Editorial Team

Editorial Team 2020/2021

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is glad to introduce the new Editorial Board for the mandate 2020/2021:

Editor-in-Chief:

Leonhard Volz

Senior Editor:

Patrick Smela

Editors:

Anna Köstler, Mary-Ann Kubre, Ana Lubej, Leonhard Schramm, Ceren Yüksek, Ece Yüksel

If you are not familiar with JEPS: we are an open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal for psychology students worldwide and is run by highly motivated European psychology students since 2009. Submissions are welcome at any time of the year - so if you currently finished your thesis or another research project, consider submitting it to JEPS! 

We look forward to your submissions!

Posted on 26 May 2020

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Editorial Team

Editorial Team 2019/2020

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is happy to introduce its new Editorial Team for the mandate 2019/2020:

Editor-in-Chief: Eva Štrukelj
Editors: Darren Biggar, Eda Kir, Bojan Nys, Maximilian Primbs, María José Quintero, Patrick Smela, Leonhard Volz

The Editorial Team constituted itself at the 33rd EFPSA Congress in Grenaa, Denmark from 7th to 14th of April, 2019.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions!

Posted on 14 Apr 2019

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Announcements

JEPS welcomes new Associate Editors

Welcome to our new Associate Editors: Peter Edelsbrunner (ETH Zürich, Switzerland), Sebastian Trautmann (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany), David Mehler (Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, UK), Thomas Faulkenberry (Tarleton State University, USA), Franziska Ehrke (University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany), and Katharina Brecht (University of Cambridge, UK).

We wish them an enjoyable and rewarding experience with JEPS.

Posted on 13 Jan 2017

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Announcements

The Journal of European Psychology Students is now inviting Registered Reports for submission

The JEPS team is very excited to announce the launch of Registered Reports! Registered Reports are a new type of research article in which the editorial decision is based on peer review that takes place before data collection. The review process is thereby divided into two stages: in the first stage, the research question and methodology is evaluated, while the data is yet to be collected. The peer review of the proposed study thus only focuses on the merit of the proposed study and the adequacy of its methodology. In case of an “in-principle acceptance”, authors are guaranteed to get their final manuscript published once the data is collected - irrespective of their findings.

With this change, we hope to introduce the next generation of psychologists to progressive publishing models and good scientific practice and to help improve student research.

Posted on 04 Apr 2016

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Announcements

Manual for Authors

Need some guidenance on how to publish your research? Consult our Manual for Authors to learn about the review process, technical details you have to consider, and tips and tricks on scientific writing and formatting.

Posted on 11 Aug 2015

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Announcements

New JEPS Editorial Team

After coming together at the 29th EFPSA Congress in Srni, Czech Republic, JEPS is happy to introduce it's new Editorial Team for the mandate 2015/16

Posted on 11 May 2015

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JEPS Bulletin

New Interview Series in the JEPS Bulletin

The JEPS Bulletin has launched an interview series with leading scientists in the field of Psychology, asking them about their research experiences, career paths, challenges and advice for students!

The first interview is with Prof. Daniel Gilbert from Harvard University. What was the biggest challenge in his career? What is he looking for in student working under his supervision? Find out at the JEPS Bulletin.

Posted on 08 Oct 2014

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JEPS Bulletin

"Writefull” Can Help Your Academic Writing!

Check out the new JEPS Bulletin post and learn about ways to improve your academic writing.

All JEPS Bulletin posts can be found here.

Posted on 16 Apr 2014

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JEPS Bulletin

Collaborating With Researchers in Other Fields

As a psychology student one can strike great collaborations with people from different fields and academic backgrounds. Along with ideas about how much interdisciplinary work psychologists can do, the latest JEPS Bulletin article outlines some difficulties that can be experienced, as well as some strengths psychology students have.

The full post can be found here.

Posted on 17 Jan 2014

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Call for Papers

Call for Papers 2014

JEPS invites all psychology students to submit their research articles and literature reviews from all fields of psychology and related disciplines for the 5th issue.

The submission deadline is January 31st, 2014.

To submit an article, or view our author guidelines, please click here.

Posted on 06 Dec 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

Bias in Conducting Research: Guidelines for young researchers regarding gender differences

What are the gender bias a researcher should be aware of? This and more in today's JEPS Bulletin article about the cognitive biases an experimenter is vulnerable to when conducting research.

