Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress on Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on normal and aberrant infant development during the first two years. Both human and animal research are included.
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Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress on Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on normal and aberrant infant development during the first two years. Both human and animal research are included. In addition to regular length research articles and brief reports (3000-word maximum), the journal includes solicited target articles along with a series of commentaries; debates, in which different theoretical positions are presented along with a series of commentaries; and thematic collections, a group of three to five reports or summaries of research on the same issue, conducted independently at different laboratories, with invited commentaries.
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Keywords
- infancy
- infant studies
- ICIS
- International Congress of Infant Studies
- infant development
- developmental psychology
- psychology
- child development
- pediatrics
- neuroscience
- nursing
- education
Readership
Academic researchers in psychology, child development, neuroscience, pediatrics, nursing, and education.
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ICIS members may access Infancy by following the link below.
Editor
Gavin Bremner, Lancaster University
Gavin Bremner
Lancaster University
Gavin Bremner graduated with a B.Sc. in Psychology from St.Andrews University in 1974, and gained his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in 1978 for work on infants’ spatial orientation. He obtained his first post at Lancaster University in 1977, and has worked there ever since, becoming Professor of Developmental Psychology in 1994. Most of his research has been on perceptual and cognitive development in infancy, although he has also investigated spatial and graphical skills in children. His most recent research has focused largely on perceptual of object persistence in young infants.
Associate Editors
Robin Panneton
Virginia Tech
Dr. Robin Panneton is a faculty member in Psychology and Associate Dean in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. Her research lab focuses on issues relating to infants’ and toddlers’ attention to multimodal information in their language learning. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in language development, developmental systems, and attention in infancy.
Holly Brophy-Herb
Michigan State University
Dr. Holly Brophy-Herb is a professor of child development in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. She also holds an endorsement from the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health. Dr. Brophy-Herb using infant mental health and attachment-based frameworks to study the ways in which parents, caregivers and teachers socialize infants’, toddlers’ and very young children’s emotions.
Vicky Southgate
University of Copenhagen
Bio coming soon!
Founding Editor
Leslie B. Cohen
Full Editorial Team
David Anderson
San Francisco State University
Elika Bergelson
Duke University
Christina Bergmann
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Erika London Bocknek
Wayne State University
John Colombo
University of Kansas
Alejandrina Cristia
Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, EHESS, CNRS
Moritz M. Daum
University of Zurich
Lauren L Emberson
Princeton University
Cynthia Frosch
University of North Texas
Sarah A Gerson
Cardiff University
Teodora Gliga
University of East Anglia
Gustaf Gredebäck
Uppsala University
Tobias Grossmann
University of Virginia
Kiley Hamlin
University of British Columbia
Jane S. Herbert
University of Wollongong
Barbara Höhle
Universität Potsdam
Shoji Itakura
Kyoto University
Emily Jones
Birkbeck, University of London
Marina Kalashnikova
Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
Jordy Kaufman
Swinburne University of Technology
Natasha Z. Kirkham
Birkbeck University of London
Casey Lew-Williams
Princeton University
Zoe Liberman
University of California – Santa Barbara
Ulf Liszkowski
University of Hamburg
Viola Macchi Cassia
University of Milano-Bicocca
Olivier Pascalis
Univ Grenoble Alpes – CNRS
Vasudevi Reddy
University of Portsmouth
Anne Rifkin-Graboi
Nanyang Technological University
Cintia Rodríguez
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Shannon Ross-Sheehy
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Jenny Saffran
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Alessandra Sansavini
University of Bologna
Laura Scaramella
University of New Orleans
Lisa S. Scott
University of Florida
Rose Scott
University of California – Merced
Graham Schafer
University of Reading
Sylvain Sirois
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Ernő Téglás
Central European University
Feng-Ming Tsao
National Taiwan University
Ichiro Uchiyama
Doshisha University
Claire Vallotton
Michigan State University
Eric A. Walle
University of California, Merced
Katherine White
University of Waterloo
Pei Jun Woo
Sunway University
Henny Yeung
Simon Fraser University
Daniel Yurovsky
University of Chicago
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Infancy Editor Position
Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress of Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on normal and aberrant infant development during the first two years. Both human and animal research are included. In addition to regular length research articles and brief reports (3000-word maximum), the journal includes solicited target articles along with a series of commentaries; debates, in which different theoretical positions are presented along with a series of commentaries; and thematic collections, a group of three to five reports or summaries of research on the same issue, conducted independently at different laboratories, with invited commentaries.
Job Description and Application Instructions
The successful candidate for the position of Infancy Editor will be recognized internationally for their achievements in this area and have a good track record of publications and presentations at conferences. They will also have an extensive international network of contacts, so that the profile of the Journal can continue to be developed. The ideal candidate will be skilled in diplomacy, networking, and written and verbal communication.
Other skills and/or experience the successful candidate should have include:
- Previous editorial experience
- Open science practice knowledge
- Strategic thinking skills to grow the journal with an increase in citations and impact factor
The position of the Editor includes:
- Managing the day-to-day operations of the Journal, especially the peer review process
- Management of the journal operating budget
- Facilitating thorough, fair, and fast peer review through the delegation of Associate Editors, the invitation of peer reviewers, and the synthesis of peer review reports into a manuscript decision
- Encouraging submissions from authors and serving as an ambassador of the Journal
- Monitoring and improving Journal operations and the effectiveness of the Journal’s editorial goals and policies
- Collaborating with the Publisher and ICIS Publications Committee to explore strategic new initiatives, policies, and subject areas in order to enhance Journal quality and growth
- Maintaining regular communication with the Publisher to discuss the journal’s performance, operations, and management of the Associate Editors
- Managing Editorial Board, including inviting and retiring members and monitoring performance
- Maintaining regular communication with the Associate Editors and the Editorial Board to keep them engaged and energized.
The Editor of Infancy will participate in ICIS Board Meetings as an Ex-Officio member and is responsible for ensuring the Board is kept apprised of any journal concerns.
The Editor of Infancy shall have the power to delegate specific responsibilities to Associate Editors and the Editorial Board. To keep the flow of papers maintained and the decision times to a minimum, the successful candidate should be prepared to invest a small amount of time each day managing Journal concerns.
The ICIS Publications Committee will lead the search and process of Editor selection with support from the ICIS Board of Directors.
Applicants should send a covering letter, curriculum vitae, and a vision statement for how you would like to see Infancy develop in the future in one pdf file. Please send all application materials by April 30, 2018 to the ICIS Secretariat via email to michelle@podiumconferences.com