| Description | Minutes, agendas and papers of the British Psychological Society Psychologist Policy Committee PPC [for the Society in-house Journal 'The Psychologist' includes
24 January 1997 Psychologist Policy Committee Minutes, agenda and papers includes centenary articles; alternate layout for book reviews; change of terms of reference on the appointment of a paid editor, recommendation that Mary Boyle become Chairman of the Committee; review of recent issues; resignation of Associate Editor Students (Beth Miller) and Interviews (Tony Gale); recent manuscripts and statistics; advertising policy, extension of cover contract; proposed article on Strategic Plan; annual report;
8 May 1997 Psychologist Policy Committee Minutes, agenda and papers includes Committee membership, Delphi centenary article; change in terms of reference, new editor [Maryon Tysoe] suggestions for changes to The Psychologist content, editorial policy and design; appointment of Graham Plus [Associate Editor Students], Sharon Clarke [Associate Editor Book Reviews] and John Sheppard [Associate Editor Interviews]; advertisement from Royal Society with age limit, proposed article on the history of the Society logo; status of submitted manuscripts and subject index January 1988- March 1997.
25 September 1997 Psychologist Policy Committee Minutes, agenda and papers includes Centenary Delphi study; redesign and revised artwork budget; development plan; proposal to have The Psychologist sold to the public; advertisement from Royal Society with age limit, ending of publishing of Chief Examiners reports; review of recent issues; press release and cutting on Falklands War Veterans problems; revised guidance for Associate Editors; budget; status of submitted manuscripts and work count statistics |
| 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;
Honorary Editors The Bulletin Mary Boyle and Ray Bull 1981-1987
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 [from this point onwards there was a paid Editor]
Editor Maryon Tysoe 1997-2000, Jon Sutton 2000-date [2018]
Assistant Editor Stephen White 1995-1998; Peter Dillon-Hooper 1998-2018
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
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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