Editor’s column.

Discusses some of the activities of Consulting Psychology Journal during the months before and after APA's convention. The author briefly notes CPJ's financial state and some of CPJ's editorial goals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Double, double, toil and trouble: Pitfalls of suppositional inquiries of journal ratings.

Three recent comments in the September 1976 issue (Buss & McDermott; Levin & Kratochwill; Porter (see record 1990-57250-001; see record 1990-57248-001; and see record 1990-57249-001), attempting to deal with the difficult area of assessing journal "reputations," raised some interesting questions concerning our study reporting journal rankings (Koulack & Keselman, November 1975; see record 1976-24649-001). We are in agreement with Buss and McDermott (1976) that citations and rankings might not be measuring the same things, but we are in disagreement with Porter, who suggests that "fine ordering among journals is whimsical" (p. 675). In fact, as we suggest in our introduction and have demonstrated in the body of our article (Koulack & Keselman, 1975), journal rankings change as a function of type of work and area of interest. Perhaps Porter's (1976) findings might be a bit whimsical because of the procedure he used to obtain his correlations. Moreover, it is impossible to probe further because Porter does not present the rankings of the two journals chosen from the APA members' top 50, which appeared in either of the citation measures' top 50. Such data might provide some insight into the low correlations obtained between journal citations and rankings. For example, extremely low citation rankings on either citation index for these two journals, given their relatively high position in the APA membership rankings, would diminish the size of the correlation coefficients. The Levin and Kratochwill (1976) comment is somewhat annoying because it distorts a line from Shakespeare as well as misrepresents our presentation. They imply that (a) we thought our rankings represented a definitive approach to the journal rating problem, (b) we neglected to place emphasis on a table presented in the paper, and (c) respondents chose to ignore our instructions and in fact, rated journals on the basis of familiarity. In conclusion, we appreciate the fact that there are numerous ways of examining journal reputations (e.g., rankings by departmental chairpersons, rankings by APA membership, citations obtained from 77 psychology journals published in 1969, citations obtained from 3 psychology journals published from July 1973 to June 1975) and that each of them has potential value. However, comments that are not based on empirical investigation, such as those of Levin and Kratochwill (1976), are mere suppositions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychological science gold medal award: Eleanor J. Gibson.

The Gold Medal Awards, which include a check for $2,000 and a gold medallion, are given to American psychologists who are 65 years of age or older and residents of North America in recognition of a distinguished and long-continued record of accomplishments in three individual areas: professional, scientific, and public interest. This article provides a citation and a biography for Eleanor J. Gibson, the 1986 Psychological Science Gold Medal Award winner. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gabriela Livas Stein: APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Gabriela Livas Stein, the 2007 recipient of the American Psychological Association's APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Agrees with Resolution.

The author announces his agreement with the resolution regarding behavior and heredity that appeared in the July issue of the American Psychologist (Page; see record 1990-58224-001). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial.

The American Psychological Association has recently published a set of guidelines to prospective authors which are designed to reduce sexist language in APA publications. This editorial urges prospective authors, both APA members and non-APA members, to acquaint themselves with these new guidelines. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accreditation of Canadian psychology programs: Obstacles and opportunities.

There has been substantial debate over the value of concurrent accreditation of doctoral training programs and internships in Canada, both from the Canadian and the American psychological communities. Proponents of concurrent accreditation have argued that concurrent accreditation increases mobility for students and attracts foreign applicants to Canadian graduate programs. Advocates of sole accreditation by the Canadian Psychological Association have argued that there are substantial drawbacks in terms of divergent models, national differences in diversity, and the investment of time and money to maintain cross-national accreditation. In light of the recent decision by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association to stop accrediting Canadian programs, this article reviews the past, present, and future state of accreditation in Canada. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology.

The APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology is awarded on an annual basis by the APA Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) to a graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding practice and application of psychology. A qualified candidate must demonstrate exemplary performance in working with an underserved population in an applied setting or have developed an innovative method for delivering health services to an underserved population. The 2009 recipient is Julie E. Braciszewski. Provided here are a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Braciszewski's published works. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gregory Adams Kimble: Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training.

Announces that Gregory Adams Kimble is the winner of the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training. Kimble has made rich contributions to education in psychology as teacher, author, administrator, and national leader. Presented here are a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of the winner's works. Also included is the award address that he presented at APA's annual meeting in 1999, entitled Functional Behaviorism: A Plan for Unity in Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Summary Report of Journal Operations, 2000.

Provides a summary report of journal operations of American Psychological Association for the year 2000. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)