Posted on 04 Dec 2013

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Announcements

The JEPS Editorial Team meets for a working-week in Ireland

As a service provided by the European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations (EFPSA), the Editorial Team came together at EFPSA's biannual meeting at end of October in Ballintoy, Northern Ireland. This meeting was extremely productive as it enabled all members of JEPS to work face-to-face and to plan ahead for the next half of the mandate.

In this process, we revised our guidelines for Authors, Associate Editors and Reviewers, in order to conform to our high scientific standards and to promote good scientific practice (e.g., publish replication studies and null-results, make data/code available, etc.). To raise the awareness about JEPS amongst European psychology students and academics, we prepared several marketing initiatives for the next half year.

With the implementation of these changes and several promotion activities ahead, we are looking forward to a successful second half of the mandate, in which we further increase both our scientific level and the popularity of JEPS.

 

from left to right, back row: Pedro, Katharina, Sarah, Luka
from left to right, front row: Ezra, João, Jonas
Unfortunately Etien Benov, JEPS Bulletin Editor, could not be present at the meeting in Northern Ireland for professional reasons.

Posted on 02 Dec 2013

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Announcements

First Work in Progress Special Edition

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is proud to announce that the First Work in Progress Special Edition, in collaboration with the Junior Researcher Programme (JRP), has been published. This issue contains the manuscripts of six groups of students who have attended the European Summer School (ESS) in 2012 and spent the last 13 months conducting their own study on the topic “The Biased Brain: Research in Decision Making”, thereby connecting different universities and countries in Europe. Congratulations on this milestone achievement!

Posted on 15 Sep 2013

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Partnership with Ubiquity Press

It is the Editorial Team's pleasure to inform you that we have entered a partnership with Ubiquity Press, an open-access publisher of peer-reviewed, academic journals, based in the UK. This will be greatly beneficial to the journal’s visibility and dissemination among psychology students and to the broader scope of the scientific community. Our partnership is to begin on September 1st.

As Ubiquity Press will become the publisher of JEPS, some light changes will be made to our web-presence and the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform we are currently using to process submissions. Ubiquity Press will provide JEPS with a fresh website that will enhance the sharing of information about the journal, its functioning, and its publications. The OJS will be updated, so please expect some slight readjustments, although most features should remain familiar to you. Please note that we will export existing information in our current OJS to the new version.
Although all user information will be transferred, in some cases some users might be required to reset their passwords. If this affects you, please contact the support address (support@ubiquitypress.com) or the journal address (journal@efpsa.org) and we will help you as soon as possible!

Important information to all authors (please read carefully):
If your paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) of 250€ to cover publications costs. This will ensure that the content remains fully open access and gains as wide a readership as possible, but within a low cost, sustainable journal model. This fee can normally be sourced from your funder or institution, therefore we ask that you contact the relevant body to cover the APC.

Many institutions are now making funds available to support open access publications by their staff. For example, within the United Kingdom, Research Councils UK has introduced block grants to universities and eligible research organisations to cover the cost of publication fees.

If you do not know about your institution’s policy on open access funding, please contact your departmental or faculty administrators, as funds may be available to you.

For further information, the following links may also be useful:

http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/OA_journal_fund
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/outputs.aspx

Waivers: If you do not have funds to pay such fees then we can offer a FULL WAIVER to authors whose institutions/funders will not cover the fee. We will not allow fees to prevent the publication of worthy work and encourage submissions by all.

If you should have any questions, please contact us at journal@efpsa.org !

Thank you for your continued interest in the Journal of European Psychology Students!

Warm regards,

The JEPS Editorial Team

Posted on 27 Aug 2013

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Announcements

4th Issue Published

The Editorial Board of JEPS is proud to announce that the 4th issue has been published today! This issue is comprised of 4 empirical articles and 4 literature reviews with the subjects ranging from patterns of ageism to moral reasoning and optogenetics.

Congratulations to all authors for their great research and work!

Make sure to check it out here.

Posted on 06 Aug 2013

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JEPS Bulletin: Call for Contributors

The Journal of European Psychology Students is issuing a Call for Contributors for its blog, the JEPS Bulletin. The Bulletin blogs about academic writing, scientific publishing, and essential research skills in the field of psychology.

If you have critical research-related topics to post about that can no longer be hidden from the academic world, or if you have a topic that you think fits into the focus of the JEPS Bulletin, we encourage you to become a JEPS Bulletin Contributor. We also have a large amount of suggested topics you can choose from!

