Review of General Psychology
Psychology (General)
Review of General Psychology (RGP) is the flagship journal of the Society for General Psychology and Interdisciplinary Inquiry, which is Division 1 of the American Psychological Association (APA). Consistent with the mission and vision of the Division, RGP aims to publish innovative and integrative scholarship across fields of scholarship within psychological science and, as well, connecting psychology to other scientific disciplines (e.g., the biological and medical sciences, sociology, anthropology, economics, education, social work, health and social policy, the physical and ecological sciences, and computer science, and engineering) or other scholarly fields (e.g., philosophy, theology, humanities, and the arts). RGP publishes theoretical, conceptual, and methodological articles as well as literature reviews (including meta-analyses). Thematic special issues of the journal are also considered for publication insofar as they are consistent with the aims and scope of the journal.
The work published in RGP is intended to advance understanding of the holistic and dynamic coactions of human life, relations involving physiological/morphology functioning, human cognition, affect, behavior, social relationships, and interrelations with the sociocultural and physical ecology of behavior and development across life. In addition, submissions that advance understanding of the field of psychology itself and, especially, as a hub discipline within the ecology of all sciences are also published.
To these ends, the journal will consider scholarship illuminating the historical, biological, social, and cultural bases of psychological and relational functioning, especially as it occurs among the diversity of the world’s people, including minoritized and marginalized individuals, and as it is instantiated in majority world countries, as well as in Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) nations. Accordingly, RGP will publish global, international, or indigenous scholarship that may support or challenge a generalized conception of the field of psychology, that furthers understanding of the structure, function, or development of psychological functioning that does not fit neatly within one subdiscipline of psychology, and/or that puts psychology into connection and dialogue with other disciplines.
The scope of the journal does not include papers that are devoted primarily to reporting new empirical findings or papers that are reviews, meta-analyses, or conceptual statements that are narrow in substantive or theoretical focus. Authors are advised to check the “Information for Authors” page where they can find a check list for what fits or does not fit the journal. If authors remain unsure about whether their manuscript fits within the aims and scope of the journal, they are invited to contact the Editor or an Associate Editor for advice.
Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
| Richard M. Lerner | Tufts University, USA |
| Sonia Carrillo Ávila | Universidad de los Andes, Columbia |
| Andrea V. Ettekal | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Nora Wiium | University of Bergen, Norway |
| P-J Annie Yang | National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Volodymyr Slyvka | York University, Canada |
| Wade E. Pickren | Independent Scholar, USA |
| Thomas Teo | York University, Canada |
| Glenn Adams | University of Kansas, USA |
| Saulo Araujo | Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil |
| Sunil Bhatia | Connecticut College, USA |
| Svend Brinkmann | Aalborg University, Denmark |
| Jeremy Trevelyan Burman | University of Groningen, Netherlands |
| Peter Carruthers | University of Maryland, USA |
| Pradeep Chakkarath | Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany |
| Sarah Crafter | Open University, UK |
| Sarah J. Gervais | University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA |
| Davood Gozli | University of Macau, China |
| Helle Harnisch | Aarhus University, Denmark |
| Nick Haslam | University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Peter Hegarty | The Open University, UK |
| Fiona Hibberd | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Darrin Hodgetts | Massey University, Albany, New Zealand |
| Deborah Johnson | University of Southern Maine, USA |
| Ines Langemeyer | The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| Antonia Larrain | Alberto Hurtado University, Chile |
| Heidi Levitt | University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Wahbie Long | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Lisa Malich | University of Lübeck, Germany |
| Sara McClelland | University of Michigan, USA |
| Elisabeth Norman | University of Bergen, Norway |
| Augustine Nwoye | University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Lisa Osbeck | University of West Georgia, USA |
| Nora Ruck | Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna, Austria |
| Alexandra Rutherford | York University, Canada |
| Ernst Schraube | Roskilde University, Denmark |
| Stephanie A. Shields | Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Dean K. Simonton | University of California, Davis, USA |
| Kate Slaney | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Roger Smith | Independent Scholar, Moscow, Russia |
| Paul Stenner | Open Univeristy, UK |
| Garth Stevens | University of Witwatersrand, South Africa |
| Brett Stoudt | City University of New York, USA |
| Jeff Sugarman | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Maria Torre | City University of New York, USA |
| Vindhya Undurti | Tata Institute of Social Science, India |
| Julia Vassilieva | Monash University, Australia |
| Marga Vicedo | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Andrew Winston | University of Guelph, Canada |
| Tania Zittoun | University of Neuchatel, Switzerland |
Review of General Psychology is at the moment using a software system to screen submitted content for similarity with other published content. The system compares the initial version of each submitted manuscript against a database of 40+ million scholarly documents, as well as content appearing on the open web. This allows APA to check submissions for potential overlap with material previously published in scholarly journals (e.g., lifted or republished material).
The Review of General Psychology publishes theoretical, conceptual, and methodological articles that have a range of foci, including human subjectivity, historical, theoretical, or critical studies of psychology, and global, international, or indigenous perspectives on general psychology. Articles may draw on the psychological sciences and/or the psychological humanities and may contribute to dialogues with cognate fields in the social or human sciences, including science and technology studies.
Manuscripts are normaly between 5000 to 10,000 words. Depending on the topic they they may be as long as 15,000 words in length, inclusive of references.
The co-editors are open to proposals for special issues. Please consult with co-editors before submitting manuscripts.
Manuscript Preparation
- Manuscripts should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (APA, 2019). They should be double-spaced and formatted for 8.5 x 11 paper, and be free of any comments or track changes.
- Please submit manuscripts electronically at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rgp. Authors will be asked to set up an online account in the Sage Track system, powered by ScholarOne.
- Documents should be submitted as Microsoft Word documents. They should not be converted to PDF format.
- Authors are advised to use language that is free from sexist, racist, or ethnic bias; heterosexism; bias toward people with disabilities; ageism; and other kinds of biases. Use of his/her is not recommended. Authors should use gender neutral terminology whenever appropriate.
- When submitting manuscripts, authors should be sure to remove any identifying information in the manuscript for a proper masked review. This includes removing names, professional affiliations, and references to specific geographic locations. In addition, authors should remove any reference to institutional affiliations. For example, the specific name of the institution granting IRB approval, or the name of a collaborating agency where data were collected, should not appear in the submission. Authors should also remove any citations, along with the corresponding references, to manuscripts that have not yet been published (i.e., “in press” or “under review”). Submitting authors can enter a placeholder (e.g., “Citation removed for masked peer review, in press”) for these citations. However, no placeholder should be included in the references. Authors do not need to remove citations or references for articles they have authored that have already been published. Authors should ensure that there is no other context provided in the paper that could help the reader identify who they are.
- Please be sure to enter all manuscript authors and institutions, including student authors and their institutions, when submitting through ScholarOne.
English Language Editing
Information on Sage Publishing's editing, translating, and formatting services can be found here. We encourage authors whose first language is not English to seek the services of editors whose native language is English for a review of their manuscript before submission. In some cases, the co-editors may be able to direct authors to such editors after submission and initial review. We do welcome perspectives and manuscripts from authors from around the globe and from diverse intellectual and theoretical traditions.