I am certainly late in thanking everyone for their input on this journal. Just FYI, I have emailed back to the Executive Editor but have yet to receive a reply.
Dave David Kreiner Professor and Chair Department of Psychological Science <http://www.ucmo.edu/psychology> University of Central Missouri <http://www.ucmo.edu> krei...@ucmo.edu Treasurer, Society for the Teaching of Psychology <http://www.teachpsych.org> (APA Division 2) On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Stuart McKelvie <smcke...@ubishops.ca> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Tipsters, > > > > Very interesting. I have written to the editor at the journal, Dr. Eric > Kline, but no reply has been received. So now I have written to the second > person on the editorial board. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Stuart > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > "*F**loreat* *L**abore*" > > > > > > "*Recti cultus pectora roborant*" > > > > *Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D*., *Phone*: 819 822 9600 x 2402 > > Department of Psychology, *Fax*: 819 822 9661 > > Bishop's University, > > 2600 rue College, > > Sherbrooke, > > Québec J1M 1Z7, > > Canada. > > > > E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca (or smcke...@ubishops.ca) > > > > Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: > > http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy > > > > *F**loreat* *L**abore*" > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > *From:* Bourgeois, Dr. Martin [mailto:mbour...@fgcu.edu] > *Sent:* November 13, 2014 2:19 PM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* RE: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fascinating. I looked at the editorial board, and was struck by a > question: what are the odds of a board with ten members having three people > with the following first names: > > > > *Dr. Zainab Fotowwat Zadeh,* Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria > University, Pakistan. > *Dr. Zeenat Ismail,* Institute of Business Administration Karachi, > Pakistan. > *Dr. Zeinab Mihandoost,* Azad University of Ilam, Iran. > > > > *Martin Bourgeois* > > *Professor * > > *Department of Psychology* > > *Florida Gulf Coast University* > > *Fort Myers, FL 33931* > > > > > > > > *************** Confidentiality Statement ********************* > > > > *Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written > communication created or received by Florida Gulf Coast University > employees is subject to disclosure to the public and the media, upon > request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are > public records. If you do not want your email address released in response > to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. > Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.* > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Stuart McKelvie [smcke...@ubishops.ca] > *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2014 9:55 AM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* RE: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Tipsters, > > > > As a couple of people have pointed out, this journal is on the Beale list. > For many of these journals, refereeing/reviewing is minimal and they > essentially publish what they receive (when the fee is paid). I was caught > in one of these situations a couple of years ago. I still like the paper > that was written but I doubt very much if it is will be read or cited much > (except of course by me). > > > > If you have not yet sent payment, you may wish to be very cautious about > going ahead. In case the journal does have some standards you might at > least make some more enquiries. For example, for a couple of cases, for > journals that I had doubts about I contacted someone on the editorial board > because they were listed as being in a psychology department in the U.S. > (many of the people on these board are at little-known institutions in > other countries). In one case the person said that they were indeed on the > board and were OK with it. In the other case the person did not know that > she was on the board. Indeed, she was supposedly the editor! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Stuart > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > "*F**loreat* *L**abore*" > > > > > > "*Recti cultus pectora roborant*" > > > > *Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D*., *Phone*: 819 822 9600 x 2402 > > Department of Psychology, *Fax*: 819 822 9661 > > Bishop's University, > > 2600 rue College, > > Sherbrooke, > > Québec J1M 1Z7, > > Canada. > > > > E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca (or smcke...@ubishops.ca) > > > > Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: > > http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy <http://UrlBlockedError.aspx> > > > > *F**loreat* *L**abore*" > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > *From:* Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca <chri...@yorku.ca>] > *Sent:* November 10, 2014 9:31 AM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* Re: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, that publisher is on Jeff Beall's list of predatory publishers. > http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ > > > > Chris > > ....... > > Christopher D Green > > Department of Psychology > > York University > > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > > > > chri...@yorku.ca > > http://www.yorku.ca/christo > > > On Nov 10, 2014, at 8:53 AM, David Kreiner <krei...@ucmo.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > Has anyone heard of or had any experience with the Journal of Psychology > and Behavioral Science, published by American Research Institute for Policy > Development? > > > > My colleague and I had a paper accepted "as is," which is very unusual, at > least for me. Also, there is a publication fee that must be wired to > Bangladesh. 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