For more information, please click here.

We are very much looking forward to receiving your posts! 

The JEPS Editorial Team

Posted on 29 Jul 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

Why meta-analysis? A guide through basic steps and common biases

The JEPS Bulletin has a fresh new article on meta-analysis - what it is, how it is done and why does it all matter! Be sure to check it out and have a sunny summer!

Posted on 24 Jul 2013

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Announcements

Call for Papers

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is an online peer-reviewed journal by the European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations (EFPSA). JEPS provides the unique opportunity for students to publish their work in an international scientific journal.

JEPS invites psychology students to submit their research articles and literature reviews from all fields of psychology. Publishing an article provides valuable lessons in scientific writing and publishing; having such an experience as a student creates great advantages for pursuing any scientific career.

The submission deadline for the next issue is: 30th September 2013.

For more information, check the following document here.

Posted on 30 Jun 2013

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Call for Associate Editors

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is recruiting Associate Editors in the following fields:

a. Social Psychology
b. Clinical Psychology
c. Cognitive Neuroscience

Requirements
1. Presently pursuing a PhD degree in Psychology
2. Proficiency in English
3. Experience in publishing

Advantages
1. Experience in reviewing scientific texts

To apply for the position of Associate Editor in JEPS, please send your CV and a cover letter to journal@efpsa.org no later than July 31st 2013 at 23:59 CET.

Thank you for relaying this information to potentially interested candidates.

For more information here is the official document with all the relevant tasks and responsabilities of Associate Editors.

The JEPS Editorial Team

Posted on 23 Jun 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

On the Importance of Behavioural Resarch

How can philosophy of science be of use to the average researcher and how is this related to behavior and cognition? Find out more about these topics in today's JEPS Bulletin!

Posted on 15 Jun 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

How to Design Effective Figures for Journal Articles

Graphics and figures we design are the first thing editors and other readers look at when browsing through our paper. Hence, it is prominent to be efficient in conveying complex information so the included data would be more concise and clear than the descriptive text itself. If you do it right, not only your chances for publication will increase, but it will as well help your audience to understand your ideas, objectives and results in a better way. So, in short, keep them interested. Want to know how to do it? I bet that the answer is yes. So, follow me!

Posted on 08 Jun 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

The rise of visual media and its role in research

The rise of visual media and its role in research is the subject of today’s Bulletin post. Find out more about the next frontier for communication in qualitative research and how a researcher can make use of these innovative visual mediums to improve his work with today’s JEPS Bulletin post!

Posted on 17 May 2013

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Announcements

New JEPS Editorial Team 2013/2014

The 27th EFPSA congress in Turkey is over and now it is time to announce the new JEPS team for the mandate 2013/14.

I am very happy to introduce you to (from left to right): Pedro (Editor/Webmaster), Katharina (Junior Editor), João (Junior Editor), Etien (Bulletin Editor), Sarah (Editor), Jonas (Junior Editor), Ezra (Editor-in-Chief) and Luka (Bulletin Editor, who unfortunately could not be at the congress) and want to say a big "Welcome" to all the new team members. We are delighted to have you on board guys and are looking forward to an exciting year!

Let's get to work :)

Posted on 13 May 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

The origins and purpose of scientific publications

As Winston Churchill once said: "To look into the future, one must look back and understand the past". As such, dwell into the corners of history and find out more about the historical roots of the scientific journal with today's JEPS Bulletin post!

Posted on 13 May 2013

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Call for Papers

Call for papers!

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is an online peer-reviewed journal by the European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations (EFPSA). JEPS provides the unique opportunity for students to publish their work in an international scientific journal.

JEPS invites psychology students to submit their research articles and literature reviews from all fields of psychology. Publishing an article provides valuable lessons in scientific writing and publishing; having such an experience as a student creates great advantages for pursuing any scientific career.

The submission deadline for the next issue is: 30^th April 2013

 

The manuscripts should be submitted electronically using the journal's submission portal at http://journal.efpsa.org, where all submission guidelines and information regarding the format and structure of the papers can also be found. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. After being evaluated by Associate Editors of the respective field of psychology, the submitted manuscript is then reviewed by reputable scholars. From there, Associate Editors will make a decision to either accept/reject the manuscript or resend it for further revision. 

Please feel free to contact us at journal@efpsa.org with any inquiries.

