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Psychology of Diversity: The Road from Racism to Inclusion
BMC Psychology is calling for submissions to our new Guest Edited Collection which aims to bring together research regarding the implications of racism and prejudice for interpersonal and psychological outcomes as well as broader social functioning.
Open to submissions until July 2022
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Gratitude can increase motivation
An intervention to increase awareness and feelings of gratitude has been found to boost academic motivation in a sample of university students. Read here
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Mother–child pretend play
Maternal anxiety and depression is associated with less pretend play in mother-child interactions, which may affect behavioural development. Read here
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Moral injury and the effect on military veterans
Being exposed to experiences that violates one’s moral or ethical code may be associated with adverse mental health outcomes in military veterans. Read here
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Psychological impact of COVID-19: comparing the UK and Germany
Has the COVID-19 pandemic caused a similar psychological impact on people in different countries? A study comparing the UK and Germany has found there may be differences. Read here
BMC Series Focus Issues
September: Patient and public involvement in research
In recognition of World Patient Safety Awareness day on 17th September, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research. We have collated free-to-read content from across our journals - showcasing patient perspectives, research into the study of PPI, and engaging public partners as co-authors in research.
August: Breastfeeding
In celebration of World Breastfeeding week in the beginning of August, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Breastfeeding. We have collated open-access content from across our journals to highlight research into breastfeeding behaviors and care for lactating women, infant and child health, biology of breastfeeding, and more.
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Cognitive and socio-emotional correlates of psychological well-being and mental health in Guatemalan adults
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Effects of household chaos and parental responsiveness on child executive functions: a novel, multi-method approach
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The relationship sabotage scale: an evaluation of factor analyses and constructive validity
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Dangers of residual confounding: a cautionary tale featuring cognitive ability, socioeconomic background, and education
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The relationship between social networking addiction and academic performance in Iranian students of medical sciences: a cross-sectional study
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Are women better than men at multi-tasking?
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An introduction to implementation science for the non-specialist
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Interventions designed to reduce implicit prejudices and implicit stereotypes in real world contexts: a systematic review
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Using Ryff’s scales of psychological well-being in adolescents in mainland China
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Valuable data often go unpublished when they could be helping to progress science. Hence, the BMC Series introduced Data notes, a short article type allowing you to describe your data and publish them to make your data easier to find, cite and share.
You can publish your data in BMC Genomic Data (genomic, transcriptomic and high-throughput genotype data) or in BMC Research Notes (data from across all natural and clinical sciences).
More information about our unique article type can be found on the BMC Genomic Data and BMC Research Notes journal websites.
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As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
BMC Series Blog
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Highlights of the BMC Series – August 2021
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Peer Review Week 2021 – Opening up Peer Review at BMC
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Introducing the BMC Series SDG Editorial Board Members: Vassya Bankova
22 September 2021
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