期刊名称：GROUP DYNAMICS-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice publishes original empirical articles, theoretical analyses, literature reviews, and brief reports dealing with basic and applied topics in the field of group research and application.
The editors construe the phrase group dynamics in the broadest sense—the scientific study of all aspects of groups—and publish work by investigators in such fields as psychology, psychiatry, sociology, education, communication, and business.
The journal publishes articles examining groups in a range of contexts, including ad hoc groups in experimental settings, therapy groups, naturally forming friendship groups and cliques, organizational units, self-help groups, and learning groups.
Theoretically driven empirical studies of hypotheses that have implications for understanding and improving groups in organizational, educational, and therapeutic settings are particularly encouraged.
Instructions to Authors
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice publishes original empirical articles, theoretical analyses, literature reviews, and brief reports dealing with basic and applied topics in the field of group research and application. We construe the phrase group dynamics in the broadest sense¡ªthe scientific study of all aspects of groups¡ªand publish work by investigators in such fields as psychology, psychiatry, sociology, education, communication, and business.
The journal publishes articles examining groups in a range of contexts, including ad hoc groups in experimental settings, therapy groups, naturally forming friendship groups and cliques, organizational units, self-help groups, and learning groups. Theoretically driven empirical studies of hypotheses that have implications for understanding and improving groups in organizational, educational, and therapeutic settings are particularly encouraged.
Group Dynamics is the forum for empirical research on all aspects of groups, and so primarily publishes data-based papers that test hypotheses about groups. Theory papers and literature reviews will be published, provided they meet the standards set by such journals as Psychological Review and Psychological Bulletin.
Other types of papers, such as manuscripts that describe innovations and applications in group contexts that do not include evaluative data pertaining to the effectiveness of the intervention, will be reviewed for publication, but such papers should be submitted in the form of brief reports. All papers to be accepted for publication must make a definitive contribution to theory, research, or practice.
Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Manuscripts may be copyedited for bias-free language (see chap. 2 of the Publication Manual). Formatting instructions (all copy must be double-spaced) and instructions on the preparation of tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts appear in the Manual. See APA's Checklist for Manuscript Submission.
All manuscripts must include an abstract containing a maximum of 180 words typed on a separate page. After the abstract, please supply up to five keywords or brief phrases.
References should be listed in alphabetical order. Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the References. Basic formats are as follows:
Thompson, L. F., & Coovert, M. D. (2003). Team-work online: The effects of computer conferencing on perceived confusion, satisfaction, and postdiscussion accuracy. Group Dynamics, 7, 135¨C151.
Levin, K. (1948). Resolving social conflicts: Selected papers on group dynamics. Oxford, England: Harper.
Turner, J. C. (1999). Some current issues in research on social identity and self-categorization theories. In N. Ellemers, R. Spears, & B. Doosje (Eds.), Social identity: Context, commitment, content (pp. 6¨C34). Oxford, England: Blackwell.
Graphics files are welcome if supplied as Tiff, EPS, or PowerPoint. The minimum line weight for line art is 0.5 point for optimal printing. When possible, please place symbol legends below the figure image instead of to the side. Original color figures can be printed in color at the editor's and publisher's discretion provided the author agrees to pay $255 for one figure, $425 for two figures, $575 for three figures, $675 for four figures, and $55 for each additional figure.
Manuscripts that do not conform to the Publication Manual's standards will be returned unreviewed to authors.
The Journal publishes brief reports, such as single-experiment studies that do not require extensive theoretical introduction, case studies, reports of therapeutic innovations, and theoretical commentaries about specific issues. When possible, qualitative or quantitative evidence of the impact and effectiveness of therapeutic techniques should be included in reports of such interventions. Brief reports must conform to the Publication Manual standards, but the manuscript itself cannot exceed 18 pages, including references, tables, and figures. Unsolicited book reviews will not be accepted.
Masked reviews are optional, and authors who wish such reviews must request them when submitting their work. They must also prepare their manuscript so that they cannot be identified: A separate title page with authors' names and affiliations must be provided, and any identifying footnotes or self-citations should be removed.
Authors are required to obtain and provide to the editor on final acceptance all necessary permissions to reproduce in print and electronic form any copyrighted work, including, for example, test materials (or portions thereof) and photographs of people.
