issue 3/2009), “Social Psychology and New Media” (issue 1/2009), and “50 Years of Attribution Research” (issue 3/2008). Social Psychology offers a rapid and
transparent peer-review process and a short time-lag between acceptance of papers and publication.
The journal was founded in 1970 as the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie by editors Hubert Feger, Carl-Friedrich Graumann, Klaus Holzkamp, and Martin Irle. Its publishing language was German, and the journal was published by Verlag Hans Huber, Bern (Switzerland). In the second half of the 1980s, the founding editors were successively replaced by new editors, whose terms have since been limited to about four years. In the year 2000, the journal adopted English as a second publishing language. In 2008, to comply with increasing demands and interests of international contributors and readers, the journal switched to English as the sole publishing language, and changed its title to Social Psychology (now published by Hogrefe Publishing, Göttingen, Germany). Founding editor-in-chief (2007-2010) was Gerd Bohner
(Bielefeld University), who was followed in the autumn of 2010 by Hans-Peter Erb (Helmut-Schmidt University, Hamburg). Information on the recent history of the journal is provided in yearly editorials.
transparent peer-review process and a short time-lag between acceptance of papers and publication.
The journal was founded in 1970 as the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie by editors Hubert Feger, Carl-Friedrich Graumann, Klaus Holzkamp, and Martin Irle. Its publishing language was German, and the journal was published by Verlag Hans Huber, Bern (Switzerland). In the second half of the 1980s, the founding editors were successively replaced by new editors, whose terms have since been limited to about four years. In the year 2000, the journal adopted English as a second publishing language. In 2008, to comply with increasing demands and interests of international contributors and readers, the journal switched to English as the sole publishing language, and changed its title to Social Psychology (now published by Hogrefe Publishing, Göttingen, Germany). Founding editor-in-chief (2007-2010) was Gerd Bohner
Gerd Bohner
Gerd Bohner was born in 1959. Currently, he is Professor of Social Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science of .-Academia:Gerd Bohner studied psychology at the University of Heidelberg and received his PhD in 1990. Since 2001, Gerd Bohner has been head of the Social Psychology...
(Bielefeld University), who was followed in the autumn of 2010 by Hans-Peter Erb (Helmut-Schmidt University, Hamburg). Information on the recent history of the journal is provided in yearly editorials.