Publications and Communications Board: 2014 Annual Report

The Publications and Communications Board (P&C) and the Office of Publications and Databases (OPD) addressed challenges and opportunities surrounding changes in the scholarly publishing and current economic climates to finish the year meeting its publishing goals for electronic resources, books, videos, and journals.

Under the direction of the P&C Board and to fulfill APA's global mission of disseminating psychological science, the Office of Publications and Databases maintained a solid performance in terms of production and improved services for print and electronic alike. Total revenue for APA's core scholarly and professional publishing program (APA Journals, APA Books, Publication Manual, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PsycTESTS, PsycTHERAPY, PsycBOOKS, PsycEXTRA, PsycCRITIQUES, and the PsycNET platform) totaled slightly over $89 million in 2014.

Editors

  • The P&C Board is pleased to announce these editorial appointments in 2014, naming the following to six-year terms to begin in 2015 as the editor-elect year (and 2016 as the beginning masthead year):
    • History of Psychology — Nadine M. Weidman, PhD
    • Journal of Family Psychology — Barbara H. Fiese, PhD
    • JPSP: Personality Processes and Individual Differences — M. Lynne Cooper, PhD
    • Psychological Assessment — Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD
    • Psychological Review — Keith J. Holyoak, PhD
    • International Journal of Stress Management — Oi Ling Siu, PhD
    • Personality Disorders — Thomas A. Widiger, PhD
    • Psychology of Men & Masculinity — William Ming Liu, PhD
  • The P&C Board opened 7 searches in 2014 for the following journals:
    • Archives of Scientific Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Health Psychology
    • International perspectives in Psychology
    • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
    • School Psychology Quarterly
    • Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

APA Books

  • In 2014, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition exceeded $6.5 million in sales with approximately 300,000 units sold. Now in its eighth printing, the Publication Manual has spent more than 1,200 days on Amazon’s “top 100” list since its release in 2009.

