| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/12/02/08/01/20 |
| Title | The Psychologist Policy Committee Papers 2005 |
| Date | 2005 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Physical Description | 1 file |
| 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
25 February 2005 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes and agenda only. Includes approval of Nik Chmiel to serve as Committee representative for the Publications and Communications Board, potential candidates for Student representative, proposed changes to The Psychologist policy after controversy following the publishing of a letter on homosexuality, measures for improving quality of the magazine, aspects of the Science Writer prize, proposed changes to Contents page, proposed changes to make-up of the PPC including length of term for members and appointment process, reports from representative and the resignation of Catherine Swann.
10 June 2005 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes and agenda only. Includes welcome to George Koulieris as new co-opted student representative to the Committee, extension of Ken Gilhooly's Committee membership, proposed changes to make-up of the PPC, current membership of Committee to be subsumed into new structure, timetable for implementation of changes agreed, ideal qualities of prospective new members discussed, proposed new organisation of member network notices and changes to the diary page, issues arising around compliant regarding the handling of an article submission including the PPC complaint policy and the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts, review of past issues, discussion on submitted article on smacking and a potential reader survey.
21 October 2005 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes, agenda and papers. Includes nominations to the PPC Board, the make-up and function of the PPC, agreement of change in complaints procedure, reflection on complaint regarding Ministry of Defence advertisement, complaint agreed to be groundless, market research questionnaire for BPS members, new web only articles and the editorial policy applied to them, change of classification of GCSE from a humanities subject to a science, BPS meetings budgets and manuscript update. Includes copy of Ministry of Defence advertisement which prompted a complaint, advertisement concerns aircraft aptitude testing. |
| 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. |
| Language | English |
| 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;
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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| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Alex Duthie BPS Assistant Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |