The Psychologist-Manager Journal
Encyclopedia
The Psychologist-Manager Journal (print , online ) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, founded in 1997 by the Society of Psychologists in Management. The journal is published by Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes books and academic journals. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.- Overview :...

. It is conceptualized as a hybrid between a journal and a professional guide to good managerial practice and directed at the practicing psychologist-manager.

Special issues

The journal has published a number of articles on the integration of psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...

 and management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

. Some of the special issues have been:
  • Clifton, D.O. (Ed.). Positive psychology and its implications for the psychologist–manager.
  • Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (1999) The psychologist-president.
  • Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) The psychologist-entrepreneur.
  • Koppes, L.L., & Swanberg, J. (Eds.) (2008). Work-Life effectiveness: implications for organizations.

Editors

The journal's founding editor was Rodney L. Lowman
Rodney L. Lowman
Rodney L. Lowman is an American psychologist, academic administrator and entrepreneur whose major contributions have been in the areas of career assessment and counseling, ethical issues in Industrial and Organizational Psychology , the integration of clinical psychology and I-O psychology and...

 (Alliant International University
Alliant International University
Alliant International University is a private, non-profit higher education institution based in San Diego, California. It offers programs in six California cities and four locations outside the United States...

), who edited the journal from 1997–2003. He was succeeded by Rosemary Hays-Thomas (University of West Florida
University of West Florida
The University of West Florida, also known as West Florida and UWF, is a mid-sized public university located in Pensacola, Florida, United States. UWF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. The University of West Florida is a Research University, which specializes in...

), who served through 2007. the editor is William D. Siegfried Jr. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...

).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in PsycINFO
PsycINFO
PsycINFO is a database of abstracts of literature in the field of psychology. It is produced by the American Psychological Association and distributed on the association's and through third-party vendors. It is the electronic version of the now-ceased Psychological Abstracts...

/Psychologiical Abstracts and Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management.

External links

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