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...
www.hogrefe.com/us/journal/j...
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!
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.
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. =)
This is the first time we have used this category because we have never had a reviewer chosen for their outstanding work by nearly every single editor at JMP! Congratulations to Rachel Bailey, for being the first to receive this award!
May 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is the first time we have used this category because we have never had a reviewer chosen for their outstanding work by nearly every single editor at JMP! Congratulations to Rachel Bailey, for being the first to receive this award!
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!
Professor Helena Bilandzic will be a keynote speaker for the Moral Media conference held in Buffalo next month (April 11-13). She is a professor of communication research at Universitat Augsburg University.
March 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Professor Helena Bilandzic will be a keynote speaker for the Moral Media conference held in Buffalo next month (April 11-13). She is a professor of communication research at Universitat Augsburg University.
Our editorial team is based in the U.S. and will be closed for spring break from March 7, 2025 until March 14, 2025. Initial manuscript review will be delayed during this time.
We will see you back in one week!
We will see you back in one week!
March 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Our editorial team is based in the U.S. and will be closed for spring break from March 7, 2025 until March 14, 2025. Initial manuscript review will be delayed during this time.
We will see you back in one week!
We will see you back in one week!
Last but certainly not least, #JMP is excited to introduce Dr. Caleb Carr, who is not only an Associate Editor, but will be #JMP's new Editor-in-Chief later this year! (@calebtcarrphd.bsky.social)
March 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Last but certainly not least, #JMP is excited to introduce Dr. Caleb Carr, who is not only an Associate Editor, but will be #JMP's new Editor-in-Chief later this year! (@calebtcarrphd.bsky.social)
The next Associate Editor #JMP would like to introduce is Dr. Matthew Grizzard!
Dr. Grizzard is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University. He received his PhD in Communication with a specialization in cognitive science from Michigan State University.
Dr. Grizzard is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University. He received his PhD in Communication with a specialization in cognitive science from Michigan State University.
March 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The next Associate Editor #JMP would like to introduce is Dr. Matthew Grizzard!
Dr. Grizzard is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University. He received his PhD in Communication with a specialization in cognitive science from Michigan State University.
Dr. Grizzard is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University. He received his PhD in Communication with a specialization in cognitive science from Michigan State University.
The next Associate Editor #JMP would like to introduce is Dr. Neubaum (@germanneubaum.bsky.social).
Dr. Neubaum is an Assistant Professor of Psychological Processes of Education in Social Media at the @unidue.bsky.social in Germany. He received his PhD from the same institution in 2016.
Dr. Neubaum is an Assistant Professor of Psychological Processes of Education in Social Media at the @unidue.bsky.social in Germany. He received his PhD from the same institution in 2016.
March 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The next Associate Editor #JMP would like to introduce is Dr. Neubaum (@germanneubaum.bsky.social).
Dr. Neubaum is an Assistant Professor of Psychological Processes of Education in Social Media at the @unidue.bsky.social in Germany. He received his PhD from the same institution in 2016.
Dr. Neubaum is an Assistant Professor of Psychological Processes of Education in Social Media at the @unidue.bsky.social in Germany. He received his PhD from the same institution in 2016.
The next Associate Editor #JMP would like to introduce is Dr. Saraswathi Bellur!
She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut. She received her PhD from Penn State University.
She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut. She received her PhD from Penn State University.
March 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The next Associate Editor #JMP would like to introduce is Dr. Saraswathi Bellur!
She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut. She received her PhD from Penn State University.
She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut. She received her PhD from Penn State University.
Our latest journal accountability report is out! A few highlights:
* Desk reject rate is ~2/3 of initial submissions, but we're providing much more feedback on those (hence, the ~15-day turnaround)
* We're making ~80 editorial decisions per month.
* We need a bit over 2mos for peer review.
* Desk reject rate is ~2/3 of initial submissions, but we're providing much more feedback on those (hence, the ~15-day turnaround)
* We're making ~80 editorial decisions per month.
* We need a bit over 2mos for peer review.
March 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our latest journal accountability report is out! A few highlights:
* Desk reject rate is ~2/3 of initial submissions, but we're providing much more feedback on those (hence, the ~15-day turnaround)
* We're making ~80 editorial decisions per month.
* We need a bit over 2mos for peer review.
* Desk reject rate is ~2/3 of initial submissions, but we're providing much more feedback on those (hence, the ~15-day turnaround)
* We're making ~80 editorial decisions per month.
* We need a bit over 2mos for peer review.
Dr. Bradley J. Bond is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of San Diego. He received his PhD in Communication from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
February 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Dr. Bradley J. Bond is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of San Diego. He received his PhD in Communication from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Interested in reading a study that focuses on protective and positive factors that lead to healthy gaming practice instead of risk and negative factors for problematic gaming?
Read #JMP's new advance article by He, Shan, Lu, & Tong here: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
Read #JMP's new advance article by He, Shan, Lu, & Tong here: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
February 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Interested in reading a study that focuses on protective and positive factors that lead to healthy gaming practice instead of risk and negative factors for problematic gaming?
Read #JMP's new advance article by He, Shan, Lu, & Tong here: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
Read #JMP's new advance article by He, Shan, Lu, & Tong here: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
Professor Jessica T. Piotrowski will be a keynote speaker for the conference of the Division “Media Psychology” of the German Psychological Association in September, hosted by the University of Duisburg-Essen.
February 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Professor Jessica T. Piotrowski will be a keynote speaker for the conference of the Division “Media Psychology” of the German Psychological Association in September, hosted by the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Happy Sunday! Check out #JMP's latest advance article by Yao, Ellithorpe, Ewoldsen, & Holt, where they replicated a study on how shared human identity may promote interracial inclusion in the context of mass media. Click here to read about the results: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
January 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Happy Sunday! Check out #JMP's latest advance article by Yao, Ellithorpe, Ewoldsen, & Holt, where they replicated a study on how shared human identity may promote interracial inclusion in the context of mass media. Click here to read about the results: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#JMP would like to welcome our new Associate Editor, Marieke Fransen. She is currently a Professor of Communication and Media at the Behavioural Science Institute at Radboud University. Prof. Fransen studies resistance to change processes in communication and media contexts.
January 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#JMP would like to welcome our new Associate Editor, Marieke Fransen. She is currently a Professor of Communication and Media at the Behavioural Science Institute at Radboud University. Prof. Fransen studies resistance to change processes in communication and media contexts.
Dr. Frederic R. Hopp will be a keynote speaker for the Moral Media conference this April, hosted by the Department of Communication, @ubuffalo.bsky.social. He is an Assistant Professor for Big Data in Psychology at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (1/2)
January 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Dr. Frederic R. Hopp will be a keynote speaker for the Moral Media conference this April, hosted by the Department of Communication, @ubuffalo.bsky.social. He is an Assistant Professor for Big Data in Psychology at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (1/2)