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CALL FOR PAPERS: Behavioral Science & Policy, Submissions due by 15 July

  • 1.  CALL FOR PAPERS: Behavioral Science & Policy, Submissions due by 15 July

    Posted 05-07-2014 11:39

     




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    Call for papers

     

    The Behavioral Science & Policy Association (BSPA) invites submissions for its inaugural issue of Behavioral Science & Policy (BSP), a new international peer-reviewed quarterly journal, co-published with Brookings Institution Press. BSP features short, accessible articles describing actionable advice for policy makers and practitioners that is firmly grounded in the empirical scientific study of individual, group, and organizational behavior. Submissions will undergo a dual review process involving discipline-focused editors to assess scientific rigor and policy-focused editors to assess practicality. Articles recommended for publication will also receive feedback from professional writing editors to enhance their appeal to a broad audience of behavioral scientists, policy makers, practitioners, and educated lay readers. Published articles will be available open-access online until compiled into print editions, and promoted by BSPA and Brookings Institution via press releases, briefings, and other media. BSP is not limited to a particular point of view or political ideology.

     

    Editorial Board

     

    Editors:

    Craig R. Fox (UCLA)

    Sim B. Sitkin (Duke University)

     

    Advisory Board:

    David Brooks (New York Times)

    John Seely Brown (Deloitte)

    Robert Cialdini (Arizona State University)

    Daniel Kahneman (Princeton University)

    James March (Stanford University)

    Jeffrey Pfeffer (Stanford University)

    Denise Rousseau (Carnegie Mellon University)

    Paul Slovic (University of Oregon)

    Cass Sunstein (Harvard University)

    Richard Thaler (University of Chicago)

     

    Senior Policy Editor:

    Carol Graham (Brookings Institution)

     

    Senior Disciplinary Editors:

    Behavioral Economics

    Dean Karlan (Yale University)

    Cognitive & Brain Science

    Henry L. Roediger III (Washington University)

    Decision Science  

    Eric J. Johnson (Columbia University)

    Organizational Science

    Adam M. Grant (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
    Michael L.     Tushman (Harvard University)

    Social Psychology 

    Wendy Wood (USC)

    Sociology

    Peter S. Bearman (Columbia University)
    Karen S. Cook     (Stanford University)

     

    For a complete listing of the editorial board, see BSP Editorial Board.

     

    Accepting submissions for first Spotlight Topic on Pre-K Education

     

    In addition to regular articles, each issue of BSP will feature one or two Spotlight Topics that include a cluster of articles on a particular area of current interest. We are now accepting submissions for a spotlight on pre-K Education including:

     

     

    • Studies on the effectiveness  of different kinds of Early Care and Education (ECE) interventions
    • Studies on the degree of benefits to be expected for different sorts of children and/or in different environments
    • Proposals for experiments to be conducted exploring the relative helpfulness of various ECE elements
    • Issues of scalability and funding

     

    To receive full consideration for the pre-K spotlight, please submit your article by July 15, 2014.

     

     

     

     

    Article Formats

    Proposals, Findings, Reviews

     

    Articles in BSP generally take the form of Proposals, Findings, or Reviews.

    • Proposals (<2500 words) specify scientifically grounded policy proposals and provide supporting evidence including concise reports of relevant studies. This category is most appropriate for describing new policy implications of previously published work or a novel policy recommendation that is supported by previously published studies.
    • Findings (<4000 words) report on results of new studies and/or substantially new analysis of previously reported data sets (including formal meta-analysis) and the policy implications of the research findings. This category is most appropriate for presenting new evidence that supports a particular policy recommendation. The additional length of this format is designed to accommodate a fuller account of methods, results, and/or analysis of studies that have not been previously reported elsewhere (though some finer details may be relegated to supplementary online materials). 
    • Reviews (<5000 words) survey and synthesize the key findings and policy implications of research in a specific disciplinary area or on a specific policy topic. This could take the form of describing a general-purpose behavioral tool for policy makers or a set of behaviorally grounded insights for addressing a particular policy challenge.

     

     

     

    BSPA Membership

    The first issue of Behavioral Science & Policy will appear in Winter 2015.

     

    The Behavioral Science & Policy Association is a new membership organization dedicated to fostering greater application of rigorous empirical behavioral science to actionable policy and practice. Please visit the BSPA website for information on Membership and for instructions for authors submitting to BSP.

     

     

    Submit Your Manuscript

    July 15, 2014 Deadline

     

    To receive full consideration for publication in the inaugural issue of Behavioral Science & Policy, please  submit your manuscript by July 15, 2014. Submissions are processed through eJournal Press:  http://bsp.msubmit.net

     

    Questions can be addressed to

    BSP's Managing Editor, Kaye de Kruif, at 

    kaye@behavioralpolicy.org or to editors Craig Fox (Fox@behavioralpolicy.org) or Sim Sitkin (Sitkin@behavioralpolicy.org)

     

     

     

    Contact:

    Kaye de Kruif, Managing Editor

    Behavioral Science & Policy


     

         

     

     

     

     

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