  • APA Books released 36 new titles in 2014, including:
    • A Primer for ICD-10- CM Users: Psychological and Behavioral Conditions by Carol D. Goodheart
    • Decision Making in Behavioral Emergencies: Acquiring Skill in Evaluating and Managing High-Risk Patients by Phillip M. Kleespies
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Spectrum: A Life-Span Approach. Eric A. Storch and Dean McKay, Editors
    • The Neuroscience of Risky Decision Making. Valerie F. Reyna and Vivian Zayas, Editors
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Assessments and Intervention in Schools. Lee A. Wilkinson, Editor. (Division 16 School Psychology Series)
    • Helping Skills: Facilitating Exploration, Insight, and Action, Fourth Edition by Clara E. Hill
    • Psychological Testing That Matters: Creating a Roadmap for Effective Treatment by Anthony D. Bram and Mary Jo Peebles
    • Multiculturalism and Diversity in Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach. Carol A. Falender, Edward P. Shafranske, and Celia J. Falicov, Editors
    • Organizational Change Through Individual Empowerment: Applying Social Psychology in Prisons and Policing by Hans Toch
    • Clinical Neuropsychology: A Pocket Handbook for Assessment, Third Edition. Michael W. Parsons and Thomas A. Hammeke, Editors
    • Treating PTSD With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies: Interventions That Work by Candice M. Monson and Philippe Shnaider
    • Counseling Psychology, Third Edition by Charles L. Gelso, Elizabeth Nutt Williams, and Bruce R. Fretz
    • Parenting Coordination in Post-Separation Disputes: A Comprehensive Guide for Practitioners. Shirley Ann Higuchi and Stephen J. Lally, Editors
    • Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity, Second Edition. P. Scott Richards and Allen E. Bergin, Editors
    • On Becoming a Better Therapist, Second Edition: Evidence-Based Practice, One Client at a Time by Barry L. Duncan
    • Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children: Crossnational Comparative Studies by Joseph Murray, Catrien C.J.H. Bijleveld, David P. Farrington, and Ralf Loeber
    • The Psychologist’s Essential Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Jeffrey E. Barnett, Allison J. Shale, Gary Elkins, and William Fisher
    • Longitudinal Data Analysis Using Structural Equation Models by John J. McArdle and John R. Nesselroade
    • Single-Case Intervention Research: Methodological and Statistical Advances. Thomas R. Kratochwill and Joel R. Levin, Editors (Division 16 School Psychology Series)
    • Biopsychosocial Practice: A Science-Based Framework for Behavioral Health Care by Timothy P. Melchert
    • Graduate Study in Psychology, 2015 Edition (APA)
    • Prevention Psychology: Enhancing Personal and Social Well-Being by John L. Romano
    • Testing Accommodations for Students With Disabilities: Research-Based Practice by Benjamin J. Lovett and Lawrence J. Lewandowski (Division 16 School Psychology Series)
    • The Lives of LGBT Older Adults: Understanding Challenges and Resilience by Nancy A. Orel and Christine A. Fruhauf
    • Premature Termination in Psychotherapy: Strategies for Engaging Clients and Improving Outcomes by Joshua K. Swift and Roger P. Greenberg
    • Psychological Practice With Women: Guidelines, Diversity, Empowerment. Carolyn Zerbe Enns, Joyce K. Rice, and Roberta L. Nutt, Editors
    • Write It Up: Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles by Paul J. Silvia
    • A Practical Guide to PTSD Treatment: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Approaches. Nancy C. Bernardy and Matthew J. Friedman, Editors
    • Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Schools: Best Professional Practices For Serving the Needs of All Students by Virginia Wise Berninger
    • Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma. Donald F. Walker, Christine A. Courtois, and Jamie D. Aten, Editors
    • Case Formulation in Emotion-Focused Therapy: Co-Creating Clinical Maps for Change by Rhonda N. Goldman and Leslie S. Greenberg
    • Forgiveness Therapy: An Empirical Study for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope by Robert D. Enright and Richard P. Fitzgibbons
    • Men’s Gender Role Conflicts: Psychological Costs, Consequences, and an Agenda for Change by James M. O’Neill
    • Treatment of Late-Life Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, and Substance Abuse. Patricia A. Arean, Editor
    • Gestalt Therapy by Gordon Wheeler (Theories of Psychotherapy Series)
    • How to Publish High-Quality Research by Jeff Joireman and Paul A. M. Van Lange
  • In 2014, APA Books Reference Program released 3 new titles, including:
