The Journal of Social Issues (JSI) is SPSSI's flagship journal. It has been published quarterly since 1945, with each issue devoted to a single theme. Over its long history, JSI has covered a wide range of pressing social issues concerning education, health, intergroup relations, politics, poverty, religion, technology, and the workplace.  Articles included in each JSI issue collectively address relevant theoretical, empirical, and policy considerations. JSI issues showcase international research from scholars (including early career scholars) from a variety of relevant fields. Each issue is developed by one or more issue editors who work closely with JSI Editor Martin D. Ruck, (2022-2025), Co-Editors Elizabeth R. Cole and Patrick R. Grzanka (2026-2029), and the Editorial Board.

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Call for 2026-2027 Journal of Social Issues Editorial Fellowship Nominations 

Open Call for Proposals:
Addressing Social Issues through Intergenerational Programs
Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2026

Editorial Board Members:

Dominic Abrams
Director, Centre for the Study of Group Processes School of Psychology
University of Kent, United Kingdom

Glenn Adams
Professor of Psychology
University of Kansas, United States

Alisha Ali
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Psychology
New York University

Marc Bendick, Jr.
Employment Economist
Bendick and Egan Economic Consultants, Inc. 

Aysenur Benevento
Post-doctoral Researcher
Istanbul Bilgi University
European Institute

Francis Simonh Bries
Instructor Department of Psychology
University of the Philippines, Philippines

Tatiana Elisa Bustos
Research Scientist
LTI International

Christopher Charles
Professor
University of the West Indies, Jamaica

Brian D. Christens
Professor Human and Organizational Development
Vanderbilt University, United States

Zena Eisenberg
Professor
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abigail M. Folberg
Assitant Professor
University of Nebraska Omaha, United States

Don T. Gala
Educational Consultants Network, Inc., United States

Jeanine Grütter
Professor
University of Konstanz, Germany

Devin Heyward
Saint Peter's University, United States

Aline Hitti
Associate Professor
University of San Francisco, United States

Eden Jumagdao Hulipas-Terol
Associate Professor
University of the Philippines, Philippines

Carl James
Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora
York University, Canada

Haniska Kapoor
Research Scholar
Department of Psychology
Monk Prayogshala Research Institute
Mumbai, India

Juliana E. Karras
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
San Francisco State University

Bijan Kimiagar
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health
Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, United States

Patricia M. Krueger-Henney
Associate Professor
Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston

Aleksandra Lazic
Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology
University of Belgrade

Emily Leskinen
Associate Professor of Social Science
Ramapo College of New Jersey, United States

Lance McCready
Associate Professor
University of Toronto, Canada

Akemi Nishida
Assistant Professor, Disability & Human Development Department and Gender & Women’s Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Rita Obeid
Permanent Instructor of Psychology
Department of Psychological Sciences
Case Western Reserve University

Adreanne Ormond
Senior Lecturer with the Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice
School of Government
Victoria University of Wellington

Krystal Perkins
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Purchase College, SUNY

Mauro Pinto
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy

Dakari Quimby
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & The Behavioral Sciences
University of Southern California, United States

Debra Roberts
Professor
Howard University, United States

Lisa Rosenthal
Professor
Pace University, United States

Yoko Takagi
Assistant Professor of Psychology
SUNY, College at Oneonta

Ralitsa Todorova
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Pullias Center for Higher Education
University of Southern California

Carlie D. Trott
Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati, United States

Andrea C. Vial
Assistant Professor of Psychology
New York University Abu Dhabi
Global Network, NYU Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Kathryn Munyuen Yee
Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
University of Maryland, College Park, United States

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