Responding to the Association for Psychological Science Strategic Plan, 2022-2027.

Abstract

In 2022, the Association for Psychological Science (APS) issued a 5-year strategic plan, their first ever: Catalyzing and Communicating Psychological Science: Building an Inclusive, Connected, and Meaningful Global Science. Three priority areas are featured in the plan: strengthening the global psychological science community, making psychological science more meaningful in the public sphere, and using resources wisely and efficiently to advance the mission of the society. As explained in the plan itself, the third of these priority areas is “inwardly focused” (p. 8) and concerns the manner in which APS does business. The other two are “public-facing” (p. 8) and concern the audience that APS serves and aspires to serve. As one of the tools available to APS to further these agendas, it is reasonable and appropriate for Psychological Science to contribute to the effort. Accordingly, in this editorial, I introduce three initiatives for Psychological Science designed to promote the two public-facing priorities. Two initiatives are aimed at strengthening the global psychological science community by diversifying the populations represented in the research published in the journal and diversifying the scientists who author it. The third initiative is aimed at making psychological science more meaningful in the public sphere by bringing greater authenticity to the research we publish.