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REFERENCE GUIDE OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS/PUBLICATIONS Continued

Human Ecology to Psychology

Human Ecology

Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Human Resources

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Leadership

A Leadership Journal: Women in Leadership – Sharing the Vision
The Journal of Leadership Studies
The Leadership Quarterly

Leisure

Journal of Leisure Research
Leisure Sciences
Leisure/Loisir: Journal of the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies

Psychology

Basic and Applied Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Review
Educational Psychology Review
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
The Journal of Individual Psychology
The Journal of Psychology
The Journal of Social Psychology

TITLE OF JOURNAL: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Daniel G. Bates, Editor
Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Hunter College (CUNY)
Room HN 723
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

humaneco@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/anthro/ecology.html

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Provides a forum for papers concerned with the complex and varied systems on interaction between people and their environment.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Research papers from such diverse fields as anthropology, geography, psychology, biology, sociology, and urban planning are welcomed.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

5%

AREA:

Human Ecology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Human Resource Development Quarterly

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Ronald L. Jacobs, Editor
College of Education
Ohio State University
283D Arps Hall
1945 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43210

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

jacobs.3@osu.edu

AHRD.org

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Provides a central focus for research on human resource development issues as well as the means for disseminating such research. Research in the areas of HRD, training and development, training, organizational change.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

HRD faculty, graduate students, and seniors practitioners.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Scholarly work that addresses the theoretical foundations of HRD, HRD research, and evaluation of HRD practices (refereed and non-refereed sections).

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year (March, June, September, and December)

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

22%

AREA:

Human Resources


TITLE OF JOURNAL: A Leadership Journal: Women in Leadership – Sharing the Vision

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Trudie Kibbe Reed, Co-Editor
A Leadership Journal: Women in Leadership – Sharing the Vision
The Leadership Institute
Columbia College
1301 Columbia College Drive
Columbia, SC 29203

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

http://www.colacoll.edu/leadinst/journal.html

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Presents scholarly articles written by renowned experts in leadership studies as well as business and government leaders nationwide. It is dedicated to developing new approaches as well as new ways of thinking and handling leadership challenges in our expanding global community.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Touchstone for women in leadership today and tomorrow. It is a forum for creative debate and dialogue among women in similar roles across the nation and around the world.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Sharing research, theories, and practical applications of leadership related to women’s ways of learning.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

2 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

AREA:

Leadership


TITLE OF JOURNAL: The Journal of Leadership Studies

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Richard M. Hodgetts, Editor
The Journal of Leadership Studies
Baker College Center for Graduate Studies
1050 W. Bristol Road
Flint, MI 48507

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

Journal@Baker.edu

pruete-d@corpfl.baker.edu (Contact Person: Dawn Prueter)

http://www.baker.edu/graduate/essayframe.html

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Publishes articles dealing with all aspects of leadership and leadership education. Serves as a forum for the expression of current thought, technique, theory, ideas, issues, trends, and innovations in the field.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

A large domain and a multifaceted group of professionals, educators, and practitioners.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Broad range of topics from literature review to book review.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

25%

AREA:

Leadership


TITLE OF JOURNAL: The Leadership Quarterly

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

James G. Hunt, Senior Editor
Institute for Leadership Research
College of Business Administration
Texas Tech University
Box 42101
15th St. and Flint Aves.
Lubbock, TX 79409-2101

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

odjgh@ttacs.ttu.edu

http://ilr.ba.ttu.edu/lq.htm

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

An international journal of political, social, and behavioral science dedicated to advancing theory, research, and applications concerning leadership.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Scholars and sophisticated practitioners from a wide range of disciplines throughout the world who are interested in leadership.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Traditional empirical articles, integrative research reviews, traditional theoretical pieces, conceptual papers, and research philosophy / methodology papers

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

10-15%

AREA:

Leadership


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Journal of Leisure Research

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Ellen Weissinger, Editor
Journal of Leisure Research
Department of Health and Human Performance
146 Mabel Lee Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0229

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

eweissinger1@unl.edu

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Devoted to original investigations that contribute new knowledge and understanding to the field of leisure studies.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

The Journal of Leisure Research is published by the National Recreation and Park Association in cooperation with University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Empirical reports and review papers as well as theoretical and methodological articles are accepted for review.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

AREA:

Leisure


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Leisure Sciences

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Daniel R. Williams, Editor
Department of Leisure Studies
104 Huff Hall
University of Illinois
1206 South Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

d-willil@staff.uiuc.edu

http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/JNLS/lsc.htm

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Presents scientific inquiries into the study of leisure, recreation, parks, travel, and tourism from a social science perspective.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Special interest to academicians, consultants, students, bureaucrats, and practitioners involved in research, teaching, planning, management, administration, and promotion.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Manuscripts should address theoretical and/or empirical aspects of leisure behavior or leisure management.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

40%

AREA:

Leisure

TITLE OF JOURNAL: Leisure/Loisir: Journal of the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (formerly the Journal of Applied Recreation Research)

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Mark E. Havitz, Co-Editor
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 3G1
CANADA

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

mhavitz@healthy.uwaterloo.ca

http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/orcol/

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Leisure, formerly the Journal of Applied Recreation Research, is devoted to disseminating research in all areas of leisure, recreation, and tourism.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Academics, practitioners, administrators, and students.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Quantitative and qualitative research papers, conceptual papers, comprehensive reviews, policy and economic impact analyses, and innovative practice descriptions and evaluations.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

60%

AREA:

