Changes in Author, Editor, and Reviewer Genders Over 42 Years in Teaching of Psychology

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 240-245

  McCann, Lee I ^a   Ebert, Alexandria R ^a   Timmins, Rebecca R ^a   Thompson, Ashley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

author genders; author numbers; editor genders; reviewer genders; Teaching of Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021132769     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15328023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628317712748     Document Type: Article

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