>>Norine Johnson, Ph.D., President APA and Phil Zimbardo, Ph.D., >>President-Elect, APA have asked Council Reps to distribute the >>following letter they wrote regarding the controversy. >> >> >>Dear Colleagues: >> >>We urge you to not take a position, one way or the other, on the merits of >>the issues involved in the AP editorial decisions regarding the Lilienfeld >>article. None of us know the "full facts" around this case, for a variety >>of understandable reasons. We will not know, at least for a few weeks >>more, >>some of the most relevant detail. However, we have requested all parties >>involved in the established editorial review appeal to move forward with >>all >>due speed in this complex case. >> >>At this time, we are working to expedite a comprehensive and fair inquiry, >>utilizing the standard APA editorial appeal process. We believe that >>supporting and defending both the editorial appeal process and the basic >>editorial peer review process underlying it is critical to our academic >>freedom and the integrity of scientific publishing. The timing of the >>process of such an editorial appeal process is, fortunately, very much in >>favor of a timely analysis. We expect that the Board of Directors will >>receive information on the outcome of the editorial appeal process at its >>June 8-10 meeting. >> >>The first step in an editorial appeal is to the journal editor (or >>editor-in-chief) of the journal. In this case that is Ray Fowler, who has >>voluntarily stepped out of the appeal because some might view him as in a >>"conflicted" role. The second step is handled by the APA Chief Editorial >>Advisor (CEA), who is a non-APA staff member who is an experienced editor. >>The currently CEA is Lenore Harmon, PhD, of the University of Illinois >>(who >>is also the former editor of the APA-published journal, Journal of >>Counseling Psychology). She has agreed to present her initial review and >>analysis of the overall editorial processing to the P&C Board's Journals >>Advisory Committee on Friday, June 1 (and to the full P&C Board on >>Saturday, >>June 2). The third step is the P&C Board. It will discuss the matter on >>June 2-3, and it will be prepared to report its findings, recommendations, >>and planned actions to the APA Board of Directors at its June 8-10 >>meeting. >> >>The elected P&C Board consists of nine individuals with strong academic >>and >>scientific backgrounds. The current members of the P&C Board are: Sara >>Kiesler, PhD (chair), Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie >>Mellon >>University; Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD, Department of Psychology, University >>of >>Wisconsin; Lucia Albino Gilbert, PhD, Department of Educational >>Psychology, >>University of Texas at Austin; Lauren B. Resnick, EdD, Learning Research >>and >>Development Center, University of Pittsburgh; Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, >>Psychiatry Department, University of Rochester School of Medicine; Randi >>C. >>Martin, PhD, Psychology Department, Rice University; Joseph J. Campos, >>PhD, >>Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley; Linda P. Spear, >>PhD, Psychology Department, SUNY Binghampton; and Mark Appelbaum, PhD, >>Psychology Department, University of California, San Diego. The P&C Board >>also includes two ex-officio members, Ray Fowler, PhD, in his role as the >>CEO and Gerry Koocher, PhD, in his role as the APA Treasurer. Ray, as >>noted >>earlier, has voluntarily stepped out of the appeal process. While we do >>not >>have an actual count, it is estimated that, collectively, the members of >>the >>P&C Board have served as editor or associate editor of over 10+ journals, >>authored or edited over 25+ books, and authored over 500+ scientific >>articles. >> >>Whether further action is needed above and beyond the P&C Board report is >>unknown at this time, but the matter will receive a full and open >>discussion >>by the Board of Directors during it's June 8-10 meeting. We anticipate >>this >>timely appeal process, done through established APA procedures (and >>involving the most appropriate APA governance group) will help resolve the >>issues under contention in this case -- as well as help to prevent any >>similar problems in the future. There are very serious and important >>issues >>involved, that we, like you, know must be addressed in a fair and >>equitable >>process. Please be assured that they will be treated in a timely, >>balanced, >>and just manner. Feel free to share this information with others who have >>questions about this matter. >> >>Norine Johnson, Ph.D. Phil Zimbardo, Ph.D., >>President APA President-Elect, APA _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