    • APA Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology (4 volumes), Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver, Editors in Chief
    • APA Handbook of Career Intervention (2 volumes), Paul J. Hartung, Mark L. Savickas, and W. Bruce Walsh, Editors in Chief
    • APA Handbook of Forensic Psychology (2 volumes), Brian L. Cutler and Patricia A. Zapf, Editors in Chief
  • APA LifeTools, APA’s self-help imprint, released the following titles in 2014:
    • Coping With Infertility, Miscarriage, and Neonatal Loss: Finding Perspective and Creating Meaning by Amy Wenzel
    • Parenting Children With ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach, Second Edition by Vincent J. Monastra
    • Taking Control of Anxiety: Simple Steps for Getting the Best of Worry, Stress, and Fear by Bret A. Moore
  • Magination Press, APA’s children’s book imprint, released 13 new titles in 2014, including:
    • Ten Turtles on Tuesday: A Story for Children About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
      by Ellen Flanagan Burns, MA
    • Bumblebee Bike: A Story About Taking What’s Not Yours by Sandra Levins
    • This Day in June by Gayle Pitman, PhD
    • Not Every Princess by Jeffrey Bone, PsyD and Lisa Bone, PhD
    • Some Bunny To Talk To: A Story About Going to Therapy by Cheryl Sterling, PhD, Paola Conte, PhD, and Larissa Labay, PsyD
    • Shield-Up: How Upstanding Bystanders Stop Bullying by Marcella Mario Craver, MSEd, CAS
    • My Sister Beth’s Pink Birthday: A Story About Sibling Relationships by Marlene Szymona, PhD
    • Upside Down and Backwards: A Sibling’s Journey Through Childhood Cancer by Julie Greves, CCLS, Katy Tenhulzen, CCLS, and Fred Wilkerson, LICSW
    • Joey Daring Caring and Curious: How A Mischief Maker Uncovers Unconditional Love
      by Marcella Mario Craver, MSEd, CAS
    • Friends Always by Tanja Wenisch
    • Boss No More by Estelle Meens
    • Woolfred Cannot Eat Dandelions: A Tale of Being True to Your Tummy by Claudine Crangle
    • How I Learn: A Kid’s Guide to Learning Disabilities by Brenda Miles, PhD and Colleen Patterson, MA
  • In 2014, awards were received for the following Magination Press titles:
    • Some Days Are Lonely by Young-Ah Kim -- Young Voices Foundation IMMY Awards (Gold)
    • I Can't Do Anything by Thierry Robberecht -- Young Voices Foundation IMMY Awards (Gold)
    • How Do You Doodle? Drawing My Feelings and Emotions by Elise Gravel -- Young Voices Foundation IMMY Awards (Gold)
    • Oh No, School! by Hae-Kyung Change -- Nautilus Award (Gold)
    • Visiting Feelings by Lauren Rubenstein, PsyD -- Nautilus Award (Silver)
    • Boss No More by Estelle Meens -- NAPPA Awards (Honors)
    • Learning to Feel Good and Stay Cool: Emotional Regulation Tools for Kids with AD/HD by Judith Glasser, PhD and Kathleen Nadeau, PhD -- NAPPA Awards (Honors)
    • A Happy Hat by Cecil Kim --Independent Publisher Awards (IPPY) (Bronze)
    • How Do You Doodle? Drawing My Feelings and Emotions by Elise Gravel -- IndieFab Book of the Year (Bronze)
    • Woolfred Cannot Eat Dandelions: A Tale of Being True to Your Tummy by Claudine Crangle -- Moonbeam Awards (Gold)
    • Some Bunny to Talk To: A Story About Going to Therapy by Cheryl Sterling, PhD, Paola Conte, PhD, and Larissa Labay, PsyD -- Mom's Choice Awards (Gold)
    • How I Learn: A Kid’s Guide to Learning Disabilities by Brenda Miles, PhD and Colleen Patterson, MA -- Mom's Choice Awards (Gold)
    • This Day in June by Gayle Pitman, PhD -- Notable Book for a Global Society from Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group (CL/RSIG)
  • In 2014, APA Books released 261 titles to ebrary, the primary platform for hosting e-book content and providing access to academic libraries.
  • In 2014, APA Books released 39 APA books in Kindle editions.
  • In 2014, the Video division of APA Books released 11 new titles:
    • Adult ADHD, with Abigail Levrini and Frances Prevatt
    • Functional Family Therapy for High-Risk Adolescents, with James F. Alexander
    • Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, with Debbie Joffe Ellis
    • The Therapy Relationship, with Charles J. Gelso
    • Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, with V. Mark Durand
    • Cognitive-Behavioral Group Play Interventions, with Linda A. Reddy
    • Attachment-Based Psychotherapy in Practice, with Peter C. Costello
    • Attachment-Based Family Therapy, with Guy S. Diamond
    • Mental Health Issues in Late Life, with Pat Arean
    • Working With Caregivers of Those with Dementia, with Susan M. McCurry
    • Presence in Psychotherapy, with Shari M. Geller
  • In 2014, APA Books Subsidiary Rights Office negotiated 82 licenses in Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

