Open Access Published since December 15, 2017

Open Psychology

ISSN: 2543-8883

Editor-in-chief: Markus Kiefer

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About this journal

The journal publishes original research in the broad areas of experimental and applied psychology, including cognitive, social, and developmental psychology, as well as health and clinical, educational, and occupational psychology. We encourage research that is at the intersection of psychology’s subdisciplines and offers integrative approach. We also recognise that valuable research may include replication studies and those which report negative results, thus we will also consider such submissions.

The journal publishes:

Original research articles
Review articles
Integrative and traditional research
Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research
Studies using quantitative and qualitative methods
Replication studies and studies reporting negative results

Why submit
Authors of Open Psychology enjoy the following benefits:

fast, comprehensive and transparent peer-review
free language assistance for authors from non-English speaking regions
immediate publication upon completing the publishing process
Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico
extensive promotion and worldwide distribution of each published article
unrestricted access for all readers.

Publication fees
Articles accepted for publication in Open Psychology are subject to Article Processing Charges (APCs). The publication fee amounts to 1000 EUR. Authors without access to publishing funds who would like to apply for discounts or waivers are asked to contact Managing Editor of the journal before submitting their manuscripts.

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Open calls for papers:

Positive Economic Psychology: Exploring the Intersection between Positive Psychology and Economic Psychology, edited by Rona Hart (University of Sussex, UK)
deadline for submissions: June 30, 2024

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Volume 6 Issue 1

January 2024

Brief Reports

Open Access January 29, 2024

Features of Two Embodied Processes in Spatial Perspective-Taking Across the Lifespan

Masayuki Watanabe, Himiko Ozawa

Article number: 20220137

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Spatial perspective-taking is predicted to include two crucial processes: the detachment of representational self and the self-representation movement. This study shows the features of these processes in three age groups: 36 children aged 5–6 years (13 girls), 29 students aged 19–24 years (20 women), and 33 adults aged 60–84 years (14 women). Participants performed a video game task of spatial perspective-taking. Their response times and eye movements were measured. Reaction latency (RL) data were gathered from the stimulus presentation to the beginning of the gaze movement as the detachment. The remaining time (RT) calculated from the perspective of operation time minus RL was measured as the self-representation movement. A two-way mixed-design analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted on the RTs. Significant main effects of age group in RTs revealed that the child group was significantly slower than the students’ and older adults’ groups. Older adults were significantly slower than students. In a two-way mixed design ANOVA conducted on the RLs, a significant main effect of age group in RLs revealed that the child group was significantly slower than the students’ and older adults’ groups. The results suggest that the core of spatial perspective-taking comprises the anticipated processes.

Open Access March 22, 2024

“I Have Some Serious Doubts About this Vaccine…” – Generic Conspiracy Beliefs Predict the Acceptance of the Covid-19 Vaccination

Hilmar Brohmer, Sonja Walcher

Article number: 20220138

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The start of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in early 2021 was accompanied by miscommunication from medical and political actors and decision-makers with regard to its availability. In central European countries, it was not clear when and to what extent vaccines would be available to the public. As our main hypothesis, we assumed that uncertainty about the availability of vaccines (vs certainty), as they were stated in media communication, might affect vaccination acceptance in conspiracy believers positively, who are otherwise assumed to have a low acceptance of vaccination. In a large preregistered online study ( N = 659), we did not find evidence that media communication relates to vaccination acceptance, but conspiracy believers tended to accept the vaccine more if they were given the option to choose their preferred vaccine. This latter exploratory finding could be confirmed in a follow-up study ( N = 199).

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Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal via online submission system Editorial Manager available for this journal at http://www.editorialmanager.com/psych. In case of problems, please contact AssistantManagingEditor@degruyter.com.

The manuscript should be in PDF or DOCX/DOC file format. We use APA 7th Edition formatting. All graphic files, tables and figures should be provided in at least 300 dpi resolution.

