Social Psychological Review (SPR)

 

The Social Psychological Review (SPR) is a bi-annual journal published by the Social Psychology Section. It contains articles and book reviews, a postgraduate column, conference reports, and several new sections such as interviews with outstanding senior academics and short reports about specific issues related to research or teaching. The SPR also functions as our section newsletter. The SPR is sent free to Social Psychology Section members, and can also be purchased from the BPS shop using the links below.

 

Recent Issues

 

Social Psychological Review Vol 12 No 1 April 2010

 

Gender differences in depression and male depression: A social psychological review. Ioannis Fronimos & Dora Brown

 

Jane Montague in conversation with Dr John Dixon, Professor Russ Fazio and Professor Dick Eiser at the Annual Conference in Sheffield, Sept. 2009.

 

The case for a fresh look at teaching cognitive dissonance. K. McKenzie & B. Roche

 

Local opposition to wind development: Dissecting the democratic deficit. Christopher R. Jones, Laura Rennie & Laura Woolley

 

Conference & Workshop Reviews; Book Reviews

This issue is available from:www.bpsshop.org.uk/Social-Psychological-Review-Vol-12-No-1-April-2010-P1141.aspx

 

Social Psychological Review Vol 11 No 2 September 2009

 

Reconciling social psychology and sociolinguistics can have some benefits: Language and identity among second generation British Asians. Rusi Jaspal & Adrian Coyle

 

An imperfect Panopticon? Surveillance and the BBC Prison Study. Stephen Gibson

 

Visions of the future. Dora Brown in conversation with Professor Evanthia Lyons

 

Working across the disciplines. Sally Wiggins in conversation with Professor Gustav Jahoda

 

Recruiting and engaging with people in deprived locales: Interviewing families about their eating patterns. Victoria O'Key, Siobhan Hugh Jones & Anna Madill

 

Columns and news; Book Reviews

This issue is available from:www.bpsshop.org.uk/Social-Psychological-Review-Vol-11-No-2-September-2009-P887.aspx

 

 

Contributing to the Social Psychological Review

 

If you would like to submit an article to Social Psychological Review please email J.Montague@derby.ac.uk with your suggestions.

 

All submissions are initially examined by the Editor to ascertain whether the article is suitable for publication and the Editor's decision is final. Submissions should be original empirical research, literature reviews or theoretical papers and should be prepared according to APA guidelines (American Psychological Association, 2001). Empirical papers should be no more than 5000 words in length, and reviews and theoretical papers no more than 8000 words (all word limits exclude tables and references). Alternatively you can send research notes, member information, event news and reports, publication reviews. Contributions under these headings should be prepared with due consideration of APA guidelines where appropriate. Research notes and publication reviews should be no longer than 3000 words including references. Conference reports should be no longer than 2500 words. Member information and event news should be no longer than 500 words.

 

For further information, please see the Notes for Contributors.

 

 Request for Book Reviews

 

If you are interested in writing a book review, please contact the Book Review Editor, Lloyd Carson (L.Carson@abertay.ac.uk ).