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    Motivation Science


    Personal perspectives on mindsets, motivation, and psychology
    Motivation Science, 10(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000304

    Carol S. Dweck

    Motivation researchers study the forces that drive, select, and direct behavior. As such, we seek to understand how people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions work together as they choose and pursue goals in their world. The author begins by tracing the fortunes of the field of motivation over the course of her career, from its heyday, to its fall from prominence, to its current resurgence. In this context, she traces her own career in motivation, starting with reinforcement learning, moving to attribution theory, continuing with achievement goals, and then focusing on implicit theories or mindsets. Throughout, she and her collaborators have tried to zero in on (and often intervene on) the personal and contextual factors that enhance challenge-seeking, effective persistence, educational achievement, and mental health, as well as the factors that influence interpersonal judgments and stereotyping. More recently, she has developed an integrative theory that identifies motivation as the foundation of personality and its development, and she has collaborated on a neuroscience-based theory that identifies motivation as a key factor in intelligent decision-making. The driving theme throughout her career has been how to harness motivation to promote and fulfill human potential.

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    Motivation and Emotion is seeking nominations for a new, incoming Editor-in-Chief, term beginning January 1 2025

    About the position: The journal is seeking an Editor-in-Chief for an initial term of four years. In brief, the EIC is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the fairness, thoroughness, and timeliness of the peer review process for submissions, as well as collaborating with the publisher and the Society for the Science of Motivation (SSM) on strategy and direction of the journal. The EIC will be an ambassador for the journal and will lead the journal’s editorial development. We expect the Editor to have a strong vision for the journal. 

    Overview of responsibilities:
    ●    Nominate, appoint, and secure the service of a diverse editorial board
    ●    Along with editorial board, manage peer review for submissions
    ●    Ensure the journal is run in alignment with research and integrity best practices
    ●    Work closely with the publisher and SSM (The President and the Outreach Committee)
    ●    Work closely with the guest editor(s) to ensure that special issues are published in a timely manner and in line with the priorities established in collaboration with SSM and the publisher 
    ●    Present annual journal reports at the SSM business meeting.

    Qualifications: Applicants for this position should have extensive experience in the fields of motivation and emotion, with a demonstrated track record of reviewing for and publishing in peer-reviewed journals related to motivation, emotion and related disciplines including but not limited to (affective neuroscience, social, clinical, developmental, and evolutionary psychology).  

    About the journal: Motivation and Emotion publishes articles on motivational and emotional phenomena that make theoretical advances by linking empirical findings to underlying processes or demonstrate the relevance of motivational and emotional processes to the understanding of psychological processes and functioning. The Journal is devoted to the dissemination of knowledge based on firm empirical ground, but not to particular approaches or schools of thought. Theoretical, historical, perspectives papers, as well as general commentaries are welcome to the extent that they serve this general purpose; papers of an applied nature are acceptable if they contribute to basic understanding or serve to bridge the often-felt gap between basic and applied research in the field covered by the journal.

    Questions about the position can be sent to: morgan.ryan@springer.com 

    Interested candidates should email 1) their CV, 2)a brief letter of interest indicating their expertise and editorial experience, and 3) a vision statement for the journal (1-2 pages or so) that includes 2-3 ideas for special issues for the journal to morgan.ryan@springer.com. 

    The call will be open until 1 Aug 2025, and candidates will be contacted shortly after. There is an editorial stipend provided for the journal.