Reflections on the Journal of Applied Psychology in Times of Change

Abstract

In the 2 years since my last Editorial, the world is arguably a different place. We have experienced a global pandemic, social justice reckoning including the Black Lives Matter movement, and increasingly pronounced political division in the United States (Dimock & Wike, 2020). Closer to home there has been increased interest and support for open science practices by professional associations, funding agencies, and journals due to the recognition that greater accessibility, transparency, and reproducibility can improve our science (Nosek et al., 2015). This Editorial focuses on two major initiatives that we undertook during these turbulent times at the Journal of Applied Psychology: The Call for Papers on the COVID-19 Pandemic With a Rapid Review Process and the implementation of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines (https://www.cos.io/initiatives/top-guidelines) on November 1, 2021