APA Databases

  • APA PsycNET introduced a new a “Trending” feature in 2014 that highlights the most popular searches. The new feature, available on both the Easy and Advanced Search pages, shows the 5 most popular search terms.  The search terms are updated on a weekly basis and are hyperlinked to allow the terms to be easily searched.
  • APA upgraded usage reporting on APA PsycNET to address updates to COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources), an industry standard. In addition to reporting the number of searches and full-text downloads, APA additionally reports Result Clicks (a measure of how engaged users are by clicking to explore content after running a search) and Record Views (the quantity of abstracts or PsycINFO records that users viewed). Many libraries look at these database utilization reports to help gauge which resources to renew for their patrons.
  • During 2014 an all-time high of 213,676 new records were added to the PsycINFO database. At the end of the year, PsycINFO contained 3,785,610 records and more than 74 million cited references. The number of journals covered by PsycINFO at the end of 2014 was 2,561.
  • In 2014 the PsycTESTS database grew by 7,836 records, totaling 27,486 records by the end of the year. The number of unique tests to be found in PsycTESTS was 25,288, and the percentage of full-text tests was 68%. In the 3 years since its introduction, PsycTESTS has grown over 12-fold from its introductory size of 2,261 records.
  • In 2014 PsycTESTS underwent its first reload, which reformats the records to include new features, enhancements, and other large scale upgrades. Included were several new fields to capture data such as Author Identifier, Instrument Type, and Factor Analysis. In addition, links to other versions of a test within PsycTESTS were provided as well as the location of a test (e.g., page, table or appendix number, etc.) within a source document.
  • PsycARTICLES includes “Online First Publication” articles within 30 days after the accepted manuscripts have been received at APA, and these are designated as the “versions of record.” More than 3,100 articles were released as Online First Publication between January and December 2014, and approximately 3,200 articles “graduated” to bound issues in this same time frame.
  • PsycARTICLES added six new titles and nearly 7,600 articles in 2014. The number of articles in the database totaled 185,792 at the end of the year.
  • APA continued to add both classic and APA books to PsycBOOKS, including the new addition of the APA Handbooks. There are now 1,055 APA books plus 2,978 classic books on psychology in the database. At the end of the year, PsycBOOKS contained 4,033 books and 60,203 chapters.
  • The PsycEXTRA database grew by 30,412 records in 2014 and totaled 341,194 records. This database is currently undergoing re-evaluation to identify opportunities for greater utility.
  • The PsycCRITIQUES database featuring book and film reviews ended the year with 41,488 records in total, having added 485 records in 2014.
  • PsycINFO staff indexed approximately 6,300 website pages in 2014 for APA’s public website, www.apa.org.
  • PsycINFO staff continued to expand the use of social media to inform the world about APA’s electronic databases and the APA PsycNET platform. The staff have posted regular comments on Facebook© (https://www.facebook.com/APAPsycNET) and Twitter© (http://www.twitter.com/APAPsycNET).
  • By the end of 2014 staff had posted 135 training videos about APA databases to two YouTube© channels, one dedicated to APA PsycNET and the other dedicated to our vendor platforms. YouTube views of the APA database training videos jumped to an all-time high of 52,840 in 2014 – an increase of more than 41% compared to 2013. In addition, 108 podcasts walk listeners through sample searches and are available at http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/training/.
  • PsycINFO staff continued to expand the database training program with on-site training at conferences and webinars given several times a week. By the end of the year, staff had provided direct training to more than 1,137 participants, most of whom were librarians, students and APA members. The librarians represented over 900 institutions.
  • In 2014, 606 participants attended the student-focused webinars on APA databases. The attendance for student sessions more than quintupled over 2013. The change is due in part to a restructuring of the student sessions into three half-hour modules, a basic, advanced, and results management session, and the creation of a new series of webinars conducted in partnership with Psi Chi. Four joint Psi Chi webinars were held in 2014 and drew 246 attendees.
  • APA conducted several market research initiatives in 2014 to support the redesign of the current database delivery platform and to identify innovative revenue-generating opportunities. Valuable data was gathered from clinicians in hospital and private settings, academic and health sciences librarians, graduate students, and faculty instructors by means of contextual inquiry methods and focus groups.  The user-centric market research efforts enable us to more effectively reach our goals of increasing usability and designing highly competitive products.  The research data provides a solid foundation of end-user behaviors, values, information needs, workflows, and challenges. In turn, Personas developed using the research data are employed to inform the initial conceptual design phase, the technical development process, iterative user testing, and post-release feedback for continuous improvement.
  • The APA Library Advisory Council met twice in 2014. Among their discussion items were the current state of the academic library; institutional directives impacting product acquisition; working with faculty; understanding academic personas; working with campus writing centers; use of altmetrics; use of video in teaching; administering electronic resources; and the academic perception of APA as a brand. Council members have provided P&C staff with vital input regarding product features, pricing strategies, training and education, institutional trends, and policies regarding usage of electronic products.
  • APA presented Frederick Andrew Lerner, MS, DLS, recently retired from the National Center for PTSD, with the 2014 APA Award for Excellence in Librarianship. Dr. Lerner has made unparalleled contributions to the field of traumatic stress research by developing a bibliographic resource that is used by researchers, clinicians, and policymakers worldwide, and by assembling the world’s largest specialized collection of traumatic stress literature, the Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) Database.

