Journal

Affective Science Mission

Affective Science is the flagship journal of the Society for Affective Science. Affective Science is published by Springer, and covers the field of affective science in a broad manner, encompassing different disciplines, biological and behavioral methodologies, human and non-human animal models, and healthy and patient populations.

The journal recognizes the central role that affective processes (including but not limited to emotions, stress, evaluations, motivation) play in the lives of individuals, groups, cultures, and countries, and their profound implications for health and well-being.

Affective Science provides a forum for both basic and applied research. It primarily publishes full-length and brief reports of original research but also publishes methodological, review, and theoretical articles.

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Published Issues

Click to view all published issues of Affective Science on the Springer website.

Submissions

We are now accepting submissions for Affective Science via the Springer manuscript portal. Click to visit the Springer website below for author instructions, additional Journal information, and to submit a manuscript.

Article Types

The journal publishes research articles, brief reports, theoretical and review articles, methodology articles, and commentaries/opinions.

  • Research articles: the most common submission is a research article that reports an original, empirical study or studies in the field of affective science. These are limited to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements), but the method and results have no word limits. The abstract is to be no longer than 250 words. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references. Supplemental material can be submitted and will be reviewed.
  • Brief reports: these are limited to 750 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). The abstract is to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results sections have no word limits. There is a maximum of two figures or tables and 20 references.
  • Theoretical/review articles: these take two forms: (1) 2,500 word limit (including all main text and footnotes), with an abstract no longer than 250 words; there are no limits on figures, tables, or references) and (2) 5,000 word limit (including all main text and footnotes). The abstract is to be no longer than 250 words. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
    • The 2,500 word review is: (a) written with the non-specialist in mind, (b) relatively narrowly focused, (c) concerned with an emerging topic, (d) selective in its literature review, and (e) attentive to future directions.
    • The 5,000 word review is: (a) written with the specialist in mind, (b) more broadly focused, (c) concerned with more mature topics, (d) more comprehensive in its literature review, and (e) concerned with both historical context and future directions.
  • Methodology articles: these include novel experimental approaches, statistical techniques, material development, and other methodological innovations directly relevant to affective science. Methodology articles have a 5,000 word limit. The abstract is to be no longer than 250 words. There are no limits on figures, tables or references. Use of supplemental information and available open-source materials are encouraged.
  • Commentary/Opinions: these are typically solicited based on a target article, however we will consider unsolicited commentary and opinions relevant to affective science. Commentary/Opinions are limited to 2,500 words.
Journal Policies

Blinding

The journal uses a single-blind review process with an option for authors to choose double-blind if they wish.

Formatting

The journal uses APA style 7th edition.

Language

The journal uses the singular “they” (e.g., “The participant was instructed to start the program, and they completed all questions on-line before moving to the next task.”).

Statistics

Effect sizes and confidence intervals should accompany all reported statistics whenever possible.

Open science

The journal uses the transparency and openness (TOP) guidelines (Level II) for all empirical papers (https://www.cos.io/initiatives/top-guidelines).

Citation standards Article provides appropriate citation for data and materials used consistent with journal’s author guidelines.
Data transparency Data must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission.
Analytic methods transparency Code must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission.
Research materials transparency Materials must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission.
Design and analysis transparency Journal requires adherence to design transparency standards for review and publication.
Study preregistration Article states whether preregistration of study exists, and, if so, allows journal access during peer review for verification.
Analysis plan preregistration Article states whether preregistration with analysis plan exists, and, if so, allows journal access during peer review for verification.
Replication Journal encourages submission of replication studies and conducts results blind review.

