Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied 2013, Vol. 19, No. 4, 285–286

© 2013 American Psychological Association 1076-898X/13/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/a0035382

Introduction to December 2013 Issue Wendy A. Rogers

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Georgia Institute of Technology

On January 1, 2007 I began my role as incoming Editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. I eagerly waited for the first submission to arrive—it came in on January 9 and the process began. As I now publish the final issue of my term, I would like to acknowledge the assistance I received over the years. The learning curve was steep and I benefited tremendously from a wonderful support team. When I began, the journal did not have a single associate editor (AE)—it was on the cusp of the number of submissions that APA required for the addition of an AE. The submission rate increased throughout that first year, and in August of 2007 Frank Durso was selected as the first AE. Dan Morrow joined us in May, 2009 and Penny Sanderson in January, 2012. Together, we worked to encourage the growth of the journal as illustrated in Figure 1. It is important to note that we also maintained the high standards of quality as illustrated by the rejection rates shown in Figure 2. Dan and Frank also coedited an excellent special issue on Cognitive Factors in Health Care that was published in September, 2011. APA supported the growth of the journal through providing support for these AEs. In addition, the APA Publications Office maintained the journal portal and provided excellent Manuscript Coordinators over the years. I am very grateful for their highly effective support and the pleasant interactions I had with all of them. Michele Callaghan helped me to get started and Sharon Ramos has provided valuable support at the end. In between, Jessica Karp, Christine Jamieson, and Sara Young kept us on track. The Consulting Editors, ad hoc reviewers, and student reviewers have been wonderful to work with. One of the pleasures of serving as Editor has been the wide range of people I have been able to interact with all over the world. I was continually impressed by the care that people put into their reviews and the support they provided to authors. This is a volunteer activity that is critical to the success of the peer-review process, and we have an impressive community of individuals contributing. Mostly, thank you to the scientists conducting outstanding research that advances both science and practice. The editorial team leads the selection process for journal awards (the APA Division 3 New Investigator Award and the APA Division 21 Raymond S. Nickerson Best Paper Award). Year after year we have been highly impressed by the quality of the papers that were published in our journal. I encourage you to continue to submit your best work to the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied— our science is important and it influences people’s lives. I am very proud to have been a part of the growth and continued success of this journal. Thank you for the opportunity and my best wishes to Neil Brewer and his team.

Correspondence concerning this introduction should be addressed to Wendy A. Rogers, School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 654 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0170. E-mail: [email protected] 285

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New Manuscripts Received

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Year Received Figure 1. Number of new manuscripts received each year since the founding of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. The current editorial term started in 2007.

100 90

Rejecon Rate

80 70 Percentage

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60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Figure 2. Rejection rate history since the founding of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. The current editorial term started in 2007.

Introduction to December 2013 issue.

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