Advancing research in industrial and organisational psychology - A brief overview of 2013

Page 1 of 4 Editorial Advancing research in industrial and organisational psychology – A brief overview of 2013 Authors: Melinde Coetzee1 Llewellyn E. van Zyl1 Affiliations: 1 Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa, South Africa Correspondence to: Melinde Coetzee Email: Postal address: PO Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa Date: Published: 26 Nov. 2013 How to cite this article: Coetzee, M., & Van Zyl, L.E. (2013). Advancing research in industrial and organisational psychology – A brief overview of 2013. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology/SA Tydskrif vir Bedryfsielkunde, 39(1), Art. #1174, 4 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ sajip.v39i1.1174 Copyright: © 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Introduction The South African Journal of Industrial Psychology (SAJIP) is a premier southern African journal that focuses on advancing innovative research in the field of industrial and organisational psychology by publishing high-quality manuscripts from both local and international scholars. The editors would firstly like to thank the editorial committee, peer reviewers and the publisher, AOSIS OpenJournals®, for their commitment and dedication to ensuring that the manuscripts accepted for publication contribute to the scientific and academic standing and excellence of the SAJIP. Secondly, the editors are grateful for the authors who contributed to the 2013 volume 39(1). The articles published in this volume reflect high-quality original scholarly research endeavours in the field and practice of industrial and organisational psychology. The articles published showcase research relating to a wide range of themes relevant to the practice of industrial and organisational psychology in the contemporary organisation, for example employee satisfaction and organisational performance in the South African government, employee perceptions of risks and rewards in terms of corporate entrepreneurship participation, biographic and demographic variables as moderators in the prediction of turnover intentions, intention to quit amongst Generation Y academics, employability attributes and personality preferences of professionals in the business management field, emotional intelligence and leadership styles, engagement and burnout in job demands-resources theory, comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness at work, well-being indicators and teacher psychological stress in public schools, work-family conflict and work engagement amongst working mothers, work-related sense of coherence, sense of coherence and job characteristics, emotion-episodes of Afrikaans-speaking employees in the workplace, perceived organisational support in the banking industry, learning programme management in skills development, and construct validity of a development assessment centre. In the broader African and European contexts, specific themes include agency relations and managed performance in public universities in Uganda, transformational leadership, psychological safety and learning behaviour in work teams in Ghana, psycho-organisational variables and job burnout amongst hotel workers in Nigeria, and measuring work-related sense of coherence in large Swiss companies from diverse economic sectors. The strategic direction of SAJIP The year 2013 witnessed a change in editorship with Professor Gert Roodt (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) stepping out of his role as editor-in-chief. The restructured editorial committee and board of SAJIP are committed to building on the outstanding work and leadership provided by Professor Roodt. A core focus is enhancing the academic and scientific stature and international standing of the journal. During his time as editor-in-chief, Professor Roodt developed and implemented various initiatives to enhance the impact factor and scientific credibility of the journal. These initiatives culminated in an increase in the journal’s Global Impact Factor (GIF). The GIF of a journal is calculated based on: 1. The number of times articles published during a given publication cycle are cited by journals during that period. 2. The total number of ‘citable items’ published by this journal during the given cycle. (‘Citable items’ are usually articles, reviews, proceedings or notes, not editorials or letters to the editor.) Read online: Scan this QR code with your smart phone or mobile device to read online. The GIF is calculated as point 1 divided by point 2. In 2011, SAJIP’s GIF was positioned at 2.45 and increased dramatically to 3.66 in 2012. This implies growth in the national and international impact of SAJIP. One of the key objectives set out by the new editorial committee is to further enhance SAJIP’s current GIF and to expand its international stature. Various initiatives in this http://www.sajip.co.za doi:10.4102/sajip.v39i1.1174 Page 2 of 4 regard are in the process of being implemented. Four of the most significant initiatives are: (1) repositioning the editorial committee and board for broader international exposure, (2) enhancing customer relations with authors, (3) capacity building of ‘junior’ researchers and reviewers and (4) providing incentives to peer reviewers and section editors. Firstly, the editorial committee has been expanded to include additional new section editors (locally and internationally) in order to grow SAJIP’s capacity to increase its manuscript review turnaround time. Traditionally, SAJIP section editors are known for their scholarly expertise and academic standing in the field of industrial and organisational psychology. They are key to ensuring high-quality peer reviews and that the editorial independence of SAJIP is maintained in the peer review process. Similarly, a number of new section editors were invited to join the SAJIP editorial team based on their high standing in both the national and international research spheres. SAJIP is privileged to welcome the following scholars to the editorial committee: • Newly appointed section editors  Dr Colleen Bernstein (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)  Dr Yannick Griep (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)  Dr Manfred Janik (University of Namibia, Namibia)  Dr Lené Jorgensen (North-West University, South Africa)  Dr Eileen Koekemoer (North-West University, South Africa)  Prof. Anja van den Broeck (Human Relations Research Group, Belgium),  Prof. Fons van de Vijver (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) SAJIP is privileged to welcome the following scholars to the editorial board: • • • Prof. Marié Wissing (North-West University, South Africa) Prof. Fons van de Vijver (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) Prof. Gert Roodt (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) Secondly, the editorial committee, in collaboration with the publisher, AOSIS OpenJournals®, has established new processes and practices in order to increase the information flow to (...truncated)