Editorial Board 2023

Editors-in-chief

Ralph Adolphs, PhD

Ralph Adolphs, PhD

Cal Tech

Area(s): Developmental Psychology
Expertise: daily stress processes; stress and health; adult development; work and family linkages; statistical techniques for measuring change

Linda Camras, PhD

Linda Camras, PhD

DePaul University

Area: Psychology
Expertise: social and emotional development, cross cultural studies of emotion expression and parenting, development of facial expressions

Michelle “Lani” Shiota, PhD

Michelle “Lani” Shiota, PhD

Arizona State University

Area: Social Psychology
Expertise: positive emotion, emotion regulation, emotional mechanisms of relationships and behavior change

Associate Editors

Frans de Waal, PhD

Emory University

Area(s): Primatologist; Ethologist
Expertise: behavior and social intelligence of primates, animal behavior, empathy and cooperation, inequity aversion, social cognition

Rebecca Ferrer, PhD

National Cancer Institute, NIH

Area(s):
Expertise:

Jonathan Gratch, PhD

University of Southern California

Area(s): Computer Science, Psychology
Expertise: virtual reality, computational models, cognitive processes underlying emotion, influence of emotion on decision-making and behavior

Claudia Haase, PhD

Northwestern University

Area(s): Developmental Psychology; Relationship science
Expertise: Life-span development, aging, dyadic interactions (e.g., between couples, friends, parents and children), psychophysiology, behavioral observations, sadness

Jeffrey Huntsinger, PhD

Loyola University Chicago

Area(s): 
Expertise:

Rachael Jack, PhD

University of Glasgow

Area(s): Vision Science, Social Perception
Expertise: Facial expressions, culture, psychophysics, social communication, data-driven methods

Jeremy Jamieson, PhD

University of Rochester

Area(s): Social Psychology, Psychophysiology, Decision Sciences
Expertise: Social stress, stress regulation, risk decisions

Nataria Joseph, PhD

Pepperdine University

Area(s): Health Psychology, Clinical Psychology
Expertise: emotion and biomarkers, stress and health, social adversity and health, ecological momentary assessment

Kristen Lindquist, PhD

UNC Chapel Hil

Area(s): Social Psychology, Social Affective Neuroscience
Expertise: facial expressions, structure of affect, neural networks, neuroimaging, social cognition, constructivist approaches

Joseph Mikels, PhD

DePaul University

Area(s):
Expertise:

Dean Mobbs

California Institute of Technology

Area(s):
Expertise:

Shigehiro Oishi, PhD

University of Virginia

Area(s): Social/Personality Psychology; Cultural Psychology
Expertise: happiness, social ecology, cross-cultural differences

Renee Thompson, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Area(s):
Expertise:

Eric Walle, PhD

University of California, Merced

Area(s): Developmental Psychology; Interpersonal dynamics; emotion regulation
Expertise: social and emotional development; emotion theory; interpersonal interactions; emotion regulation

Call for Papers: Special Issues

Call for Papers: Affective Science Special Issue on Affect and Social Media

Editor: Eva Telzer and Mitch Prinstein, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Theme of the Special Issue:

This special issue will focus on the role of affect and social media, broadly defined. With the proliferation of social media sites in recent years, use of social media has become nearly ubiquitous. This topic is sorely under-represented in emotion journals, especially given the important role of social media in the lives of contemporary adolescents and adults. The field is in need of empirical articles and reviews that unify this multidisciplinary s0cholarship, synthesizes and critiques research to date, and provides a roadmap for future research efforts in this area. Our goal is to provide a nuanced perspective on the role of social media in the daily emotional experiences of children, adolescents, and adults, including both positive and negative aspects of use, as well as a consideration of how, why, and for whom social media may lead to positive or negative emotional experiences.

The goals of this special issue are to showcase novel theoretical ideas and empirical evidence on the interactions between emotional processes and social media across a range of (inter)disciplinary areas. We invite submissions from multiple disciplines, including – but not limited to – psychology (social, developmental, cultural, cognitive, etc.), sociology, communication science, computer science, and neuroscience. We are especially interested in research on social media use within marginalized and underrepresented populations. In addition, we are interested in studies that examine specific social media behaviors, functions, and content as research demonstrates these factors may be more important than “screen time” overall. At Affective Science, affective processes are broadly construed, and include emotion, mood, stress, motivation, reward processes, and affective evaluations. This call is directed at empirical articles, but theoretical articles may be considered in exceptional cases.

