''The Psychologist-Manager Journal'' (print , online ) was a quarterly

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, founded in 1997 by the

Society of Psychologists in Management The Society of Psychologists in Management (SPIM) is a professional association of psychologists who also serve in managerial or leadership positions. History and purpose The Society of Psychologists in Management was founded in 1985 in Tampa, Fl ...

. In 2022, it was renamed to the ''Psychology of Leaders and Leadership''. The journal is published by the

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. It is conceptualized as a hybrid between a journal and a professional guide to good managerial practice and directed at the practicing psychologist-manager. The journal has several areas to which manuscripts may be submitted. These areas include: * Management Principles: The Theory of Management * Live from the Firing Line: The Practice of Management * Research Tools for the Psychologist-Manager * Book Reviews and Other Submissions

Special issues

The journal has published a number of articles on the integration of

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

and

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

. Some of the special issues have been: * Clifton, D.O. (Ed.). Positive psychology and its implications for the psychologist–manager. * Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (1999) The psychologist-president. * Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) The psychologist-entrepreneur. * Koppes, L.L., & Swanberg, J. (Eds.) (2008). Work-Life effectiveness: implications for organizations.

Editors

The journal's founding editor was

Rodney L. Lowman Rodney L. Lowman (born 1949) is an American psychologist, academic administrator and entrepreneur whose major contributions have been in the areas of career assessment and counseling, ethical issues in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (I-O ...

(

Alliant International University Alliant International University, often called Alliant, is a private for-profit university with its main campus in San Diego and other campuses in California. It offers programs in six California campuses – in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Ang ...

), who edited the journal from 1997 to 2003. He was succeeded by Rosemary Hays-Thomas ( University of West Florida), who served through 2007. The current editors are Elizabeth L. Blickensderfer, PhD and Elizabeth H. Lazzara, PhD.https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/mgr

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts and within EBSCO databases.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Psychologist-Manager Journal Academic journals established in 1997 Organizational psychology journals Business and management journals American Psychological Association academic journals