| Description | Correspondence relating to the organisation by The Psychologist Editorial Committee PEC of the publishing of the British Psychological Society membership publication The Psychologist includes:
cover design contract, appointment of Beth Alder as Assistant Editor Books, reporting BPS books, membership survey, Committee membership, word count, writing workshop, response to controversial papers; advertising policy; topics for special issues, advertising revenue 1993-1994; accounts 1994; international coverage; student page; proposal that Psychologist changes to fortnightly; costs of writing workshops, advertising and draft annual report.
See also
BPS/001/12/02/08/01/07 The Psychologist Editorial Committee PEC Papers 1994
BPS/001/12/02/08/01/08 The Psychologist Editorial Committee/F&GP Review 1993-1995
BPS/001/12/02/09/01/09 The Psychologist Editorial Committee PEC Papers 1995 |
| 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;
Assistant Editor Stephen White 1995-1998; 1998-2018 Peter Dillon-Hooper
Editor Maryon Tysoe 1997-2000, Jon Sutton 2000-date[2018]
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
Honorary Editors The Bulletin Mary Boyle and Ray Bull1981-1987
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
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.
Chairman of Psychologist Editorial Committee Graham Davey 1990-1992; Hugh Foot 1992-1995
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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