| Description | Minutes, agendas and papers (not complete) of the British Psychological Society Psychologist Policy Committee PPC [for the Society in-house Journal 'The Psychologist'] includes
24 January 2003 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes and agenda only. Includes decision that Graham Powell should continue as Chair of the Committee, reporting of disciplinary hearings, additions to policy document, review procedures for publication, promotion of formats for the visually impaired, potential special issue on disability in psychology, agreed redesign of cover, desire for more articles from practitioners, suggestion of 'My working day' column, revised Associate Editor letter for reviewers advising on criteria, review of past issues, new chair of Press Committee Harriett Gross, suggestion of free BPS membership for undergraduates, manuscript update, word count, media reaction to ecstasy article.
16 May 2003 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes, agenda and papers. Includes risks faced by the Psychologist and risk analysis, ensuring accuracy of information about the BPS within the magazine, potential psychology magazine for a general readership, Mumtaz Khan appointed as the representative for the Professional Practice Board on the Committee, lack of nominees for other committee positions, redesign, invitation to media training for contributors, potential retraction to article 'Asylum seekers: who cares?', new Associated Editor for 'Research in brief' required, review of past issues. BPS Chief Executive Barry Brooking in attendance.
3 October 2003 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes, agenda and papers. Includes appointment of Peter Wright to the PPC as Psychology Education Board nominee, co-option of Ken Gilhooly approved, flow of information from BPS boards, publishing of BPS 'Policies and protocols' and 'Editorial procedures' documents on website, difficulty filling 'Research in brief' Associate Editor post, appointment of Graham Richards as History of Psychology Associate Editor overturned due to concerns over existing commitments as Director of the History of Psychology Centre, discussion of articles to match the BPS theme for 2005 'Relationships', cost of producing The Psychologist, BPS strategy documents, suggestion that reference to BPS role in protecting the public should be noted in strategy, review of past issues, Psychologist policy document approved, Manuscript update, word count. Includes correspondence from Graham Powall to Eric Karas of the Psychological Therapies Service of St Ann's Hospital on a letter submitted to the Psychologist regarding asylum seekers, Karas encouraged to submit a full article; extract from an email on BPS risk analysis; BPS Strategic Plan and Operating Framework planning document and Strategic Goals for BPS Strategic Plan document. |
| 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. A separate Research Digest was created in 2003
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 2001-2018 [Dillon-Hooper was sub-editor 1998-200]
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; Paul Redford 2004-2010; David Lavallee 2010
4. The Psychologist & Digest Policy Committee PDPC 2011-
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