Journal Guide

Group Analysis is a peer reviewed journal that explores the theory, practice and experience of analytical group psychotherapy. It embraces concepts derived from psychoanalytic psychology, social psychology, group dynamics, sociology and anthropology. The journal is a meeting-point for these varied disciplines, providing an international interdisciplinary forum for dialogue among practitioners, theoreticians and researchers.

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (GPIR), peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, is a scientific social psychology journal dedicated to research on social psychological processes within and between groups. It provides a forum for and is aimed at researchers and students in social psychology and related disciples. The journal is edited by Dominic Abrams and Michael A. Hogg.

Group & Organization Management (GOM), peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, publishes the work of scholars and professionals who extend management and organization theory and address the implications for practitioners. Innovation, conceptual sophistication, methodological rigor, and cutting-edge scholarship are the driving principles. From individual behavior to organizational strategy and functioning, GOM features both empirical and theoretical articles spanning various levels of analysis in organizations.

Themenschwerpunkte aus Sozialpsychologie, Psychologie, Soziologie und Erziehungswissenschaft sowie deren Umfeldern

Innovative Praxis ist auf den Input aus Wissenschaft und Forschung sowie auf die Erfahrungen und Ideen der Praktiker angewiesen. Die Zeitschrift Gruppendynamik und Organisationsberatung befasst sich mit Themen der Sozialpsychologie, Psychologie, Soziologie, Erziehungswissenschaften, Erwachsenenbildung, Arbeitsleben und Politik sowie den unterschiedlichen Bereichen der Gruppentherapie.

Gruppenprozesse finden oft in institutionellen Zusammenhängen statt. Organisationen sind in der heutigen Zeit dramatischen Veränderungen unterworfen, dass hier ein sozialwissenschaftlicher Klärungs- und Beratungsbedarf entstanden ist, der über Empfehlungen weit hinausgeht.

Wer gesellschaftliche und organisatorische Veränderungen verstehen will, wer schon heute wissen will, was die Forschung für die Lösung sozialer Probleme bereithält, für den ist Gruppendynamik und Organisation

Humor research draws upon a wide range of academic disciplines including anthropology, biology, computer science, education, family science, film studies, history, linguistics, literature, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, physiology, psychology, and sociology. At the same time, humor research often sheds light on the basic concepts, ideas, and methods of many of these disciplines.HUMOR, the official publication of the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS), was established as an international interdisciplinary forum for the publication of high-quality research papers on humor as an important and universal human faculty. The journal publishes original contributions in areas such as interdisciplinary humor research, humor theory, and humor research methodologies. Contributions take the form of empirical observational studies, theoretical discussions, presentations of research, short notes, reactions/replies to recent articles, book reviews, and letters to the editors.

Health Psychology is a scholarly journal devoted to understanding the scientific relations among psychological factors, behavior and physical health and illness. The readership is broad with respect to discipline, background, interests, and specializations.The main emphasis of the journal is on original research, including integrative theoretical review papers, meta-analyses, treatment outcome trials, and brief scientific reports. Scholarly case studies, commentaries, and letters to the editor will also be considered.Papers should have significant theoretical or practical importance for understanding relations among behavior, psychosocial factors, and physical health, as well as their application. All papers should emphasize, whenever possible, the translation of scientific findings for practice and policy.Health Psychology publishes original scholarly articles on topics such as: * Contextual factors that may contribute to disease or its prevention * Prevention * Interfaces among biological, psychosocial, social and behavioral factors in health * Assessment approaches in health * Health risk and resilience behavior * Health promotion * Child and adolescent health * Couple and family relationships in health * Lifespan approaches to health, including those related to older adults * Evaluation and dissemination of treatment approaches that target the individual, family, group, multicenter, or community level * Ethnicity, social class, gender and sexual orientation in health * Health disparities * Research methodology, measurement, and statistics in health psychology * Implications of research findings for health-related policy * Advances in health-related theory * Innovations in technology * Professional issues in health psychology, including training and supervision.

public health, community health, health psychology

Health Psychology Review (HPR) is a landmark publication the first review journal in the important and growing discipline of health psychology. This new international forum, edited by a highly respected team, provides a leading environment for review, theory, and conceptual development. HPR contributes to the advancement of the discipline of health psychology and strengthens its relationship to the field of psychology as a whole, as well as to other related academic and professional arenas. It is essential reading for those engaged in the study, teaching, and practice of health psychology, behavioral medicine, and associated areas.HPR is dedicated to theoretical and conceptual work, as well as to evaluative, integrative, meta-analytic and systematic reviews and interpretations of substantive issues in the general domain of health psychology. The journal particularly favors theory-based reviews of empirical contributions that afford integrative theoretical formulations of work in a given area of health psychology and reviews of developments that develop connections between areas of research within the general domain of health psychology as well as with other disciplines (ranging from biology to policy-oriented research domains). Papers that consider the cross-cultural and cross-national relevance and appropriateness of theories and key concepts are also welcomed. Articles focusing on methodological issues and problems of design and measurement will be considered if they make a direct and substantial contribution to theory. Brief commentaries addressing progress in specific sub-fields of health psychology, comments that apply to existing theoretical models and approaches, and discussions about previously published articles, can also be considered.Peer Review IntegrityAll research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the Content ) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether expressed or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

High Ability Studies provides a forum for scholars in a variety of disciplines associated with the development of human abilities to their highest level. It is a medium for the promotion of high ability, whether through the communication of scientific research, theory, or the exchange of practical experience and ideas. The contents of this journal are unique in reflecting concerns and recent developments in this area from childhood and across the whole life span in a variety of contexts. Far from being restricted to the traditional focus on high-level cognitive development, it also presents investigations into all other areas of human endeavour, including sport, technology, the arts, business, management and social relations. The journal is concerned with aspects of development, personality, cognition, social behaviour and cross-cultural issues in relation to high ability. Theoretical modelling and measurement techniques, as well as instructional strategies and curriculum issues, are of interest. Consequently, the journal presents material which is relevant to researchers in the field, to managers who have highly able individuals employed, to policy makers who need to find frameworks by which to make the best use of high ability in society, to mentors, coaches, teachers, counsellors and parents of highly able children. Furthermore, the contents are not restricted to the study of manifest high level achievement, but include the identification and nurturance of unexercised potential. High Ability Studies is an international refereed journal which publishes papers in English, as well as reviews of books and other relevant material. It is the official scholarly journal of the European Council for High Ability (ECHA). Peer Review: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Disclaimer for Scientific, Technical and Social Science publications: Taylor & Francis and European Council for High Ability make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 'Content') contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and European Council for High Ability and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis and European Council for High Ability.

The Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (HJB) publishes empirical articles, multiple case study reports, critical reviews of literature, conceptual articles, reports of new instruments, and scholarly notes of theoretical or methodological interest to Hispanic populations. Distinguished multidisciplinary experts offer scholarly articles on the latest behavioral research, including cultural assimilation, communication barriers, intergroup relations, employment discrimination, substance abuse, family dynamics, and poverty.