Specifications for the research article: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 150 words. Method and Results have no word limits. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
Specifications for the brief report: limit to 750 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 150 words. Method and Results have no word limits. Maximum of two figures or tables and 20 references.

Specifications for the theoretical article: limit to 4,000 words (including all main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 150 words. They are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).
Proposals are due by May 1, 2023. Authors who will be invited to submit a full article will be notified by June 1st. Full manuscripts will be due by December 1, 2023, with the plan to finalize the special issue by mid-2024.

Proposals should be one-page double spaced. For research articles a description of the question, participants, design, methods, and results are required. Data collection must be completed and data must be fully analysed at the time of submission. For theoretical articles, include a synopsis of the major themes of the paper. Proposals can be submitted through teentechunc@gmail.com. Any questions can be directed to Eva Telzer (ehtelzer@unc.edu) or Mitch Prinstein (mitch.prinstein@unc.edu)

Call for Papers: Special Issue on “The Future of Affective Science”

Editors: Michelle (Lani) Shiota, Arizona State University; Linda Camras, DePaul University; Ralph Adolphs, California Institute of Technology

Theme of the Special Issue: In this first special issue overseen by the incoming editorial team, we aim to showcase the state-of-the-art in affective science, asking what the future of our field might hold. Articles will highlight innovative methodological and theoretical approaches, synthesizing current knowledge and illustrating promising new directions for research. We now solicit proposals for both review and empirical papers suited to this special issue. “Perspectives” type review articles clearly addressing and/or illustrating future directions for the field are likely to be competitive; as are empirical papers (including meta-analyses) exemplifying novel approaches in affective science, in terms of questions asked and/or methods used, as well as reflecting strong methodological rigor and use of representative samples.

Example topics of interest include (but are by no means limited to):

  • Dynamics of affect and emotion
  • Socialization and cultural shaping of emotion (e.g., experience, concepts, expression)
  • Emotional expression and recognition “in the wild”
  • Affective/emotional processes in interpersonal contexts
  • Roles of affect/emotion in behavior change
  • Mechanisms linking affect/emotion with physical and mental health
  • Cross-species studies of emotion mechanisms
  • Modeling affect and emotion, including computational modeling, AI, and robotics
  • Proposals for full-length empirical articles, empirical brief reports, and 2500-word review articles, all conforming to the author instructions found here, are welcome. Proposals for methodology articles with a limit of 2500 words in main text and footnotes will be considered as well. Please note, we expect that empirical proposals will reflect data that have already been collected and analyzed, rather than studies that are in progress at the time of proposal submission.
  • Preregistration of empirical studies is highly encouraged, but not required. Affective Science has adopted Level II Transparency and Openness Promotions guidelines for published studies, see https://www.cos.io/initiatives/top-guidelines for details.
  • Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).

Proposals are due by September 15, 2022. Authors who are invited to submit a full article will be notified by approximately October 17, 2022. Full manuscripts will be due January 15, 2023, with initial reviews anticipated in March 2023, and publication of the special issue in September 2023.

Proposals must be a maximum of one single-spaced page. All proposals must contain a clear statement of the research question/issue at stake and the gap in knowledge addressed; as well as a paragraph explaining how the article will illustrate an innovative, forward-thinking approach for affective science. Empirical proposals must also contain a summary of methods (sample description with demographics and sampling approach, procedures, measures); and summary of results in both statistical and conceptual form. Proposals and questions can be submitted by email to radolphs@caltech.edu

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Emotional Well-Being

Editor: Laura D. Kubzansky, Harvard University; Eric S. Kim, University of British Columbia; Judith T. Moskowitz, Northwestern University

Theme of the Special Issue: Individuals as well as healthcare systems, employers, school districts, and governments are increasingly interested in initiatives that can improve the psychological well-being of the people they serve, and the people within their organizations. However, many knowledge gaps undermine our research community’s ability to meet these growing requests for tools that can improve psychological well-being in meaningful, durable, and scalable ways.

