| 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
30 May 2008 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes, draft minutes, agenda and papers. Includes expected commitment to the Committee, decision not to pursue Committee reservations around the Membership survey, debate around expressing a 'society view' on controversial topics, process of generating ideas for The Psychologist, review of publishing, desire to increase number of individuals working on the Research Digest Blog, report on The Psychologists' stand from the BPS Annual Conference in Dublin, online access for non-members, review of recent issues and redesign including issues with legibility, The Psychologists' role in promoting the BPS equality and diversity strategy and Polish translations of articles. Includes a memo from the psychologist Graham Davey to the Publications and Communications Board regarding a BPS Trustees Away Day in December 2007 at which the role of The Psychologist was discussed, spreadsheet of recent article submissions and a 'Display Ad Page Count 1991-2008' document.
24 - 25 September 2008 Psychologist Policy Committee minutes, draft minutes, agenda and papers. Includes proposed ballot to fill Committee vacancies, the reporting of Society consultation responses, increasing number of Research Digest Blog editors, online access to The Psychologist, recycling at the BPS offices at Tabernacle Street, London, positive feedback on 'mini-redesign' of magazine and benefits of web-based forum in facilitating PPC meetings. Includes extract from PPC minutes 30 May 2008 regarding online access, a two page spreadsheet of recent article submissions and a 'Display Ad Page Count 1992-2008' 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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