Welcome letter by the new editors

Abstract

Starting from 2022, we are taking over the role of Co-Editors-in-Chief of Social Psycho­ logical Bulletin. We are honored and delighted to serve the journal for the next five years, after the outstanding leadership of Michał Parzuchowski and Marcin Bukowski, outgoing Editors-in-Chief (2017–2021). Inspired by the vision of Maria Lewicka, who was the founding Editor-in-Chief (2006–2016), Michał and Marcin introduced far-reaching changes that have already produced visible results. In short, the previous team managed to successfully transform SPB from a solid but local Polish journal in social psychology to a truly international journal making it relevant to a global audience. As a direct result of Marcin and Michał’s impressive efforts, fifteen issues that have been published since the transformation to an international journal included more than a hundred articles authored by 202 researchers from 24 countries. Thanks to the collab­ oration with Psychopen.eu and the help of generous sponsors (above all, the Polish Social Psychological Society, the founder and owner of the title), the journal is now fully open access and without any costs for readers and authors. As such, it satisfies the highest – diamond gold – Open Access model. Importantly, that was not the only change initiated by the previous team toward more open and transparent journal practi­ ces. Social Psychological Bulletin has been strongly engaged in promoting open science practices (e.g., pre-registration, open data, open materials) with the aim of implementing the highest standards from the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) guidelines (https://topfactor.org/). We would like to thank Michał and Marcin and all past Editors of SPB for all the work they put in to turning the journal into a significant international outlet for important Editorial