The silliness of prestige journals (especially PNAS)

Deep description are necessary for science and theory

Where should I submit my paper?

Why would one want to be an editor at a journal?

Cover letters

Should I sign my peer reviews?

A book/paper Moin thinks more people should read

Something Moin wishes he'd learnt earlier

Moin's advice to PhD students/postdocs

Moin Syed is a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he studies identity and personality development. Our conversation focuses on his work in meta-science, especially the role of journals and editors in the scientific process. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. Support the show: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-patreon">https://geni.us/bjks-patreon</a> Timestamps 0:00:00: The silliness of prestige journals (especially PNAS) 0:18:45: Deep description are necessary for science and theory 0:29:43: Where should I submit my paper? 0:35:51: Why would one want to be an editor at a journal? 0:55:27: Cover letters 1:03:44: Should I sign my peer reviews? 1:13:03: A book/paper Moin thinks more people should read 1:19:23: Something Moin wishes he'd learnt earlier 1:29:22: Moin's advice to PhD students/postdocs Podcast links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-pod">https://geni.us/bjks-pod</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twt">https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twt</a></li></ul>Moin's links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/syed-web">https://geni.us/syed-web</a></li><li>Substack/blog: <a href="https://geni.us/syed-blog">https://geni.us/syed-blog</a></li><li>Google Scholar: <a href="https://geni.us/syed-scholar">https://geni.us/syed-scholar</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/syed-twt">https://geni.us/syed-twt</a></li></ul>Ben's links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-web">https://geni.us/bjks-web</a></li><li>Google Scholar: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-scholar">https://geni.us/bjks-scholar</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-twt">https://geni.us/bjks-twt</a></li></ul> References/links For Moin's blog posts on prestige journals, being an editor, etc. see link above for his Substack/blog Gelman on Himmicanes: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/06/05/hurricanes-vs-himmicanes/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/06/05/hurricanes-vs-himmicanes/</a> Episodes w/ Chris Chambers (<a href="https://geni.us/bjks-chambers">https://geni.us/bjks-chambers</a>) and Mary-Elizabeth Sutherland (<a href="https://geni.us/bjks-sutherland">https://geni.us/bjks-sutherland</a>) Bem (1987). Writing the empirical journal article. The compleat academic: A practical guide for the beginning social scientist. Cooper (1987). Conceptualizing research on adolescent development in the family: Four root metaphors. Journal of Adolescent Research. Crüwell, ... (2023). What’s in a badge? A computational reproducibility investigation... Psychological Science. DeYoung (2015). Cybernetic big five theory. Journal of research in personality. Dougherty &amp; Horne (2022). Citation counts and journal impact factors do not capture ... Royal Society Open Science. Forestier, ... (2022). From ego depletion to self-control fatigue: A review of criticisms along with new perspectives for the investigation and replication of a multicomponent phenomenon. Motivation Science. Hagger, ... (2016). A multilab preregistered replication of the ego-depletion effect. Perspectives on Psychological Science. Jung, ... (2014). Female hurricanes are deadlier than male hurricanes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Palminteri (2023, February 26). How to prepare a rebuttal letter: Some advice from a scientist, reviewer and editor. <a href="https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/kyfus">https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/kyfus</a> Pepper (1942). World hypotheses: A study in evidence. Univ of California Press. Rozin (2001). Social psychology and science: Some lessons from Solomon Asch. Personality and Social Psychology Review.

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