| 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
20 January 2006 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes and agenda only. Includes board nominations and subsystems, RNIB advice on the legibility of The Psychologist, the teaching of GCSE psychology, parliamentary coverage, views on revision of article review process, results of market research questionnaire of Psychologist readers, referencing in articles, review of past issues, impact analysis of press releases, popularity of Research Digest and policy on publishing potentially offensive material, debate on matter in the Lesbian and Gay psychology section.
19 May 2006 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes, agenda and papers. Includes nominations from boards and member networks, the teaching of GCSE Psychology, the article review process, the findings of market research on potential redesigns of The Psychologist, agreed headline results to be published, potential collaboration with French magazine 'Psychomedia', review of recent issues, press committee report finding members satisfied with Media page and manuscript update. Includes map for finding meeting venue, The National Council for Voluntary Organisations in All Saints Street, London.
6 October 2006 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes, draft minutes, agenda and papers. Includes policy on potentially offensive material, decided Chairs of subsystems must be consulted prior to publication of such material, market research readers survey published in July 2006 magazine, website improvements, appearance of Psychologist articles in the French 'Psychomedia' magazine, potential publication of older, archive articles, presentation from John Smith on potential redesign of magazine, including reflections on the publication's ethos, front cover, President's column, 'speakers corner', news items, student page and 'My inspiration' column. Includes website improvements document, 'Options for Redesign' document, The Psychologist Manuscript Update document and 'Display Ad page count 1991-2005' 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.
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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