Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
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The Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology is an academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...

 that publishes papers dealing with social behaviour in the context of community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...

 problems and strengths. The journal is international in scope
Internationalization and localization
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 and is aimed at a worldwide readership of community practitioners
Community development
Community development is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities....

 and community/social psychology profession
Profession
A profession is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain....

als and research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...

ers. The journal is published bi-monthly in English.

Aims and scope

The journal emphisizes some common concerns of community:
  • Addiction
    Substance dependence
    The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...

  • AIDS
    AIDS
    Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

  • Crime
    Crime
    Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...

  • Deviance
    Deviance
    Deviance can refer to:*Deviance *Deviance...

     and delinquency
  • Education
    Education
    Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

     and Social services
  • Families, children and care for the elderly
  • Health
    Health
    Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...

     (mental and physical)
  • Homelessness
    Homelessness
    Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...

    , deprivation
    Deprivation
    Deprivation may refer to:* Poverty* Relative deprivation* Sleep deprivation* Maternal deprivation...

     and poverty
    Poverty
    Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...

  • Organization of treatment environment
    Clinic
    A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...

    s
  • Police
    Police
    The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

     and legal process
    Legal process
    Legal process , are the proceedings in any civil lawsuit or criminal prosecution and, particularly, describes the formal notice or writ used by a court to exercise jurisdiction over a person or property...

    es in communities
  • Stress
    Stress (medicine)
    Stress is a term in psychology and biology, borrowed from physics and engineering and first used in the biological context in the 1930s, which has in more recent decades become commonly used in popular parlance...

  • Social competence
    Social competence
    Social competence is a complex, multidimensional concept consisting of social, emotional , cognitive , and behavioral skills, as well as motivational and expectancy sets needed for successful...

  • Violence
    Violence
    Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...



The journal emphasizes an interest in:
  • Innovative concepts
    Innovation
    Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...

     and interventions
    Intervention (counseling)
    An intervention is an orchestrated attempt by one, or often many, people to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem. The term intervention is most often used when the traumatic event involves addiction to drugs...

  • Evaluation
    Evaluation
    Evaluation is systematic determination of merit, worth, and significance of something or someone using criteria against a set of standards.Evaluation often is used to characterize and appraise subjects of interest in a wide range of human enterprises, including the arts, criminal justice,...

     of method
    Scientific method
    Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of...

    s and experience
    Experience
    Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of or skill in or observation of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event....

  • The promotion of well being and social justice
    Social justice
    Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...

  • Dialogue
    Dialogue
    Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people....

     between researcher
    Researcher
    A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...

    s, practitioner
    Practitioner
    A practitioner is someone who engages in an occupation, profession, religion, or way of life.Practitioner may refer to:* Medical practitioner* Justice practitioner* Solitary practitioner, in Wicca and Paganism...

    s and lay members of the community.

Readership

The Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology is published primarily to serve a readership consisting of social psychologists, clinical psychologists, social workers, administrators, community practitioners, health professionals, social scientist
Social Scientist
Social Scientist is a New Delhi based journal in social sciences and humanities published since 1972....

s and psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

s. The journal is also open and available to lay members of the community and, as stated in its aims, maintaining less formal dialog with such through its Communications and commentary sections.

Peer review

The journal uses blind peer review. Articles are initially screened by the Editor for relevance to the journal, and, if judged relevant, are subsequently passed on to an Associate Editor to manage the review process. Generally two blind reviews are sought. The journal aims to provide reviews to authors within 12 weeks of initial submission.

Subscribers are "warmly welcomed and encouraged" to review and comment on all content which includes:
  • Research papers • reports on quantitative and qualitative studies (or applications of case study methods)
  • Review articles • surveys of theoretical developments or topics of major interest
  • Innovations in practice • brief reports by practitioners which describe interesting new developments and interventions
  • Communications and commentary • informal accounts of new ideas, initiatives, or interventions in progress, and commentaries on social, legal, medical, educational or administrative developments from the community psychology perspective.
  • Book and other media reviews • attention to relevant literature that deals with topics of interest
  • Calendar of events • conferences relevant to Community & Applied Social Psychology

Editorial board

Sandra Schruijer from the Utrecht School of Governance at the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands is the Editor of the Journal. She leads a team of five Associate Editors (Ian Albery, Arjan Bos, Flora Cornish, Christopher Sonn and Esther Wiesenfeld) and a Book Review Editor (Darrin Hodgetts).

Jim Orford and Geoffrey Stephenson were the founding editors, and Geoffrey Stephenson continues his association with the journal in his role as Advisory Editor. The interdisciplinary and international editorial board of 42 members has representatives from around the world, including Australia, Chile, China, Germany, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Samoa, Spain, The UK and The USA.

Submission and subscription

The Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology is available by subscription only through Wiley InterScience, a division of John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

Submissions to the journal are made online through the ScholarOne Manuscripts website. Copyright Transfer Agreements transfer copyright to Wiley, as a condition of publication.

See also

:Category:Academic publishing

List of community topics:
  • Social psychology
    Social psychology
    Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of investigation. The terms thoughts, feelings, and behaviors include all...

  • Community psychology
    Community psychology
    Community psychology deals with the relationships of the individual to communities and the wider society. Community psychologists seek to understand the quality of life of individuals, communities, and society...


Sources

Online ISSN 1099-1298 | Print ISSN 1052-9284

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