Journal of Media Psychology
@jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social
Journal of Media Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering media psychology. Edited by @bowmanspartan.bsky.social (S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications)
https://www.hogrefe.com/eu/journal/journal-of-media-psychology
https://www.hogrefe.com/eu/journal/journal-of-media-psychology
Volume 37, Issue 6 is now out!
Included in our latest is a special section including articles from the 2025 Moral Media Conference. Articles address ChatGPT-generated stories, smoking campaign messaging, and language driving USA tensions toward China.
econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zmp/37/6
Included in our latest is a special section including articles from the 2025 Moral Media Conference. Articles address ChatGPT-generated stories, smoking campaign messaging, and language driving USA tensions toward China.
econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zmp/37/6
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Volume 37, Issue 6 is now out!
Included in our latest is a special section including articles from the 2025 Moral Media Conference. Articles address ChatGPT-generated stories, smoking campaign messaging, and language driving USA tensions toward China.
econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zmp/37/6
Included in our latest is a special section including articles from the 2025 Moral Media Conference. Articles address ChatGPT-generated stories, smoking campaign messaging, and language driving USA tensions toward China.
econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zmp/37/6
Now that your #ICA26 submissions are in, what do you do with them? JMP is always looking for submissions that advance our understanding of "how human beings select, use, and experience various media..and...can affect their cognitions, emotions, and behaviors."
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November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Now that your #ICA26 submissions are in, what do you do with them? JMP is always looking for submissions that advance our understanding of "how human beings select, use, and experience various media..and...can affect their cognitions, emotions, and behaviors."
www.hogrefe.com/us/journal/j...
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Meet our new Editorial Assistant, Ellanore Foltz!
Ellanore is a second-year graduate student in the school of communication master’s program at Illinois State U, and they started working as JMP's editorial assistant in September.
Submitters will encounter Ellanore for intial manuscript processing.
Ellanore is a second-year graduate student in the school of communication master’s program at Illinois State U, and they started working as JMP's editorial assistant in September.
Submitters will encounter Ellanore for intial manuscript processing.
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Meet our new Editorial Assistant, Ellanore Foltz!
Ellanore is a second-year graduate student in the school of communication master’s program at Illinois State U, and they started working as JMP's editorial assistant in September.
Submitters will encounter Ellanore for intial manuscript processing.
Ellanore is a second-year graduate student in the school of communication master’s program at Illinois State U, and they started working as JMP's editorial assistant in September.
Submitters will encounter Ellanore for intial manuscript processing.
An enthusiastic welcome to JMP's newest Associate Editor, Dr. Rachel Bailey!
The James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at Florida State University, Dr. Bailey's research is "rooted in biological and evolutionary perspectives," typically focusing on media in the health context.
The James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at Florida State University, Dr. Bailey's research is "rooted in biological and evolutionary perspectives," typically focusing on media in the health context.
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
An enthusiastic welcome to JMP's newest Associate Editor, Dr. Rachel Bailey!
The James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at Florida State University, Dr. Bailey's research is "rooted in biological and evolutionary perspectives," typically focusing on media in the health context.
The James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at Florida State University, Dr. Bailey's research is "rooted in biological and evolutionary perspectives," typically focusing on media in the health context.
One of JMP's Associate Editors, Dr. @bradleyjbond.bsky.social, was recently interviewed about his work in parasocial mediated relationships for a new article in The Atlantic. Check it out via the link below!
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
One of JMP's Associate Editors, Dr. @bradleyjbond.bsky.social, was recently interviewed about his work in parasocial mediated relationships for a new article in The Atlantic. Check it out via the link below!
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
We're back, baby! After an editorial handoff, JMP is now back at full strength; and eager for *YOUR* submission. We'll be posting more shortly; but in the meantime, our great appreciation to Nick Bowman for situating JMP so wonderfully during his tenure.
October 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We're back, baby! After an editorial handoff, JMP is now back at full strength; and eager for *YOUR* submission. We'll be posting more shortly; but in the meantime, our great appreciation to Nick Bowman for situating JMP so wonderfully during his tenure.
From Monday 21 July to Friday 16 August, Journal of Media Psychology will be taking our annual Summer Pause while we shift towards the upcoming academic year, as well as transition the journal's editorship from @bowmanspartan.bsky.social to @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social.
July 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
From Monday 21 July to Friday 16 August, Journal of Media Psychology will be taking our annual Summer Pause while we shift towards the upcoming academic year, as well as transition the journal's editorship from @bowmanspartan.bsky.social to @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social.
Peer review stats, from May-June 2025. Holding stead with just under 30 days for initial reviews. Desk rejects are still quite high (around 66%). Other questions? Reach us at our new address: [email protected]. We're moving our Editorship to @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social. WOO!
