Statement from the new Editor‐in‐Chief

I am deeply honoured and delighted to write this statement as the new Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal Social Psychology. always feel a strong sense connection journal. My history with it began in 2004 when published very first research article my career, which was piece about social perception biases during SARS outbreak, April issue. Three years later, managed publish M.Phil. dissertation study have also served an editorial board member associate editor. Now, midst COVID-19 pandemic, take over its leading role. grateful outgoing Editor-in-Chief, Allan B. I. Bernardo, for sharing his insights experiences me transition period. The journal has had lot success under excellent stewardship, fortunate be successor. would like thank Hoon-Seok Choi, President Association Psychology, members Executive Committee Association, who place their trust confidence lead excited opportunity work together Angela Ka-yee Leung Sammyh Khan, will Co-Editors-in-Chief. is long-time friend collaborator mine, Associate Editors past 3 years. It great pleasure team capable scholars Editors: Emma Buchtel, Bobby K. Cheon, Peilian Chi, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Hongfei Du, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Chin Ming Hui, Kenichi Ito, Albert Lee, I-Ching Xiaowan Lin, Sang Hee Park, Fang Wang. On behalf team, share readers our vision. After that, clarify journal’s Aim Scope, explain changes policies, introduce couple initiatives planning. identified three major goals coming First, we believe that international, peer-reviewed psychological journal, priority high-impact original all areas personality psychology. Second, considering traditional emphasis on focus Asia, important goal enhance visibility impact contents productions global psychology community. Third, maintain can serve platform nurture next generation psychologists. Authors should observe revised version now website. revision been made interest, stress works from both Asia outside highlight topics approaches welcome, state commitment robust, reproducible, open science. We following issues respect Scope. perceived by some outlet cultural or cross-cultural emphasis. Indeed, many thought-provoking articles culture-related (for recent examples, see 2019 review consequences culture mixing; Hamamura, 2018 regarding change; Krys et al., multicountry role wellbeing). scholarly dialogues these target Takano & Osaka, individualism/collectivism commentaries; special issue sociocultural models approach contributions edited Chirkov, 2020). In fact, asserted one strengths exactly elaboration significance processes humans’ behaviour functioning. This assertion corroborated bibliometric analysis publications corpus 631 documents since inception up last 2020 (Only “article,” “review,” “note” document types were included.), Scopus. meta-data downloaded 28 Dec 2020. Figure 1, word cloud generated using Bibliometrix, shows most frequently listed words among keywords provided authors. Obviously, “culture” dominant far more than any other words. A number reflective (e.g., cross-cultural, indigenous psychology, individualism, collectivism, Chinese, Japan). Moving forward, continue discussions processes, particularly context. welcome comparisons between non-Asian cultures example,see Fukuzawa Inamasu, comparison East 4 Western countries collective action). encourage authors investigate concepts Two exemplary investigations recently are Zeng al. (2019) association seat position power Bian concept conscience Chinese culture. remind peers field not lose sight variations within (Gelfand Denison, Note “Asia” unitary concept. Both similarities differences societies considered. regard, publication Zhang difference structure China (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) seen outstanding example. emphasised publishes concerned aspects including, others, self identity, cognition, attitude behaviour, emotions, individual differences, health wellbeing, influence, communication, interpersonal group intergroup relations. manuscripts addressing regardless whether and/or present. flipping pages easily find often without explicit exclusive use data. Some examples include positivity psychosocial adaptation (Caprara 2019) and, recently, innovative pandemic scholarship (Khazaie forum (Tam 2021), comprising discussion another re-assert submissions world. norm exception One proxy extent output different parts world represented consider authors’ affiliation. used “Analyze search results” function Scopus examine end involved at least author affiliation given country shown Table 1. total, 143 (22.66%) United States, 128 (20.29%) Japan, Hong Kong, Australia each 10% associated it. 33 listed, half (17) them Asia. Extrapolating observation, said rather successful publishing while maintaining focus. section, policies. already place, introduced short time. As mentioned, clarified Scope articulate spirit commitment, policies compatibility science practices. finding low replicability findings reduces public (Wingen alarming observation us care protecting credibility reputation field. Another concern scientific selective reporting practices (Cairo 2020), could hinder detection empirically questionable theories increase false positives literature. To address two issues, aim enhancing publishes. report open, reproducible manner. Specifically, data (open data) materials materials), preferably repository https://osf.io/). preregister design plan before conducting (preregistration). required submit explicitly indicate availability shared materials, preregistered. These statements part accepted article. facilitate wider spread aforesaid practices, currently working John Wiley Sons Australia, publisher, Open Science Badges Program make effort adopt such publicly recognised. When program data, available, preregistered studies apply Data Badge, Materials Preregistered respectively. badge(s) appear works, pursue replicable science, going submission type—Registered Replication Reports—to aimed replicate context previous purely based populations. Interested must method plan. They proposal prior being conducted. detail questions hypotheses, relevant background literature, motivations behind replicating chosen full description procedures, statistical analysis, planned analysis. Pilot may included. proposed replication follow best Brandt 2014). Theoretical methodological rigour assessed submissions. Those deemed promising then go through peer review. either rejected principle result. receiving acceptance proceed conduct strict adherence proposal. final manuscript completed entirety again; if considered satisfactory, formally empirical results. reminded does previously available preprints. post submitted preprint server requested update link final, For sake robustness, reproducibility, openness they where appropriate: (a) ethics, (b) how sample size determined, (c) intervals key findings, (d) effect sizes, (e) visualisation raw With requirements understood need space method, analyses greater detail. addition, expected multiple-study submissions, wherein replicated same research. limit therefore relaxed. normal Short Notes type 4,000 words, Regular Articles 8,000 words; references, tables, figures excluded count. earlier, team’s vision, grooming developing along direction. initiative AJSP Editor Podcast. regular basis, invited guests discuss related overcome obstacles research, good science) comply requirements); form podcast. confident kind dialogue useful young scholars. second Peer Review Mentoring Program, early career student psychologists reviews mentoring senior reviewers. process, mentees develop into skilled reviewers service only but community whole. More information released due course. build foundation laid down editors establishment 1998. greatest stated beginning editorial. hope agree importance goals, embrace planned, Humanity facing epic challenges. Because most, all, challenges ultimately human believes mankind’s battle against them. thorough prudent ensure contributes significant