The goal of this special issue is to showcase novel empirical evidence examining interventions that can modify psychological well-being, particularly those that have the potential to be scaled at the population level. We are interested in key aspects of how these interventions play out, but particularly welcome papers that speak to the theme of “What Works, What Doesn’t Work, and an Agenda for Future Research.” Around this theme we invite papers that address: meaningful effect sizes, durability and scalability of interventions, efficacy across diverse populations and settings, effective modes of delivery, mechanisms of effect, methodological innovations, brief-touch/micro interventions, and informative null effects. We are also interested in work that seeks to refine or develop conceptual models that specifically include or address why or how interventions are likely to be broadly effective. We define psychological well-being as overall positive state of one’s emotions, life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, and ability to pursue self-defined goals (which others have referred to as emotional well-being: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/grants/concepts/consider/emotional-wellbeing-high-priority-research-networks). We welcome contributions from multiple disciplines including – but not limited to – psychology (health, social, personality, biological, developmental, clinical, cultural, organizational & industrial, cognitive, etc.), public health (social & behavioral sciences, epidemiology, health policy, global health), neuroscience, communication science, economics, sociology, and computer science. At Affective Science, affective processes are broadly construed, and include emotion, mood, stress, motivation, reward processes, and affective evaluations.

We are especially seeking Research Articles, although in exemplary cases, the other types of Articles described below will be considered.

  • Specifications for full length empirical articles: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 150-250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for theoretical/conceptual/opinion articles: limit to 4,000 words (including all main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 150-250 words. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for the brief report: limit to 750 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 150-250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. Maximum of two figures or tables and 20 references.
  • Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).

Proposals are due October 1, 2021. Authors who are invited to submit a full article will be notified by November 1, 2021. Full manuscripts will be due by March 1, 2022, with the plan to finalize the special issue by December 1, 2022.

Proposals should be a maximum of two-pages double spaced. For research articles, a description of the question, participants, design, methods, and results are required. Data collection must be completed and data must be fully analysed at the time of submission. For theoretical articles, include a synopsis of the major themes of the paper. Proposals can be submitted to emowbforaffectivescience@gmail.com.

Any questions can be directed to Laura Kubzansky, Eric Kim, or Judy Moskowitz at emowbforaffectivescience@gmail.com.

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Affective Processes in Non-Human Animals

Editors:     Karen L. Bales, Departments of Psychology and Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis; Forrest D. Rogers, Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University

Theme of the Special Issue: Affective processes, as construed by Affective Science, include emotion, mood, stress, motivation, reward processes, and affective evaluations. Many of these constructs are studied in non-human animals, and animal studies contribute critically to our understanding of evolutionary origins and proximate mechanisms of affective processes. However, perhaps due to disciplinary boundaries and a fear of anthropomorphism, few animal researchers view themselves as affective scientists. In this special issue, we seek highlight comparative and translational perspectives by promoting and encouraging research, theory, and commentary on affective processes in non-human animals. The scope of this special issue includes studies of translational and evolutionary relevance; studies of neurobiological and physiological mechanism; and novel behavioral perspectives. We encourage papers from disciplines such as behavioral neuroscience, behavioral ecology, primatology, and animal behavior, and we ask that authors make clear connections with the broader field of affective science for the readership. We also encourage papers across animal taxa, not limiting to mammals.

This issue will be focused primarily on empirical research. However, we are also accepting proposals for theoretical/opinion articles and meta-analysis/literature review articles:

  • Specifications for full length empirical articles: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for theoretical/opinion articles: limit to 4,000 words (including all main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for meta-analysis/literature review articles: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits for meta-analyses. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).

Proposals should be a maximum of one-page double spaced. For research articles, a description of the question, participants, design, methods, and results are required. Data collection must be completed and data must be fully analysed at the time of submission. Proposals can be submitted to klbales@ucdavis.edu. Any questions can be directed to Karen Bales (klbales@ucdavis.edu) or Forrest Rogers (fr1510@princeton.edu).

