Dear Tipsters, Following up on my post about contacting the editors of this journal, I can report that Dr. Klein has told me that he is no longer associated with it (and is trying to have his name removed from the webpage). AAnd Dr. Friedman is having some doubts.
I have written to the Executive Editor to ask about reviewing practices and rejection rates but have not had a response to that question. If good folks like Drs. Klein and Friedman are expressing caution, I think Tipsters might take this into account when thinking about submitting a paper. Of course, one could always read some of the articles to see what the quality is and proceed on this basis. I know of some journals that have not ranked high terms of reputation, but yet have published excellent papers (at least in my opinion). Sincerely, Stuart Sincerely, Stuart From: Stuart McKelvie [mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca] Sent: November 21, 2014 9:12 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science Dear Tipsters, I think David has made a wise decision to withdraw his paper. In case anyone is interested in my enquiries at the journal, I have not heard from the Executive Editor after Dr. Friedman cc’d him on her response to me and when I wrote to Dr. Ullah directly at the journal so that I could write to Dr. Kline at Ashford University, I have not had any response. Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________________ "Floreat Labore" [cid:image001.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] "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<mailto:stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca> (or smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy<blocked::http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy> Floreat Labore" [cid:image002.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] [cid:image003.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] ___________________________________________________________________________ From: David Kreiner [mailto:krei...@ucmo.edu] Sent: November 21, 2014 8:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science Just a quick update on my adventures with the Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science, in case anyone was interested. We decided to withdraw our paper and submit it to a different journal. I greatly appreciate all of the input on predatory journals. Speaking of which, I saw this just now in Inside Higher Ed.: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/11/21/journal-accepts-profanity-laden-joke-paper 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<mailto:krei...@ucmo.edu> Treasurer, Society for the Teaching of Psychology<http://www.teachpsych.org> (APA Division 2) On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 6:35 AM, David Kreiner <krei...@ucmo.edu<mailto:krei...@ucmo.edu>> wrote: Stuart, sure. By the way, I emailed back the Executive Editor, a person named Mamin Ullah, at the same address that he emailed me with the reviews. I thanked Mamin for accepting the paper and asked about whether there was a postal address to which a publication cost check could be mailed, as our university's accounts payable office would not wire a payment overseas. I suppose I should assume that the answer is no at this point. 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<mailto:krei...@ucmo.edu> Treasurer, Society for the Teaching of Psychology<http://www.teachpsych.org> (APA Division 2) On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Stuart McKelvie <smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>> wrote: Dear David, I wonder if you would be willing to tell Tipsters what you asked. I, too wrote to Dr. Kline and have not had a reply. I also wrote another person on the Editorial Board who did reply with the message that my question about contacting Dr. Kline would be sent to the Executive Editor. By the way, the person who did reply indicated that she was not familiar with the reviewing procedures yet because she had just joined the Board. No reply from that. Sincerely, Stuart _____________________________________________________ Sent via Web Access "Floreat Labore" "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402<tel:819%20822%209600%20x%202402> Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661<tel:819%20822%209661> Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca<mailto:stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca> (or smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy " Floreat Labore" _______________________________________________________ ________________________________ From: David Kreiner [krei...@ucmo.edu<mailto:krei...@ucmo.edu>] Sent: 14 November 2014 15:58 To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science 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<mailto: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<mailto: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 ___________________________________________________________________________ "Floreat Labore" [cid:image001.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402<tel:819%20822%209600%20x%202402> Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661<tel:819%20822%209661> Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca<mailto:stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca> (or smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy Floreat Labore" [cid:image002.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] [cid:image003.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] ___________________________________________________________________________ From: Bourgeois, Dr. Martin [mailto:mbour...@fgcu.edu<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<mailto: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 ___________________________________________________________________________ "Floreat Labore" [cid:image001.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402<tel:819%20822%209600%20x%202402> Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661<tel:819%20822%209661> Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca<mailto:stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca> (or smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy<http://UrlBlockedError.aspx> Floreat Labore" [cid:image002.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] [cid:image003.jpg@01D01932.C5695C20] ___________________________________________________________________________ From: Christopher Green [mailto: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<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo On Nov 10, 2014, at 8:53 AM, David Kreiner <krei...@ucmo.edu<mailto: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. That part is making me wonder. Thanks in advance for any input anyone may have. 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