Personality and Social Psychology Review
A new survey of the impact factors in psychology has come out, and the third-highest ranked journal is one we don't have a subscription to (at least not electronic). The journal is Personality and Social Psychology Review , and you can find the full results of the survey here: http://www.spsp.org/student/studnews.htm Can we add this journal to our subscriptions, or at least take these impact factors into account when this kind of decision is made next?
From: Dave
VCU Libraries Head of Collection Management Karen Cary replies...
Many factors go into the decision to subscribe to a particular journal title, including reputation, journal impact factor, cost, relevance to our curriculum, etc. We also welcome and actively solicit suggestions from VCU faculty and students. Please feel free to contact me by email, campus mail, or phone to discuss a specific title. If you prefer, there is an online form available to suggest potential new resources, including journal titles. Here is the direct link - http://www.library.vcu.edu/cm/purchase.html
Unfortunately, because of budget limitations, few new journals have been added to the collection for the past several years. Personality and Social Psychology Review, one of two journals published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), is only one example of many important titles that we have been unable to acquire. The Libraries does subscribe to the second SPSP publication, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, a monthly, which consistently is ranked in the top ten of social psychology journals and is the second ranked journal by total cites. By impact factor, it is number eight.