Posted on 04 Apr 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

Unpaid psychology positions – A graduate’s perspective

Define "volunteer work". Now define "unpaid work". Sad but true, today's graduates of psychology face theharsh reality of having to commit to proper graduate jobs that are not paid on a full-time basis, just to achieve their dream career. The problem is, there is only a fine line that separates between providing work experience for fresh graduates and exploiting the ever-increasingly competitive graduate job market. Join Laura Rai in today's post on JEPS Bulletin, as she explores the unpaid psychology job scene in the UK and its effects on the future of psychology as a scientific discipline.

Posted on 04 Apr 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

Why are most research findings incorrect?

Remember the times when you were a little child and your parents constantly reminded you to eat all your spinach, as it contains lots of iron and therefore good for your health? From generation to generation parents believed in the power of spinach until researchers discovered that there had been mistakes in their measurement - the comma was set on the wrong spot. How was it possible for researchers not to find out about this for such a long time? It is not very rare that results are incorrect. Ionnidis has created a formula helping to detect the probability of research results being incorrect. Do you want to know how?

Sarah Honolka will tell you more in today's JEPS Bulletin post.

Posted on 03 Apr 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

How to read and get the most out of a journal article

How much time, on average, do you spend reading a typical length journal article? If your answer is less than one minute, the chances are that you have only been reading the abstract section of the article. If your answer is at least a few hours, you must have been trying to read the whole article from the title to the very last reference. The question is, are you doing it the right way?

Check out today's JEPS bulletin post to learn more!

Posted on 03 Mar 2013

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Announcements

JEPS to be featured in EBSCO

The Editorial Board of the Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS)  is proud to announce that JEPS has entered into an electronic licensing relationship with EBSCO Publishing, the world's most prolific aggregator of full text journals, magazines and other sources. The full text articles of our previous issues will be found on EBSCO Publishing's upgraded database once the collection is complete.

Posted on 23 Feb 2013

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JEPS Bulletin

My experience in publishing in an APA journal

Interested in publishing in an APA journal? Dan Gunnell   offers some great tips after publishing an article in an APA journal as a student. Check out today's JEPS bulletin post to learn more!

Posted on 15 Feb 2013

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JEPS Bulletin: Keep calm and be creative: Use mixed methods!

‎"One of the best advices I have ever received from my lecturer is that the main purpose of major projects is not to publish significant results or to deliver a groundbreaking piece of research ... it is to prepare us for the future and to make us good researchers when it counts." Now, what has this to do with using mixed methods in research? Also included - a personal Challenge from Julia Ouzia! Do you have what it takes? Check out today's post on JEPS Bulletin to find out more!

Posted on 10 Oct 2012

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Announcements

Call for Papers

Trying to find the perfect venue for publishing your student research? Perfect timing, because JEPS is issuing the Call for Papers for its 6th issue!

Begin your academic career today by sharing the results of your work with the world. The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is now accepting students' research papers and literature reviews for publishing.

Submit your manuscript before the 31st October 2012 to have it considered for the 6th issue of Journal of European Psychology Students, and prepare to receive valuable international feedback for your work.

Visit 'Publish in JEPS' for further information.

Posted on 03 Oct 2012

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JEPS Bulletin: The journey towards discovering people: Why I love qualitative research

In previous posts we have talked about the advantages of conducting qualitative research, and how different criteria are used to evaluate the standard of qualitative studies. But, have you ever wondered what it is like to conduct qualitative research? In today's post, Deirdre Walsh shares two of her research experiences of using semi-structured interviews in understanding doctors' experiences in breaking the news to patients who are newly diagnosed with cancer, as well as parents' experiences in living with their children who are diagnosed with ADHD. Check out the article to find out more!

Posted on 20 Sep 2012

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JEPS Bulletin: How to write a good title for journal articles?

Every long journey starts with a first step. Every research paper starts with a great title. How does the title of your paper reflect your research? Is it catchy and interesting? Get informed on title writing reading today’s post at the Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin.

Posted on 01 Sep 2012

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The State of Open Access in Europe - Right to Research Coalition

In today's State of Open Access in Europe at the Journal of European Psychology Students' Bulletin, Chris Noone writes about the Right to Research Coalition and how we as psychology students are contributing to advocating and raising awareness on open access. Interested? Leave us a comment and get involved!

Posted on 20 Aug 2012

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The State of Open Access in Europe – Finch Report

What's happening with open access in Europe? How does it affect the average student? Find out in our first State of Open Access post at the JEPS Bulletin, and get informed on the implications of the Finch Report because it might affect the way you access literature too!

Posted on 01 Aug 2012

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Announcements

Call for Associate Editors

JEPS is recruiting Associate Editors (AEs) for the following fields:

a.         Clinical Psychology

b.     Health Psycholog

 

Requirements

1.        At minimum, presently pursuing a PhD degree in Psychology

2.        Proficiency in English

 

Advantages

1.        Experience in publishing

2.        Experience in reviewing scientific texts

 

Tasks of the Associate Editors

The main task and responsibility of an AE is to review and oversee the review process of manuscripts (MS) (two at maximum). The tasks of this position will commence from the moment they are assigned by the JEPS Editorial Board and last until the AE makes a recommendation about the article (publish, not publish) to the JEPS Editorial Board.

 

The tasks of an AE include:

1.      Review the content of the assigned manuscript (MS).

2.      Find up to two relevant reviewers to assign the MS to: 

a.       using the established JEPS Scientific Committee;

b.      contact the JEPS Editorial Board if a reviewer is missing from the relevant field of the MS.

3.      After receiving reviews from the reviewers, merge the reviews to make a recommendation for the MS: accept, conditionally accept, reject with an invitation to resubmit or reject.

4.      When conditionally accepted, communicate with the reviewers and author during the reviewing and revision process as revision guidelines suggest. When necessary, the JEPS Editorial Board should also be included.

5.      Based on the reviewers’ recommendation, own personal opinion, and revision done by the author, make a final recommendation to the JEPS Editorial Board on publishing (whether the manuscript should be published or not).

6.      Help the JEPS Editorial Board to define and maintain the journal policy

 

 

To apply for the position of Associate Editor in JEPS, please send your CV and a cover letter together with your reviewing and research interests to journal@efpsa.org.

More information here.

DEADLINE: 10^th June 2012 23:59 CET

Posted on 26 May 2012

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Announcements

JEPS Bulletin: Is Qualitative Research Still Considered the Poor Relation?

After decades of debate, is qualitative inquiry still perceived as being of lesser value than quantitative efforts? In today's post on the Journal of European Psychology Students' Bulletin, Marie Dunnion shares her opinion on the place of qualitative research in psychology and the prospects beyond the research approach dichotomy. Watch out for Marie's post, and let us know where you stand in the qualitative-quantitative debate!

Posted on 20 May 2012

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JEPS Bulletin: Research oriented social networking?

Do you network with people who share your interest in science? In today's post, the Journal of European Psychology Students' Bulletin suggest how to expand your research oriented social network. Check it out and maybe even share your secrets how to optimize your research social network.

Posted on 10 May 2012

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Announcements

Third Issue Published

We are happy to present the much awaited third issue of the Journal of European Psychology Students - JEPS. In our thickest issue so far you can find five research articles about ultimatum games, attachment to pets, social categorization during mediation, personality and adoption of new technologies, and the attentional blink as an indicator of sexual interest. The authors of our three literature reviews take a novel approach to Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome, offer insight into the brain activity during pain relief through placebo or hypnosis, and revitalize the eternal "nature versus nurture" discussion in language.

The best first step in the world of science is publishing your work. Why not submit a paper of your own and become a published author?

Posted on 07 May 2012

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JEPS Bulletin: Podcast with Nick Shockey on Open Access

Nick Shockey, the Director of the Right to Research Coalition, talks about what Open Access is all about and what can psychology students do about it in our first podcast at the Journal of European Psychology Students' Bulletin. Check it out!

Posted on 01 May 2012

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Announcements

New JEPS Editorial Team

We are pleased to announce that the new JEPS editorial team has been elected during the last week's EFPSA Congress in Denmark. The mandate of the newly elected team will last until the EFPSA Congress 2013 in Turkey.

Our newly elected editorial team consists of eight psychology students from universities all around Europe:

Ivan Flis (Croatia) - Editor-in-Chief

Martin Vasilev (Bulgaria) - Editor 

Zorana Zupan (Serbia) - Editor

Sina Verena Scherer (Germany) - Editor

Ezra Bottequin (Switzerland) - Junior Editor

Sarah Honolka (Germany) - Junior Editor

Yee Row Liew (United Kingdom) - Bulletin Editor

Pedro Almeida (Portugal) - Web Officer

We are looking forward to developing and working in JEPS during this mandate. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Posted on 30 Apr 2012

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Announcements

Four new Associate Editors

Posted on 21 Apr 2012

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JEPS Bulletin: Tips for effective literature search

Regardless of whether you’re writing a short course paper or your thesis, you’re expected to have an overview of pretty much everything published in that particular field. The internet is vast and there are several databases and search engines to find literature.  Still, how to reach the right articles and books and to be sure not to miss out on something relevant? JEPS Bulletin on what you can do to ensure you know the most important and recent findings in your field.

Posted on 10 Apr 2012

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JEPS Bulletin: APA Style Abbreviations

A recent article summarizing 110 manuscripts submitted to the Research in the Schools journal (Onwuegbuzie, Combs, Slate, & Frels, 2010) shows that APA style deviations related to the use of abbreviations and acronyms were found in 41.82% of the manuscripts. How to avoid the mistakes? Read in the newest Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin

Posted on 10 Mar 2012

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JEPS Bulletin: In the shoes of a peer-reviewer

The other side of the academic coin: Secrets of a peer- reviewer. Julia Ouzia shares her thoughts while taking the first step into the world of academic peer-reviewing in this week's Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin.

Posted on 03 Mar 2012

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Call for Papers

What has become of the thesis you dedicated many months research for?
How about that course paper you were particularly proud of?

All hidden somewhere deep in the gray matter of your computer? Begin your academic career today by sharing the results of your work with the world. The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is now accepting students' research papers and literature reviews for publishing.

Submit your manuscript before the 30th April 2012 to have it considered for the 5th issue of Journal of European Psychology Students, and prepare to receive valuable international feedback for your work.

Visit 'Publish in JEPS' for further information.  

Posted on 03 Feb 2012

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Call for Associate Editors (voluntary position)

JEPS is recruiting Associate Editors (AEs) for the following fields:

a.         Clinical Psychology

b.        Cognitive Psychology

c.         Developmental Psychology

d.        Educational Psychology

e.         Neuropsychology

 

Requirements

1.        At minimum, presently pursuing a PhD degree in Psychology

2.        Proficiency in English

 

Advantages

1.        Experience in publishing

2.        Experience in reviewing scientific texts

 

Tasks of the Associate Editors

The main task and responsibility of an AE is to review and oversee the review process of manuscripts (MS) (two at maximum). The tasks of this position will commence from the moment they are assigned by the JEPS Editorial Board and last until the AE makes a recommendation about the article (publish, not publish) to the JEPS Editorial Board.

 

The tasks of an AE include:

1.      Review the content of the assigned manuscript (MS).

2.      Find up to two relevant reviewers to assign the MS to: 

a.       using the established JEPS Scientific Committee;

b.      contact the JEPS Editorial Board if a reviewer is missing from the relevant field of the MS.

3.      After receiving reviews from the reviewers, merge the reviews to make a recommendation for the MS: accept, conditionally accept, reject with an invitation to resubmit or reject.

4.      When conditionally accepted, communicate with the reviewers and author during the reviewing and revision process as revision guidelines suggest. When necessary, the JEPS Editorial Board should also be included.

5.      Based on the reviewers’ recommendation, own personal opinion, and revision done by the author, make a final recommendation to the JEPS Editorial Board on publishing (whether the manuscript should be published or not).

6.      Help the JEPS Editorial Board to define and maintain the journal policy

 

To apply for the position of Associate Editor in JEPS, please send your CV and a cover letter together with your reviewing and research interests to journal@efpsa.org.

More information here.

DEADLINE: 19^th February 2012 23:59 CET

Posted on 26 Jan 2012

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Announcements

JEPS Bulletin: How to format headings in APA Style?

Formatting headings to fit APA Style is difficult despite 6th edition's simplified standards. How to do it right? JEPS Bulletin explains.

Posted on 20 Dec 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: How to search for literature?

How to find the relevant articles for your research without being buried under a pile of publications? Check out the new post at the Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin.

Posted on 10 Dec 2011

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EFPSA supports the Right to Research Coalition

Writing essay, contributing in class discussions, preparing for a thesis – is high quality possible?

Posted on 04 Dec 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Research as an international project

As a new form of collaboration, international research teams are a fruitful way to do science. Nevertheless, many obstacles can pose a threat to the positive outcome of this labor. What are the obstacles and what are the rewards? Peter Edelsbrunner's post guides us through international research in psychology in this week's Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin.

Posted on 04 Dec 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Common mistakes made in APA style

What's the most difficult part of the APA style for students? Today's JEPS Bulletinidentifies the most common errors found in the manuscripts submitted to the Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) and introduces simple methods to avoid them. Learn from others' mistakes!

Posted on 20 Nov 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Who publishes the most reputable journals in psychology?

Do you know what are the highest impact psychology journals out there? Who publishes them? Ivan Flis brings the world of scientific publishing a bit closer than our usual literature search. Check out the new post at the Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin!

Posted on 10 Nov 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Lessons from a Published Fake Study

Recently a fake clinical study and its made up results managed to get published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry. Scandalous failure of the review process? What could you learn from it? Check out this week's post in Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin and Sina Scherer will reveal the mysterious truth.

Posted on 01 Nov 2011

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JEPS is now on Facebook

Join the JEPS Facebook Group to be up to date with the latest news of the Journal of European Psychology Students and the JEPS Bulletin.

Posted on 25 Oct 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Open Access Week 2011

Attend Open Access Week at the university closest to you. What is open access week in the first place? Check out the new post in the Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin and find out!

Posted on 24 Oct 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: How to spice up your presentations?

Making yet another PowerPoint presentation and thinking how it would be great to spice it up somehow? Why not trying something completely different? Check out the new Journal of European Psychology Students Bulletin post introducing Prezi, a new tool for making presentations.

Posted on 10 Oct 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Tomatoes against procrastination

The call for papers deadline for JEPS is approaching. This weeks JEPS Bulletin discloses an anti-procrastination method, that will get you to have your manuscript ready by the submission date. Are you ready for the Pomodoro Technique? Check out the JEPS Bulletin.

Posted on 10 Sep 2011

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Call for Papers

Begin Your Academic Career Today

What has become of the thesis you dedicated many months research for?
How about that course paper you were particularly proud of?

 

All hidden somewhere deep in the gray matter of your computer? Begin your academic career today by sharing the results of your work with the world. The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is now accepting students' research papers and literature reviews for publishing.

Submit your manuscript before the 30th September 2011 to have it considered for the 4th issue of Journal of European Psychology Students, and prepare to receive valuable international feedback for your work.

If you are interested and would like to know more visit 'Publish in JEPS' for further information.

 

Posted on 04 Sep 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: APA supporting open access?

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the strongest force in scientific publishing when it comes to psychology. Do they support open access to research and if the answer is no, why? Check out the newest post by the Editor of the Journal of European Psychology Students at the JEPS Bulletin and find out.

Posted on 01 Sep 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: How to critically evaluate internet-based sources?

What makes a web resources reliable enough to citate in an academic text? The Junior Editor of the Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS), Martin Vasilev introduces the criteria for reliable internet sources. Read the JEPS Bulletin!

Posted on 24 Aug 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Lost in translating?

Science exists mainly in English and for many this fact entails a bunch of translation between their mother tongue and the lingua franca. When translating your thesis from your native langue into the offical scientific language, English, how can you assure that your translation is idiometically correct? Check it out the JEPS Bulletin.

Posted on 11 Aug 2011

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Call for copyeditors and proof-readers

Posted on 02 Aug 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: How to critically evaluate the quality of a research article?

Posted on 01 Aug 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: How to write a good literature review article?

Posted on 20 Jul 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Tips to find a good research topic

Posted on 11 Jul 2011

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JEPS Bulletin: Research results in media

Research results are not always understood correctly. What are the consequences of data manipulation? Check out this weeks JEPS Bulletin post by Ivan Flis, the Editor of the Journal of European Psychology Students, and discuss it with us!

Posted on 09 Jul 2011

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Call for Papers

Posted on 01 Jul 2011

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APA Style Q&A

Posted on 23 May 2011

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New JEPS Editorial team

Posted on 16 May 2011

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Call for JEPS Editor-in-Chief and Editors!

Posted on 10 Apr 2011

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Call for Papers: Deadline for the 4th Issue

Posted on 16 Mar 2011

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on 23 Dec 2010

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Call for Associate Editors in Developmental Psychology and Personality Psychology

The Journal of European Psychology Students is recruiting Associate Editors. The call is open for the following fields of psychology only:

Developmental psychology
Personality psychology

The tasks of an Associate Editor include

1. reviewing manuscripts in their field of research;
2. combining reviews from other reviewers;
3. proposing to publish/reject manuscripts;
4. communicating with reviewers and authors.

Read more about the position here.

