Call for Papers

Guest Editors: Melanie C. Steffens (Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany) and Kai J. Jonas (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Over the last few decades, one of the most thriving research areas in psychology has been the development and application of implicit attitude measures. Semantic and affective priming measures have been refined, and this has resulted in newer measures such as response window priming and the affect misattribution procedure. Also, specific versions of implicit association tests have been suggested, most pronounced in the form of single-category measures such as the Go/No-Go association task. The focus of this topical issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology on “Implicit Attitude Measures” is not limited to the measures listed but seeks to reach a broad view: In most studies, only one implicit measure is applied, and there are few systematic comparisons that point to fit and limits of these different tools. The aim of the topical issue is to bring together a set of papers that fill this gap. We are looking for original empirical articles that advance knowledge concerning one or several of these measures, as well as review-type articles that focus on the interpretation of a larger number of studies concerning the measures’ weaknesses and virtues, preferably in the form of meta-analyses.

The topical issue invites submissions of empirical and theoretical papers dedicated to implicit attitude measures. We invite scholars to submit contributions electronically to: Melanie Steffens ([email protected]).

For additional information, please contact: Melanie Steffens ([email protected]) or Kai J. Jonas ([email protected]).

There is a two-stage submissions process. Initially, authors are requested to submit only abstracts of their proposed papers. Authors requested to submit full papers should then do so. All papers will undergo full peer review.

Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 28, 2009.

Deadline for submission of full papers is May 30, 2009.

The journal seeks to maintain a short turnaround time, with the final version of the accepted papers being due by August 15, 2009. The topical issue will be published as issue 1 (2010).

The Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology was founded in 1890 and is the second oldest psychology journal in the world. One of the founding editors was Herrmann Ebbinghaus. Since 2007, it is published in English and is devoted to publishing topical issues that provide state-of-the-art reviews of current research in psychology.

Guidelines for article preparation:

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  Only English-language submissions can be considered.
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  Contributions must be original (not published previously or currently under review for publication elsewhere).
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  Regular articles should not exceed 45,000 characters and spaces in length, including references, figures, and tables (allowances for figures and tables should be deducted on the basis of size – approximately 1,250 characters for a quarter-page figure/table).
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  Other submission formats (research summaries, opinion pieces, etc) may be considered, please contact the Editors for details.
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  Reference citations in the text and in the reference list should be in accordance with the principles set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) – see also any recent issue of the journal.
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  Submissions should be typeset in a standard font such as Times/Times New Roman 12 pt, with a margin of 3 cm.
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  Illustrations and tables must be submitted on a separate page.

For detailed author guidelines, please see the journal’s website at www.hhpub.com/journals/zfp/

Guest Editors: Herta Flor and Michèle Wessa (Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuro- science, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim)

In the last decade, theories on the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have highlighted the important role of changes in the trauma memory, in that traumatic memories seem to be qualitatively different from other, nontraumatic memories. Deficits in trauma memory have been postulated but not always demonstrated. Some recent research suggests that alterations of traumatic memories go along with neurobiological changes and that these changes in patients with PTSD also affect general memory functions. In addition, empirical research on learning processes in PTSD patients, such as cue and context conditioning as well as extinction memory has advanced the theoretical understanding of the development and maintenance of PTSD as well as therapeutic strategies. In that regard, pharmacological interventions (e.g., cognitive enhancers) that influence extinction memory have been suggested to be a fruitful route to explore in PTSD therapy. In addition to PTSD, other consequences of traumatic experiences such as amnesia and personality disorders have been investigated from both a neurobiological and a psychological perspective.

The purpose of this topical issue of Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology is to link basic neurobiological, experimental, behavioral, and interventional research dealing with traumatic memories or general memory in trauma survivors. We therefore invite the submission of abstracts on empirical and theoretical papers dedicated to trauma and memory, emphasizing the following issues:

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  Alterations of memory function by traumatic experiences
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  Functional neural correlates of traumatic memories (fMRI, MEG, EEG, PET studies)
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  Trauma memory and anatomical brain changes
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  Neuroendocrinology and trauma memory
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  Conditioning and extinction memory in PTSD
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  Organization of traumatic memories
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  Therapeutic effects on trauma memory
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  Influence of trauma experience on memory
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  Assessment of trauma memory and it potential alteration

We invite scholars from various disciplines such as clinical, biological or cognitive psychology, medicine, and neuroscience to submit their abstracts of potential papers electronically to:

Herta Flor ([email protected]) or Michèle Wessa ([email protected])

For additional information, please contact either of the guest editors.

There is a two-stage submissions process. Initially, authors are requested to submit only abstracts of their proposed papers. Authors requested to submit full papers should then do so. All papers will undergo full peer review.

Deadline for submission of abstracts is April 15, 2009.

Deadline for submission of full papers is August 15, 2009.

The journal seeks to maintain a short turnaround time, with the final version of the accepted papers being due by November 15, 2009. The topical issue will be published as issue 2 (2010).

The Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology was founded in 1890 and is the second oldest psychology journal in the world. One of the founding editors was Herrmann Ebbinghaus. Since 2007, it is published in English and is devoted to publishing topical issues that provide state-of-the-art reviews of current research in psychology.

Guidelines for article preparation:

• –
  Only English-language submissions can be considered.
• –
  Contributions must be original (not published previously or currently under review for publication elsewhere).
• –
  Regular articles should not exceed 45,000 characters and spaces in length, including references, figures, and tables (allowances for figures and tables should be deducted on the basis of size – approximately 1,250 characters for a quarter-page figure/table).
• –
  Other submission formats (research summaries, opinion pieces, etc.) may be considered, please contact the Editors for details.
• –
  Reference citations in the text and in the reference list should be in accordance with the principles set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) – see also any recent issue of the journal.
• –
  Submissions should be typeset in a standard font such as Times/Times New Roman 12 pt, with a margin of 3 cm.
• –
  Illustrations and tables must be submitted on a separate page.

For detailed author guidelines, please see the journal’s website at www.hhpub.com/journals/zfp/