Reflections on the Journal of Applied Psychology for 1989 to 1994: Changes in Major Research Themes and Practices over 25 Years

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Schmitt, Neal
• 署名单位: Michigan State University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/apl0000053
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 564-568
• 关键词: research themes; methods changes; manuscript changes in Journal of Applied Physiology

摘要

Informal observations concerning journal content indicates that research investigating organizational behavior topics, including work on the structure of groups and determinants and consequences of group process along with the role of leadership in groups, has increased. Some topics have disappeared (e.g., job analysis, human factors, union-related work, consumer behavior) and others are declining (e.g., research methods, psychometrics). Perhaps the biggest change is in the length of articles, which is mostly a function of the inclusion of greater numbers of references and appendix material. Publishing some of this material in supplementary online materials is now current practice in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Concerns about use of journal space may also be entirely moot, if electronic publishing as opposed to print publishing becomes the norm.