July 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Peer review stats, from May-June 2025. Holding stead with just under 30 days for initial reviews. Desk rejects are still quite high (around 66%). Other questions? Reach us at our new address: [email protected]. We're moving our Editorship to @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social. WOO!
We're thrilled to announce that for 2024, @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social saw more than a 33% increase in citations to published manuscripts. Accordingly, our updated Impact Factor is 2.4 (5-year 2.3). Thanks to our readers, editors, and the many scholars who call JMP home. =)
June 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We're thrilled to announce that for 2024, @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social saw more than a 33% increase in citations to published manuscripts. Accordingly, our updated Impact Factor is 2.4 (5-year 2.3). Thanks to our readers, editors, and the many scholars who call JMP home. =)
Hello, folks! A quick note that we're out at #ICA25 in Denver next week, so we'll not be processing manuscripts during that time. If you're feeling a bit anxious, feel free to reach out to EiC @bowmanspartan.bsky.social - or enjoy one of our favorite songs this week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOS5...
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June 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hello, folks! A quick note that we're out at #ICA25 in Denver next week, so we'll not be processing manuscripts during that time. If you're feeling a bit anxious, feel free to reach out to EiC @bowmanspartan.bsky.social - or enjoy one of our favorite songs this week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOS5...
Heading to #ICA25 in a few weeks? Check out one of the many panel discussions and research presentations from our team of JMP editors, all scheduled for the conference: docs.google.com/document/d/1.... Very eager to join yet another @icahdq.bsky.social in Denver. =)
JMP @ ICA 2025
#JMPatICA25 This is JMP’s guide to the 75th annual International Communication Association conference, being hosted at the Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt in Denver, USA. This guide highlights the work...
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May 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Heading to #ICA25 in a few weeks? Check out one of the many panel discussions and research presentations from our team of JMP editors, all scheduled for the conference: docs.google.com/document/d/1.... Very eager to join yet another @icahdq.bsky.social in Denver. =)
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Amidst all of this, @jacobtfisher.online & I have a new paper in @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social! We discuss theoretical, methodological, & practical concerns with the media multitasking (MMT) index & lay out an agenda for better research on MMT
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Is It Time to Abandon the Media Multitasking Index? | Journal of Media Psychology
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May 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Amidst all of this, @jacobtfisher.online & I have a new paper in @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social! We discuss theoretical, methodological, & practical concerns with the media multitasking (MMT) index & lay out an agenda for better research on MMT
📄 doi.org/10.1027/1864...
📝 OA osf.io/preprints/ps...
📄 doi.org/10.1027/1864...
📝 OA osf.io/preprints/ps...
We're about one month out #ICA25, and we're proud to share that our JMP editorial team will have several different presentations - over 20, in total! Check out this interactive schedule, and if you're attending ICA, pop by to see their work-in-progress.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
JMP @ ICA 2025
#JMPatICA25 This is JMP’s guide to the 75th annual International Communication Association conference, being hosted at the Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt in Denver, USA. This guide highlights the work...
docs.google.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We're about one month out #ICA25, and we're proud to share that our JMP editorial team will have several different presentations - over 20, in total! Check out this interactive schedule, and if you're attending ICA, pop by to see their work-in-progress.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Our latestly bimonthly Journal Accountability Report is up! We're slightly quicker these last two months, but some of that is due to a much higher desk-reject rate of nearly 73%.
What's leading to desk rejects? A mix of lack-of-fit with a lot of causal analyses (i.e., SEM) or correlational data.
What's leading to desk rejects? A mix of lack-of-fit with a lot of causal analyses (i.e., SEM) or correlational data.
May 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Our latestly bimonthly Journal Accountability Report is up! We're slightly quicker these last two months, but some of that is due to a much higher desk-reject rate of nearly 73%.
What's leading to desk rejects? A mix of lack-of-fit with a lot of causal analyses (i.e., SEM) or correlational data.
What's leading to desk rejects? A mix of lack-of-fit with a lot of causal analyses (i.e., SEM) or correlational data.
Folks often ask, "is it okay to ask the editors a question?" The answer is YES. Yes it is. If you're unsure, reach out at [email protected].
This even goes for editorial decisions. We get it: we reject 90% of manuscripts. If you'd like more information - or maybe you just want to vent - it's okay. =)
This even goes for editorial decisions. We get it: we reject 90% of manuscripts. If you'd like more information - or maybe you just want to vent - it's okay. =)
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Folks often ask, "is it okay to ask the editors a question?" The answer is YES. Yes it is. If you're unsure, reach out at [email protected].
