| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/12/02/08/01/10 |
| Title | The Psychologist Policy Committee Papers 1996 |
| Date | 1996 |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| Physical Description | 1 file (2 folders) |
| Description | Minutes, agendas and papers of the British Psychological Society Psychologist Policy Committee PPC [for the Society in-house Journal 'The Psychologist' includes
25 January 1996 Psychologist Policy Committee Minutes, agenda and papers includes report of readership survey [Note: following pilot work a membership survey was conducted, with questionnaires sent to each member enclosed in their June 1995 issue of The Psychologist, by the end of July 4551 completed forms were returned], Committee membership; centenary content proposals; recruitment process and job description of Honorary Editor, guidance for editing by Associate Editors; subsystems special issue; review of recent issues; cover design contract; submitted manuscripts.
17 May 1996 Psychologist Policy Committee Minutes, agenda and papers includes Committee membership, writing workshop cost, Fiona Jones appointed Associate Editor conference report, list of Associate Editors; responses to Membership survey recommendations, subsystem special issue proposals; future articles ideas; advertising revenue; need for new Associate Editor Research-in-Brief; centenary ideas, request for Honorary Editor; Society draft strategic plan; review of recent issues; submitted manuscripts, wordcount, useful websites to be included in computer column.
27 September 1996 Psychologist Policy Committee Minutes, agenda and papers includes writing workshops; Committee membership; conference reports; additional book reviews; subsystem special issues; ideas for future articles; centenary; strategic plan, word count and gender balance; Honorary Editor search process; applications for Associate Editor: Research in Brief; reviews of recent issues; back page advertising; proposed provoking debate issues; |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Stephen White Director of Information's file. Assistant Editor of The Psychologist |
| Copies of The Psychologist are available in Senate House Library. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/12/03/08/01/09 The Psychologist Editorial Committee/Policy Committee Papers 1995
BPS/001/12/03/08/01/11 The Psychologist Policy Committee Papers 1997 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/12/02/08/01/09 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| 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; Peter Dillon-Hooper 1998-2018
Editor Maryon Tysoe 1997-2000, Jon Sutton 2000-date [2018]
1. 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
2. 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. The differentiation between academic and feature articles was gradually blurred.
Chairman of Psychologist Editorial Committee Graham Davey 1990-1992; Hugh Foot 1992-1995
The Assistant Editors became Associate Editors in 1995 after the review of the Committee in 1993-1994 and a staff member Stephen White became the sole Assistant Editor. The PEC lost its editorial function and its name changed to reflect this.
3. 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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| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |