| Description | Agenda, minutes, correspondence and reports of the British Psychological Society Psychologist Editorial Committee PEC [the successor of the Editorial SubCommittee] managing the publication of Society journal 'The Psychologist':
18 March 1991 Psychological Editorial Committee agenda and minutes and papers including Committee membership; representation from Boards; process flow charts for features and academic sections, minutes of Associate Editors meetings 4 October 1990 and 4 March 1991, applications for Assistant Editor - Books; proposal to reduce number of Honorary Editors to one and search process, marketing, word count, cost of being part of ABC circulation; affiliation to Press Standards Council, publicity surrounding Disciplinary Cases, future content. Rearranged meeting originally set for 8 February 1991
5 June 1991 Psychological Editorial Committee agenda and minutes and papers including Committee membership, revised terms of reference, relationship with Journals Committee, marketing and target audiences, applications for Assistant Editor - Conference Reports; revised designed and layouts; resignation of Les Prince as Assistant Editor - Art; Amnesty International; and report of meeting of Assistant Editors;
17 October 1991 Psychological Editorial Committee agenda and minutes and papers including Committee membership; applicants for Honorary Editor, appointment of Brenda Brin Booker as Assistant Editor - Art; resignation of Estelle Phillips as Assistant Editor - Features; market research and reader panels; budget and estimates; proposed paper by Owusu-Bempah and Howitt on 'Racism' [see correspondence 1991]; future content;
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| AdminHistory | The Psychologist is the in-house magazine for members of the British Psychological Society. The first issue was January 1988 - it was a successor to the Bulletin of the British Psychological Society [previously Quarterly Bulletin of the British Psychological Society] 1948-1987.
Managing Editor Elizabeth Mapstone 1987-1993;
Assistant Editor Stephen White 1995-1998; 1998-2018 Peter Dillon-Hooper
Editor Maryon Tysoe 1997-2000, Jon Sutton 2000-date[2018]
The Editorial Sub-Committee was a SubCommittee of the Standing Committee on Communications until December 1989. It acted as a policy making body on all issues regarding The Psychologist; act as an adviser to the Managing Editor and the Honorary Editors; act as a 'reviewer' of past issues of 'The Psychologist'
Chairman of Editorial SubCommittee Mary Boyle 1987, Glynis Breakwell June 1988 - January 1990
Honorary Editors The Bulletin Mary Boyle and Ray Bull1981-1987
Honorary Editors Glynis Breakwell and Graham Davey 1987-92. From this point onwards there was only one Honorary Editor
Honorary Editor Hugh Foot 1992-1997
The Psychologist Editorial Committee succeeded the Editorial Sub-Committee and reported to Council. Assistant Editors were responsible for ideas and some copy for features, reviews, art work etc. There was also a team of Associate Editors who were responsible for generating and reviewing academic articles.
Chairman of Psychologist Editorial Committee Graham Davey 1990-1992; Hugh Foot 1992-1995
The Psychologist Policy Committee PPC May 1995-date [2018] replaced the Psychologist Editorial Committee PEC
Chairman Hugh Foot 1995-1997; Mary Boyle 1997-2000; Graham Powell 2000-2004 |
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