APA policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications. APA's policy regarding posting articles on the Internet may be found at Posting Articles on the Internet.
In addition, it is a violation of APA Ethical Principles to publish "as original data, data that have been previously published" (Standard 8.13). As this journal is a primary journal that publishes original material only, APA policy prohibits as well publication of any manuscript that has already been published in whole or substantial part elsewhere. Authors have an obligation to consult the editor concerning prior publication of any data upon which their article depends.
In addition, APA Ethical Principles specify that "after research results are published, psychologists do not withhold the data on which their conclusions are based from other competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through reanalysis and who intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release" (Standard 8.14). APA expects authors submitting to this journal to adhere to these standards. Specifically, authors of manuscripts submitted to APA journals are expected to have available their data throughout the editorial review process and for at least 5 years after the date of publication.
Authors are required to state in writing that they have complied with APA ethical standards in the treatment of their sample, human or animal, or to describe the details of treatment. A copy of the APA Ethical Principles may be obtained from the APA Ethics Office web site or by writing the APA Ethics Office, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
APA requires authors to reveal any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research (e.g., financial interests in a test or procedure, funding by pharmaceutical companies for drug research). Authors of accepted manuscripts will be required to transfer copyright to APA.
The Editor and Associate Editors, in consultation with members of the Journal's Editorial Review Board and ad hoc reviewers, will determine which manuscripts are accepted for publication in the journal. The primary criterion for acceptance will be the work's impact on understanding groups.
The introduction should be theoretically coherent and compelling, and any relevant literatures should be reviewed. The methods and measures used should be appropriate, the findings should be interpretable and statistically meaningful, and conclusions drawn should be suitable ones given the results obtained.
Authors of manuscripts examining basic theory and research should identify implications of their work for more applied areas, and authors of manuscripts dealing with more applied topics should draw conclusions that are relevant to basic research and theory.
When possible, manuscripts dealing with applied topics will be critiqued by a basic researcher, and basic research studies will be reviewed by a practitioner. In some cases these critiques will be published with the original article.
Editorial Board
Craig D. Parks
Washington State University
Eric C. Chen
Fordham University
Janice R. Kelly
Purdue University
Zipora Shechtman
University of Haifa
D. Craig Anderson
Randolph-Macon College
Holly Arrow
University of Oregon
Michael R. Baumann
University of Texas at San Antonio
Bryan L. Bonner
University of Utah
M. Nicole Coleman
University of Houston
David E. Conroy
Penn State University
Robert K. Conyne
Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati
Traci Craig
University of Idaho
Janice DeLucia-Waack
University at Buffalo, SUNY
Dennis Devine
Indiana University¨CPurdue University at Indianapolis
Deborah L. Feltz
Michigan State University
Donelson R. Forsyth
University of Richmond
Matthew J. Grawitch
Saint Louis University
Robert Grove
University of Western Australia
Nathan B. Hansen
Yale University
Verlin B. Hinsz
North Dakota State University
Arthur Horne
University of Georgia
Jay W. Jackson
Indiana University¨CPurdue University at Fort Wayne
Jeff Joireman
Washington State University
Anthony Joyce
University of Alberta
Cynthia R. Kalodner
Towson University
Steven J. Karau
Southern Illinois University
Norbert L. Kerr
Michigan State University
Dennis M. Kivlighan Jr.
University of Maryland
James R. Larson Jr.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Patrick R. Laughlin
University of Illinois
Glenn Littlepage
Middle Tennessee State University
David K. Marcus
University of Southern Mississippi
Rayna D. Markin
Villanova University
Cheri L. Marmarosh
George Washington University
Matthew P. Martens
University at Albany, State University of New York
Richard L. Moreland
University of Pittsburgh
Karen D. Multon
University of Kansas
Bernard Nijstad
University of Amsterdam
John S. Ogrodniczuk
University of British Columbia
Amy L. Reynolds
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ronald E. Riggio
Claremont McKenna College
Maria T. Riva
University of Denver
Lawrence J. Sanna
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan G. Straus
RAND
Giorgio A. Tasca
University of Ottawa
R. Scott Tindale
Loyola University of Chicago
Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Free University Amsterdam
Editor's Office's emal address : parkscd@wsu.edu
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