APS Editorial Fellowship Program: Call for Applications

Deadline: February 6, 2026

APS is pleased to announce the application process for the next cohort of the Editorial Fellowship Program (EFP) is now open. This program aims to increase opportunities for members of groups historically underrepresented in editorial leadership roles and will help Fellows to develop their skills as an editor and progress in their editorial ambitions, with an overarching goal of creating a supportive pipeline to editorial leadership and ultimately developing a more diverse and representative pool of journal editors in our field. We encourage applications from members of groups that are historically underrepresented among psychology journal editors, including but not limited to membership based on race, ethnicity, sexuality or gender identity, and/or geography.

Two Editorial Fellows will each be assigned to five APS journals, Psychological Science, Clinical Psychological Science, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Current Directions in Psychological Science, and Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. Each Fellow will be paired with an editor mentor at the journal who will be available for consultation and discussion regarding any of the editorial tasks for the manuscripts assigned to the Fellow.

With the help of a mentor, Fellows will complete all the editorial tasks typically required of an Associate Editor, including but not limited to completing an initial evaluation of a submitted manuscript, selecting and inviting reviewers to evaluate the manuscript, and synthesizing reviews, and writing decision letters. All Fellows will participate in a monthly Zoom call with the Editors-in-Chief of the journals.

Interested candidates should have a Ph.D. There are no baseline requirements for candidates regarding current job sector (i.e., in academia or industry), career stage, or editorial experience, but candidates will be asked in their application to provide materials that are representative of their research, scholarly writing, and/or reviews. 

Fellowships will run for one year and Fellows will receive a US$1,000 stipend. The deadline for applications is February 6, 2026.

Click here to apply to the EFP.
(Note: you do not need to be an APS member to apply, but you will need to log in with your APS account to submit the application.)