EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium
Volume 7, Issue 1, 2015-2017
Title
Evolutionary Perspectives in Publications Across Subfields of Psychology
Author(s)
Hart, C., Morley, S., & Herzog, L.
Abstract
Across time, there has been variability in the degree to which evolutionary perspectives and explanations have been integrated within the prevailing theoretical perspectives in psychology as a whole and within the various subfields of psychology. In the current study, we explored recent (2004-2013) publication rates of papers presenting evolutionary perspectives within the top journals in eight sub-disciplinary areas of psychology. We selected the journals with the highest impact factor ratings in each sub-disciplinary area and searched for publications within those journals that utilized evolutionary-relevant terms (e.g., evolution, natural selection, etc.) in their abstracts. While the general experimental and multidisciplinary journals had the highest rates of evolutionary-themed publications, the applied areas had the lowest rates. Overall, a rather modest proportion of recent publications in psychology’s top journals integrate evolutionary perspectives.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.59077/TZAK1358
How to cite this article:
Hart, C., Morley, S., & Herzog, L. (2017). Evolutionary perspectives in publications across subfields of psychology. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 7(1), 150-161.
