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Editorial
. 2023 Dec;72(3-4):254-257.
doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12726. Epub 2023 Nov 16.

Looking back, moving forward: 50 years of the American Journal of Community Psychology

Nicole E Allen  1 , Allyson M Blackburn  2
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Editorial

Looking back, moving forward: 50 years of the American Journal of Community Psychology

Nicole E Allen et al. Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

The American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP) was founded in 1973 and has since its inception has been the flagship journal for the Society of Community Research and Action. AJCP publishes leading scholarship in community psychology and social action research. This special issue celebrates the 50 years of scholarship in AJCP by curating and assembling previously published articles in virtual special issues (VSIs) with accompanying commentaries. Nine VSIs were compiled as part of this special issue. Each of these VSIs were organized around themes that are of critical importance to community psychology and each VSI summarizes what has been learned from their included articles and future directions for the field. In this paper, we introduce this special issue on this collection of VSIs, discussing how each of these VSIs endeavor to push the field forward.

Keywords: academic publishing; action research; community engaged research; community psychology; publishing.

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