Editorial Policy
Each paper is checked against plagiarism and if it is within a scope of Open Psychology and meets minimum criteria of language and quality, is sent to at least two external reviewers. The journal uses a single-blind peer review system.　

Similarity Check and Plagiarism Screening System
All submitted manuscripts are checked in Crosscheck (initiative between iThenticate and CrossRef®). Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission. Please note, that if submitted work is found elsewhere during plagiarism check, the editor can reject the work immediately.

Conflict of interest: When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and/or other conflicts of interest that might bias their work and/or could inappropriately influence his/her judgment.

Open Access License: Authors have to sign an Open Access License that is available on the webpage. We encourage the authors to send the signed license along with the manuscript. Please note, that no article will be published unless the Open Access License is signed.

Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Peer Review process: Open Psychology use single-blind review system with at least two reviewers invited to each manuscript prior acceptance. The Editors reserve the right to decline the submitted manuscript without review, if the studies reported are not sufficiently novel or important to merit publication in the journal. Manuscripts deemed unsuitable (insufficient originality or of limited interest to the target audience) are returned to the author(s) without review. The final decision of acceptance is made by Managing Editor or, in case of conflict, by the Editor-in-Chief.

Scientific Misconduct: This journal publishes only original manuscripts that are not also published or going to be published elsewhere. Multiple submissions/publications, or redundant publications (re-packaging in different words of data already published by the same authors) will be rejected. If they are detected only after publication, the journal reserves the right to publish a Retraction Note. In each particular case Editors will follow COPE's Core Practices and implement its advice.

Editorial

Editor-in-Chief
Markus Kiefer, Ulm University, Germany

Managing Editor
Katarzyna Tempczyk
katarzyna.tempczyk@degruyter.com

Editorial Contact
Deepan Selvaraj, AssistantManagingEditor@degruyter.com

Editorial Advisory Board
Otto Adang, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Georg W. Alpers, University of Mannheim, Germany
Jeanette Altarriba, University at Albany, USA
Trevor Archer,University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Martin Baumann, Ulm University, Germany
Peter Bright, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Abraham P. Buunk, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Cristina Cacciari, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia, Italy
Claus-Christian Carbon, University of Bamberg, Germany
Rolf van Dick, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Arie Dijkstra, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Annemarie van Elburg, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Edgar Erdfelder, University of Mannheim, Germany
Julie Fitness, Macquarie University, Australia
Arnd Florack, University of Vienna, Austria
Ronald Hübner, Universität Konstanz, Germany
Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Ulm University, Germany
Christian Korunka, University of Vienna, Austria
David Lackland Sam, University of Bergen, Norway
Anton-Rupert Laireiter, University of Vienna, Austria
Giuliana Mazzoni, University of Hull, UK
Sara Mondini, University of Padua, Italy
Stefan Pollmann, Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany
Stefano Puglisi-Allegra, Sapienza Univeristà di Roma, Italy
Ulf-Dietrich Reips, University of Konstanz, Germany
Armin Zlomuzica, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

Section Editors
Cognitive Neuroscience
Alex Clarke, University of Cambridge, UK

Cognitive Psychology
Demis Basso, Free University of Bozen, Italy
Jens Bölte, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Paola Iannello, Università Cattolica del Scaro Cuore, Italy

Comparative Psychology
Wojciech Pisula, IP PAN, ICRAHB, Poland

Developmental Psychology
Giovanni Mento, University of Padova, Italy
Oana Negru-Subtirica, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
Antonio Zuffianò, University of Rome, Italy

Educational Psychology
Karina Karst, Mannheim University, Germany

Emotions
Alice Chirico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Italy

Mathematical Psychology and Psychometrics
Pietro Cipresso, Catholic University of Milan, Italy

Social Psychology
Ute Gabriel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Samuel Lins, University of Porto, Portugal

Language Editors
Polly Lambert, the ōbex project

Technical Editor
Jakub Czubik

Publisher
DE GRUYTER Poland
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01-811 Warsaw, Poland
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Type: Journal
Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Access
First published: December 15, 2017
Publication Frequency: 1 Issue per Year