Leisure


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Basic and Applied Social Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Michael J. Strube, Editor
Department of Psychology
Box 1125
Washington University
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

mjstrube@artsci.wustl.edu

http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~mjstrube/basp.html

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Publishes basic and applied research on legal and political issues, environmental influences on behavior, organizations, aging, medical and health-related outcomes, sexuality, education, the effects of mass media, gender issues, and population problems.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Academic and applied researchers interested in the problems that social psychologists study and investigators interested in the application of complex human experimentation to various problems of health, environment, and society

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Research articles, literature reviews, criticism, and methodological or theoretical statements spanning the entire range of social psychological issues.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

25%

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Developmental Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

James L. Dannemiller, Editor
Developmental Psychology Journal Office
Room 555 Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin – Madison
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2280

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

devpsych@waisman.wisc.edu

http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/devpsych/

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Publishes articles that advance knowledge and theory about human development across the life span.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Developmental Psychologists

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Empirical contributions to the study of growth and development and, occasionally, scholarly reviews, theoretical articles, and social policy papers.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

6 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

20%

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Developmental Review

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Grover J. Whitehurst
Developmental Review
Department of Psychology
State University of New York
Stony Brook, NY 11794

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

None

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

An international and interdisciplinary journal, publishing original articles that bear on conceptual issues in psychological development.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Psychology, sociology, education or pediatrics.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

(1) Theoretical statement, (2) review of literature, (3) summaries of programmatic research, (4) empirical findings that are provocative and of particular relevance for developmental theory, (5) integrated collections of papers on a single theme, (6) analyses of social policy as it affects human development, (7) historical analyses, (8) essays on major books, and (9) analyses of method and design.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Educational Psychology Review

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Stephen L. Benton, Editor
College of Education
Kansas State University
369 Bluemont Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

leroy@ksu.edu

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

An international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed integrative state-of-the-art review papers or theoretical articles in the general educational psychology. No original empirical work.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Educational psychologists.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Papers on the history of educational psychology, reviews of aspects of educational psychology as a profession, reviews, commentaries, and special thematic issues from time to time.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

50%

AREA:

Psychology

TITLE OF JOURNAL: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Irving E Sigel
Educational Testing Service
Rosedale Road, Room R-124
Mail Stop 06-R
Princeton, NJ 08541-0001

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

isigel@ETS.org

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

An international multidisciplinary journal. Applied research in Human Development.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

A forum for communication between researchers and practitioners working life-span human development fields. Applied Developmental Psychologists, Child Clinical Educators.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Articles describing application of empirical research from social and behavioral disciplines bearing on human development are appropriate. Conceptual and methodological reviews and position papers which facilitate application of research results to such settings as educational, clinical and the like are welcome.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

6 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

70

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Journal of Applied Social Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Andrew Baum
Behavioral Medicine and Oncology
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
3600 Forbes Avenue, Suite 405
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

http://www.bellpub.com

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Disseminates findings from behavioral science research that have applications to current problems of society.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Professors, students, professionals in the field of psychology, sociology, and business management.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Preference is given to manuscripts reporting laboratory and field research in areas such as health, race relations, discrimination, group processes, population growth, crowding, accelerated cultural change, violence, poverty, environment stress, helping behavior, effects of the legal system on society and the individual, political participation and extremism, cross-cultural differences, communication, cooperative problem solving, negotiations among nations, socioeconomics, social aspects of drug action and use, organizational and industrial issues, behavioral, and environmental psychology.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

6 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

30%

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Peter B. Smith
School of Social Sciences
University of Sussex, Falmer
Brighton BN1 9SN
UNITED KINGDOM

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

psmith@susx.ac.uk

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Focuses on the interrelationships between culture and psychological processes.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Researchers and teachers of cross-cultural psychology.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Empirical studies involving data from more than one culture.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

6 times a year (January, March, May, July, September, and November)

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

21%

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly (Journal of Developmental Psychology)

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Carolyn U. Shantz
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Department of Psychology
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

cshantz@sun.science.wayne.edu

Note: As of 6/1/2000 manuscripts should be submitted to:

Director
Wayne State University Press
4809 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

The primary focus of the journal is on empirical studies of psychological development of infants, children, and adolescents and the context of development.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Journal of Developmental Psychology. Psychologists, educators, and sociologists.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Original scientific research; reviews of research literature; theoretical papers.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year (January, April, July, and October)

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

22%

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: The Journal of Individual Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Roy M. Kern and William L. Curlette, Editors
The Journal of Individual Psychology
Georgia State University
College of Education
30 Pryor Street, Suite 330
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

rkern@gsu.edu

wcurlette@gsu.edu

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwjip/

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Contributions to practices, principles, theoretical development, and research in individual psychology as well as techniques, skills, strategies, and procedures in all fields of application.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

Educators, clinicians, school psychologists, students, education counseling & psychology, medical professionals.

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Theory, research, and practical application.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

4 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

38%

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: The Journal of Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Doris Chalfin, Managing Editor
The Journal of Psychology
1319 Eighteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-1802

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

jrl@heldref.org

http://www.heldref.org

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Publishes research and theoretical articles in the general field of psychology

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Divergent data, fields, and theories of psychology and related disciplines

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

6 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

40% or less

AREA:

Psychology


TITLE OF JOURNAL: The Journal of Social Psychology

EDITOR’S NAME OR CONTACT PERSON:

Leonard W. Doob, Editor
The Journal of Social Psychology
1319 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1802

E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR WEB SITE:

soc@heldref.org

FOCUS OF THE JOURNAL:

Devoted to experimental, empirical, and field studies of groups, cultural effects, cross-national problems, language, and ethnicity.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

TYPES OF WORK PUBLISHED:

Cross-cultural and field research are given a higher priority than laboratory research using college students.

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION:

6 times a year

ACCEPTANCE RATE:

55-60%

AREA:

Psychology

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