This even goes for editorial decisions. We get it: we reject 90% of manuscripts. If you'd like more information - or maybe you just want to vent - it's okay. =)
This even goes for editorial decisions. We get it: we reject 90% of manuscripts. If you'd like more information - or maybe you just want to vent - it's okay. =)
Soon? We'll be transitioning our editorship and thus, our editorial offices to a new Editor-in-Chief. It's been announced in passing elsewhere, but we're thrilled to note that as of Fall 2025, Dr. Caleb Carr (Illinois State U, USA) is our new editor. =)
May 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Soon? We'll be transitioning our editorship and thus, our editorial offices to a new Editor-in-Chief. It's been announced in passing elsewhere, but we're thrilled to note that as of Fall 2025, Dr. Caleb Carr (Illinois State U, USA) is our new editor. =)
The last category of reviewers we would like to recognize is “Editor’s Choice of the Year.”
May 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The last category of reviewers we would like to recognize is “Editor’s Choice of the Year.”
Last but certainly not least...our final "Reviewer of the Year" is Douglas Parry (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands)!
May 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Last but certainly not least...our final "Reviewer of the Year" is Douglas Parry (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands)!
Continuing one with our “Reviewers of the Year,”... @anneo.bsky.social (University of Connecticut, USA) is next!
May 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Continuing one with our “Reviewers of the Year,”... @anneo.bsky.social (University of Connecticut, USA) is next!
Moving right along with our next "Reviewer of the Year", Freya Sukalla (Leipzig University, Germany).
She’s been one of our most reliable and robust peer commentators, who is especially keen to catching the “small-yet-critical” details of a theoretical argument or study design.
She’s been one of our most reliable and robust peer commentators, who is especially keen to catching the “small-yet-critical” details of a theoretical argument or study design.
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Moving right along with our next "Reviewer of the Year", Freya Sukalla (Leipzig University, Germany).
She’s been one of our most reliable and robust peer commentators, who is especially keen to catching the “small-yet-critical” details of a theoretical argument or study design.
She’s been one of our most reliable and robust peer commentators, who is especially keen to catching the “small-yet-critical” details of a theoretical argument or study design.
Next up, @tobiasdienlin.com (University of Zurich, Switzerland).
#JMP wants to thank him for “pushing the boundaries of open science and advocate for greater transparency and openness.” We believe the authors are appreciative of making the peer review process more of an open dialogue.
#JMP wants to thank him for “pushing the boundaries of open science and advocate for greater transparency and openness.” We believe the authors are appreciative of making the peer review process more of an open dialogue.
April 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Next up, @tobiasdienlin.com (University of Zurich, Switzerland).
#JMP wants to thank him for “pushing the boundaries of open science and advocate for greater transparency and openness.” We believe the authors are appreciative of making the peer review process more of an open dialogue.
#JMP wants to thank him for “pushing the boundaries of open science and advocate for greater transparency and openness.” We believe the authors are appreciative of making the peer review process more of an open dialogue.
Morning, folks! Check out our new open science badging format, which you'll start seeing on manuscripts in the coming weeks. It's a bit more "clean" of a design, placing the badges along with other disclosures in the manuscript. Sneak peek, below!
April 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Morning, folks! Check out our new open science badging format, which you'll start seeing on manuscripts in the coming weeks. It's a bit more "clean" of a design, placing the badges along with other disclosures in the manuscript. Sneak peek, below!
#JMP highlighted outstanding reviewers last week... we still have more to highlight!
We will spotlight five "Reviewers of the Year" below, all were nominated by more than one of our editors.
We will spotlight five "Reviewers of the Year" below, all were nominated by more than one of our editors.
April 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
#JMP highlighted outstanding reviewers last week... we still have more to highlight!
We will spotlight five "Reviewers of the Year" below, all were nominated by more than one of our editors.
We will spotlight five "Reviewers of the Year" below, all were nominated by more than one of our editors.
#JMP would like to give a big congratulations to our “Outstanding Reviewers” of 2024. Our editors hand-selected these reviewers based on their quality and utility for our editors and our authors.
For 2024, eighteen people were selected, below!
For 2024, eighteen people were selected, below!
April 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#JMP would like to give a big congratulations to our “Outstanding Reviewers” of 2024. Our editors hand-selected these reviewers based on their quality and utility for our editors and our authors.
For 2024, eighteen people were selected, below!
For 2024, eighteen people were selected, below!
And our final competitively selected paper? “The Ecology Determinants of Morality: A Global Analysis of News Media Content” by Musa Malik, Kylie Falcione, Brittany Wheeler, & Rene Weber (all based at UC Santa-Barbara). #JMPxMMC
April 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
And our final competitively selected paper? “The Ecology Determinants of Morality: A Global Analysis of News Media Content” by Musa Malik, Kylie Falcione, Brittany Wheeler, & Rene Weber (all based at UC Santa-Barbara). #JMPxMMC