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Sleep and Affect

Editor: Aric A. Prather, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of California, San Francisco

Theme of the Special Issue:
Sleep is intimately intertwined with affective experience. Disturbed sleep has been linked to increases in next day negative affect, while increases in negative and positive affect can modulate the quality of one’s nightly sleep. However, because both affect and sleep are multi-dimensional constructs that are often measured at varying levels of analysis (e.g., self-report vs. physiology vs. brain activity, within individual vs. within couple), in constrained and unconstrained conditions, and at differing time scales, inconsistencies in the literature abound. There is a keen need for affective and sleep scientists to clarify the how, when, and for whom sleep and affect are connected and the implications of these dynamic associations.

The goals of this special issue are to showcase novel empirical evidence examining the interactions and recursive links between sleep and affect across interdisciplinary areas. We welcome contributions from multiple disciplines and interdisciplinary collaborations including – but not limited to – psychology (social, health, biological, developmental, clinical, cultural, organizational & industrial, cognitive, etc.), neuroscience, economics, sociology, evolutionary or medical anthropology, and computer science. At Affective Science, affective processes are broadly construed, and include emotion, mood, stress, motivation, reward processes, and affective evaluations. We are especially seeking Research Articles, although in exemplary cases, Theoretical Articles will be considered.

  • Specifications for the research article: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. They are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for the brief report: limit to 750 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. Maximum of two figures or tables and 20 references.
  • Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).

Proposals should be one-page double spaced. For research articles, a description of the question, participants, design, methods, and results are required. Data collection must be completed and data must be fully analysed at the time of submission. Proposals can be submitted through sleepAFFS@gmail.com

Any questions can be directed to Aric A. Prather (aric.prather@ucsf.edu)

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Structural Racism and Affective Science

Editor:Lasana Harris, Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London

Theme of the Special Issue:
The recent wave of social unrest in response to the killing of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and others has thrust structural racism into the spotlight. During this moment, we can all reflect on the fact that discriminatory behavior still exists towards people of African, Latinx, and Asian descent in many countries. In light of these facts, we have focused this special issue on structural racism and affective science.

We invite theoretical and opinion papers, literature reviews/meta-analysis, and empirical papers that (1) reimagine how the scientific process might work in affective science to reduce structural racism and (2) examine the associations between structural racism and affective processes.

In terms of reducing structural racism in affective science, we are interested in changes that could be made to any part of our scientific processes, from student recruitment and retention, and career mentorship to participant selection, research questioning and hypothesis testing, paradigm selection, operationalisation, statistical analysis, peer reviewing, and publication. In terms of examining the associations between structural racism and affective processes, we are interested in papers that examine both directions of influence. Thus, for example, we welcome research on the affective states that foster structural racism, the role that affect plays in reducing racism, and affective consequences for those who encounter structural racism chronically in their lives.

We welcome contributions from multiple disciplines and interdisciplinary collaborations including – but not limited to – psychology (social, political, developmental, cultural, cognitive, psycholinguistics, etc.), political science, philosophy, economics, sociology, evolutionary anthropology, communication science, computer science, and neuroscience. At Affective Science, affective processes are broadly construed, and include emotion, mood, stress, motivation, reward processes, and affective evaluations.

  • Specifications for theoretical/opinion articles: limit to 4,000 words (including all main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 150 words. They are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for meta-analysis/literature review articles: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits for meta-analyses. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for full length empirical articles: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for brief reports: limit to 750 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. Maximum of two figures or tables and 20 references.
  • Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).

Proposals should be one-page double spaced. For research articles, a description of the question, participants, design, methods, and results are required. Data collection must be completed and data must be fully analysed at the time of submission. For theoretical articles, include a synopsis of the major themes of the paper. For literature reviews / meta-analyses, a full description of the methods for searching the literature should be explained, as well as inclusion and exclusion criteria. Proposals can be submitted through structuralracism.AFFS@gmail.com

Any questions can be directed to Lasana Harris (lasana.harris@ucl.ac.uk).