Deadline for applications (CV + cover letter) is 6th December 2010. Please send them to journal@efpsa.org, for any inquiries, feel free contact the same address.

Posted on 15 Nov 2010

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JEPS has launched a blog!

http://journal.efpsa.org/blog

Acknowledging the fact that psychology students would like some assistance in writing scientific texts and publishing articles, we decided to do something about it. As the editorial board of the Journal of European Psychology Students, we are cooperating with experienced authors, associate editors and reviewers and thus have an access to a great source of knowledge in the field.

The purpose of this blog is to accumulate all this knowledge and experience, and present it to the psychology students who will benefit from that when writing their manuscripts of JEPS, but as well their thesis, course works, essays and other scientific texts.

There are currently seven topics in the blog –authors'- and reviews' experiences on publishing, writing a scientific text, manuscript analysis, APA manual, publishing in scientific journals and interviews. These seven are not the final ones – we will be developing the blog continuously to make sure that with time, we would be covering all the areas of interest. Our aim is to establish a good quality medium for online knowledge and experience transfer in the field of scientific publishing. In order to achieve this aim, we welcome your contributions.

Check the blog for more information and read new posts every 1st and 15th of the month!

Posted on 15 Nov 2010

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New Associate Editors in JEPS

Posted on 14 Nov 2010

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Second Issue Published

The Journal of European Psycology Students is happy to present its new issue. Read about how to measure impairment in social functioning – a symptom so fundamental it is included in almost all diagnoses in psychopathology.  Learn the shortcomings of the Social Dominance Theory (SDT) which is used to explain the relationship between an individual and the society. Finally, the key determinants of children’s development of the theory of mind are presented.

Do you also have something you would like to share with the scientific world? Submit your manuscript in JEPS!

Posted on 03 Oct 2010

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Call for Associate Editors Extended

The Journal of European Psychology Students is recruiting Associate Editors. The call is extended for the following fields of psychology

Clinical psychology
Cognitive psychology
Developmental psychology
Neuropsychology
Personality Psychology

The tasks of an Associate Editor include

1. reviewing manuscripts in their field of research;
2. combining reviews from other reviewers;
3. proposing to publish/reject manuscripts;
4. communicating with reviewers and authors.

Read more about the position here.

Deadline for applications (CV + cover letter) is 19th September 2010. Please send them to journal@efpsa.org, for any inquiries, feel free contact the same address.

Posted on 05 Sep 2010

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Call for Associate Editors

Posted on 16 Aug 2010

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Call for Papers: Deadline for the 3rd Issue

Posted on 02 Jul 2010

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The New JEPS Team

Posted on 29 Jun 2010

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Call for New JEPS Coordinators

 

Become a member of the JEPS editorial board!
As the current mandate will end with the Congress 2010, JEPS is looking for coordinators.

There are following positions available:
Senior Coordinator - deadline for application 15th April 2010
Junior Coordinators - deadline for application 20th April 2010
Team Members - deadline for application 20th April 2010

The tasks of the positions:

Senior Coordinator:
To plan and coordinate the work of the team to publish a journal for European psychology students.

Junior Coordinator Scientific Affairs:
To coordinate the review process of the journal.

Team member Scientific Affairs:
To contribute to the review process of the journal (working together with the Junior Coordinator Scientific Affairs)

Junior Coodinator Promotion:
To have a suitable promotion strategy for JEPS and appealing promotional materials.
To increase the number to authors, reviewers and readers. Working together with the Marketing team.

Jeps Web Officer:
To take care of everything concerning JEPS online (OJS-System & homepage)

We are looking forward to your contribution to shape JEPS!

The application forms are available here. Please follow the deadlines!

For more information about the positions click here.

For additional questions feel free to contact journal@efpsa.org

 

Posted on 30 Mar 2010

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Call for papers

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is now accepting original research articles and literature reviews. 

JEPS is a peer-reviewed journal that is published online biannually. Students are welcome to submit their work any time of the year. Submission guidelines, information regarding the format and structure of the papers as well our policies can be found here. After being evaluated by associate editors of the respective field of psychology, the submitted manuscript is reviewed by reputable scholars of the relevant topic, and subsequently they will be accepted, rejected or sent back for further revision.

Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

The manuscript should be written according to APA rules. Manuscripts that do not fit in the APA standards will not be accepted for revision. You can refer to the following link for some of the APA rules:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/

Please feel free to contact us at journal@efpsa.org

Posted on 01 Dec 2009