Penrod assumes leadership of Psychology, Public Policy and Law: The journal's new editor continues its legal and psychological mix and introduces an original research twist

AbstractPolicymakers are increasingly turning to insights gained from the experimental method as a means to inform large-scale public policies. Critics view this increased usage as premature, pointing to the fact that many experimentally tested programs fail to deliver their promise at scale. Under this view, the experimental approach drives too much public policy. Yet, if policymakers could be more confident that the original research findings would be delivered at scale, even the staunchest critics would carve out a larger role for experiments to inform policy. Leveraging the economic framework of Al-Ubaydli et al. (2019), we put forward 12 simple proposals, spanning researchers, policymakers, funders and stakeholders, which together tackle the most vexing scalability threats. The framework highlights that only after we deepen our understanding of the scale-up problem will we be on solid ground to argue that scientific experiments should hold a more prominent place in the policymaker's quiver.

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Changing Communities

10.1332/policypress/9781447329312.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Marjorie Mayo

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Social Justice ◽

Social Class ◽

Case Studies ◽

Professional Practice ◽

Urban Redevelopment ◽

Original Research ◽

Community Arts ◽

Story Telling

This book brings theoretical understandings of migration and displacement (including displacement as a result of urban redevelopment programmes) together with empirical illustrations of the varying ways in which communities respond. These responses can be negative, divisive and exclusionary. But responses to migration and displacement can also be positive and mutually supportive, building solidarities both within and between communities, whether locally or transnationally. Drawing upon original research, the book includes case studies from varying international contexts, illustrating how different communities respond to the challenges of migration and displacement. These include examples of responses through community arts – such as poetry, story-telling and photography, exploring the scope for building communities (including transnational, diaspora communities) of solidarity and social justice. The concluding chapters identify potential implications for public policy and professional practice, aiming to promote communities of solidarity, addressing the structural causes of widening inequalities, taking account of different interests, including those related to social class, gender, ethnicity, ability and age.

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RESEARCH ON AGING: THE INTERNATIONAL VIEW FROM THE EDITORS' DESKS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.704 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S195-S195

Author(s):

Jeffrey Burr ◽

Kyungmin Kim ◽

Sae Hwang Han

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Policy ◽

Social Work ◽

Review Process ◽

Original Research ◽

Aging Studies ◽

Acceptance Rates ◽

International View

Abstract We review the scope, content, and focus of the peer-reviewed journal, Research on Aging (SAGE), publishing its 41st volume this year. We will discuss how scholarship produced from researchers around the globe has changed over the years. Data on submissions, acceptance rates, and the important role of an international editorial board will be presented. The review process will be described, along with suggestions on how to increase chances of success when submitting original research. Although Research on Aging is sometimes considered to focus primarily on social gerontology, the scope in recent years has widened considerably, with manuscripts in aging studies published from such fields as economics, psychology, demography, public health, and public policy, as well as from sociology, and social work, among others. One of several special issues forthcoming in the journal will be described to demonstrate the possibilities for international impact.

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Research on Aging: The International View From the Editors’ Desks

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.1391 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 360-361

Author(s):

Jeffrey Burr ◽

Changmin Peng ◽

Kyungmin Kim

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Policy ◽

Social Work ◽

Review Process ◽

Original Research ◽

Aging Studies ◽

Acceptance Rates ◽

International View

Abstract We review the scope, content, and focus of the peer-reviewed journal, Research on Aging (SAGE), publishing its 422nd volume this year. We will discuss how scholarship produced from researchers around the globe has changed over the years. Data on submissions, acceptance rates, and the important role of an international editorial board will be presented. The review process will be described, along with suggestions on how to increase chances of success when submitting original research. Although Research on Aging is sometimes considered to focus primarily on social gerontology, the scope in recent years has widened considerably, with manuscripts in aging studies published from such fields as economics, psychology, demography, public health, and public policy, as well as from sociology, and social work, among others. One of several special issues forthcoming in the journal will be described to demonstrate the possibilities for international impact.

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Scientific progress is like doing a puzzle, not building a wall

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x18000900 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

Author(s):

Alexa M. Tullett ◽

Simine Vazire

Keyword(s):

Scientific Progress ◽

Original Research ◽

Jigsaw Puzzle ◽

Replication Research

AbstractWe contest the “building a wall” analogy of scientific progress. We argue that this analogy unfairly privileges original research (which is perceived as laying bricks and, therefore, constructive) over replication research (which is perceived as testing and removing bricks and, therefore, destructive). We propose an alternative analogy for scientific progress: solving a jigsaw puzzle.

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