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Emotions in Socio-Political Contexts

Editors: Eran Halperin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Ruthie Pliskin, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Theme of the Special Issue:
Emotions and other relevant affective processes play a key role in almost every aspect of our social and political lives. In recent decades, scholars from various disciplines have studied the ways in which emotions shape and direct our political decisions and behavior, as well as the ways in which social and political events influence our daily emotional experiences. This research has focused on how affective processes relate to a broad range of political processes and behaviors, including voting, political participation and collective action, intergroup conflict and its resolution, ideology and political polarization, radicalization and political intolerance, social media, and more. These social and political emotional processes can be studied at the individual as well as the collective level, and insights from both approaches can both illuminate fundamental socio-political processes and inform interventions designed to alter and improved them (through different forms of emotion regulation).

The goals of this special issue are to showcase novel theoretical ideas and empirical evidence on the interactions between emotional processes on the one hand and social-political processes on the other hand across a range of (inter)disciplinary areas. We invite submissions from multiple disciplines, including – but not limited to – psychology (social, political, developmental, cultural, cognitive, psycholinguistics, etc.), political science, sociology, communication science, computer science, and neuroscience. At Affective Science, affective processes are broadly construed, and include emotion, mood, stress, motivation, reward processes, and affective evaluations. This call is directed at empirical articles, but theoretical articles may be considered in exceptional cases.

  • Specifications for the research article: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for the brief report: limit to 750 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. Maximum of two figures or tables and 20 references.
  • Specifications for the theoretical article: limit to 4,000 words (including all main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. They are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).

Proposals should be one-page double spaced. For research articles a description of the question, participants, design, methods, and results are required. Data collection must be completed, and data must be fully analysed at the time of submission. For theoretical articles, include a synopsis of the major themes of the paper. Proposals can be submitted through emotions.in.politics.aff.s@gmail.com.

Any questions can be directed to Eran Halperin (eran.halperin@mail.huji.ac.il) or Ruthie Pliskin (r.pliskin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl).

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Language and Emotion (Published)

Editor: Kristen A. Lindquist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Theme of the Special Issue: The interplay of language and emotion has interested scholars throughout the ages. Recent research in affective science reveals the complex and fascinating ways in which language and emotion interact. For instance, natural human language can be mined to reveal affective meanings that predict outcomes ranging from health and well-being to political behavior. Cross-linguistic differences in semantic structure exist, pointing to cultural differences in emotion understanding, and perhaps even experience. During early development, the use of emotion words by caregivers predicts children’s later emotion understanding and regulatory abilities. In adults, accessing emotion words alters self-reported experiences, physiology, and brain activity. Labeling affective states with emotion words contributes to greater self-regulation in the face of negative emotion and phobias. The goals of this special issue are to showcase novel empirical evidence examining the interaction between language and emotion across a range of interdisciplinary areas. We invite submissions from multiple disciplines including but not limited to psychology (social, clinical, developmental, cultural, cognitive, psycholinguistics, etc.), computer science, engineering, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and neuroscience. At Affective Science, affective processes are broadly construed, and include emotion, mood, stress, motivation, reward processes, and affective evaluations. We are especially seeking Research Articles, although in exemplary cases, Theoretical Articles will be considered.

  • Specifications for the research article: limit to 2,000 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. There are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Specifications for the brief report: limit to 750 words (including all introductory and discussion material in the main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. Method and Results have no word limits. Maximum of two figures or tables and 20 references.
  • Specifications for the theoretical article: limit to 4,000 words (including all main text, any footnotes, and acknowledgements). Abstract to be no longer than 250 words. They are no limits on figures, tables, or references.
  • Supplemental materials/results may be submitted with the article and will be part of the review process. We will not publish supplemental material that is un-reviewed (SOM-U).

Proposals should be one-page double spaced. For research articles a description of the question, participants, design, methods and results are required. Data collection must be completed and data must be fully analysed. For theoretical articles, include a synopsis of the major themes of the paper. Proposals can be submitted through languageemotionAFFS@gmail.com Any questions can be directed to Kristen Lindquist (Kristen.lindquist@unc.edu).

Special Issue published June 2021. See the Springer website for the list of publications: Affective Science | Volume 2, issue 2 (springer.com)