Calls for Papers

Below, we feature different calls for papers regarding Theme Bundles or Controversy Exchanges to be published in Personality Science (PS). This page will be continually updated.



Theme Bundle: Rewarding Research Quality in Personality Science

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Background
In their target article (accessible here), Leising et al. outline ten steps that, in their eyes, can improve personality science. The first five steps focus on fostering consensus regarding (1) research goals, (2) terminology, (3) measurement practices, (4) data handling, and (5) the current state of theory and evidence. The other five steps focus on improving the credibility of empirical research through (6) formal modeling, (7) mandatory pre-registration for confirmatory claims, (8) replication as a routine practice, (9) planning for informative studies (e.g., in terms of statistical power), and (10) making data, analysis scripts, and materials openly available. The authors argue that the current, quantity-based incentive structures in academia stand in the way of implementing many of their outlined practices, which results in a research literature with sometimes questionable utility and/or integrity. As a solution, they propose a quality-based reward scheme that explicitly weights published re-search by its Good Science merits. Essentially, they argue that (personality) scientists should be rewarded primarily by the quality of their work.

Editors
● Mario Gollwitzer (Guest Editor; mario.gollwitzer[at]psy.lmu.de)
● John Rauthmann (Editor-in-Chief; personality.science.journal[at]gmail.com)
Comments
Comments can focus on any aspect of the target article (e.g., on the bigger picture, specific steps, implications of the steps, limitations of applying certain steps, additional steps to consider, etc.). A comment can be supportive, critical, or mixed regarding the agreement or endorsement of the target article’s ideas. In any case, it should be concise, constructive, and focused. The abstract should be limited to max. 150 words, and the main text should be no more than 1,000 words, with 10 references, 1 table, and 1 figure as a maximum.
Timeline
Please send your comment as a simple Word file to personality.science.journal[at]gmail.com no later than August 31, 2021. Comments will not undergo external peer-review but will be reviewed and edited by Mario Gollwitzer and John Rauthmann. This includes the possibility of declining comments for publication. Once a comment is accepted, it will need to be formally submitted to the journal’s submission system (more information will follow at that point to the authors).

Further Information
See the full call here.

Date Posted:
July 9, 2021

Theme Bundle: Intranational Variation in Personality

Background
A dynamic and fast-growing literature is accumulating evidence for intranational (i.e., within-country) geographic variation in diverse aspects of personality. Previous studies have demonstrated meaningful intranational variations in personality for various countries that were related to a host of important macro- and micro-level outcomes. This Theme Bundle seeks to bring together a broad array of researchers, samples, and methodologies to expand the growing field of intranational personality differences. Empirical, conceptual/theoretical, and methodological papers are welcome that address focal research questions on intranational personality differences, including but not limited to (1) previously hidden intranational personality differences, (2) antecedents and consequences of intranational personality differences, and (3) methodological advances.

Guest Editors
● Friedrich M. Götz (University of Cambridge; fmg33[at]cam.ac.uk)
● Tobias Ebert (University of Mannheim & University of Marburg; tobias.ebert[at]uni-mannheim.de)

Timeline
● Until February 28, 2021: Submission of proposals to Götz and Ebert
● By March 15, 2021: Notification of whether full articles are invited
● By August 15, 2021: Full article submissions due
● By December 2021: Final decisions
● Early 2022: Publication of the Theme Bundle

Further Information
See the full call here.

Date Posted:
January 25, 2021