APA Journals

  • APA Journals published more than 52,900 pages in 2014 in 81 journals.
  • APA Journals published a total of more than 5,000 articles in 390 journal issues.
  • In 2014, APA Journals published more than 60 special issues or sections of journals.  The following are some examples of special issues and sections:
    • Developmental Psychology (January 2014)—“Special Section: Moral Development”
    • Journal of Applied Psychology (January 2014)—“Special Section on Differential Validity”
    • Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment (January 2014)—“Special Series: Selected Papers from the Inaugural Meeting of the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders”
    • Health Psychology (January 2014)—“Special Section: Discrimination, Racism, and Health”
    • American Psychologist (February–March 2014)—“Chronic Pain and Psychology”
    • International Journal of Stress Management (February 2014)—“Theory and Methods to Prevent and Manage Occupational Stress”
    • APA/CPA journal Canadian Psychology (February 2014)—“CPA Awards — 2013 / Les prix de la SCP — 2013”
    • Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (February 2014)—“Psychology and Social Justice”
    • Qualitative Psychology (February 2014)—“Special Section: Markers of Quality/Best Practices”
    • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (February 2014)—“Special Section: Honoring Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema: Emotion Regulation as a Transdiagnostic Process in Psychopathology”
    • Psychological Services (February 2014)—“Special Section: Children and Families Apart: Facilitating Integration Upon Return to the Community”
    • Psychological Services (February 2014)—“Special Section: Secondary Trauma and Burnout”
    • Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (February 2014)—“Special Section: Replications in Psychology”
    • Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (February 2014)—“Special Section: The Life and Work of Peace Psychologist Ed Cairns”
    • Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (February 2014)—“Special Section: Telepractice”
    • Psychomusicology (March 2014)—“Interactions Between Emotion and Cognition in Music”
    • Asian American Journal of Psychology (March 2014)—“Asian American Health Disparities”
    • Psychotherapy (March 2014)—“Special Section: Couples, Family, and Group”
    • Psychotherapy (March 2014)—“Special Section: Children and Adolescents”
    • Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (April 2014)—“Special Section: ADHD, Impulsivity, and Alcohol Abuse”
    • American Psychologist (May–June 2014)—“Primary Care and Psychology”
    • APA/CPA journal Canadian Psychology (May 2014)—“Psychological Services / L'accès aux services psychologiques”
    • Military Psychology (May 2014)—“Selected New Developments in Military Enlistment Testing”
    • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (May 2014)—“Special Section: Developmental Psychopathology of Reward Function”
    • Developmental Psychology (May 2014)—“Special Section: Conscientiousness and Healthy Aging”
    • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (Vol. 84, No. 3)—“Special Section: Residential Care and Treatment of Children and Adolescents: Current Issues in the United States and Abroad”
    • Behavioral Neuroscience (June 2014)—“Circadian Rhythms in Behavioral Neuroscience”
    • Asian American Journal of Psychology (June 2014)—“Culture and Prevention”
    • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal (June 2014)—“Special Issue on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model of Supported Employment”
    • Psychology of Consciousness (June 2014)—“Hypnosis”
    • Health Psychology (June 2014)—“The Role of Social Networks in Adult Health”
    • Psychology and Aging (June 2014)—“SPECIAL SECTION: GENETICS OF COGNITIVE AGING”
    • Psychotherapy (June 2014)—“Special Section: Technology and Psychotherapy”
    • Psychotherapy (June 2014)—“Special Section: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy”
    • Military Psychology (July 2014)—“Conceptualizing and Predicting Performance of Military Officers”
    • Neuropsychology (July 2014)—“Special Section: Developmental Neuropsychology”
    • Psychology of Men & Masculinity (July 2014)—“Special Section: Forum on Boy’s Resistance to Masculine Norms”
    • Psychology of Men & Masculinity (July 2014)—“Special Section: Forum on Adolescent Fathers”
    • APA/CPA Journal Canadian Psychology (August 2014)—“Science in Psychology / La science en psychologie”
    • History of Psychology (August 2014)—“Mental Testing After 1905”
    • Training and Education in Professional Psychology (August 2014)—“Supervision Outcomes”
    • Qualitative Psychology (August 2014)—“Special Section: Applied Discursive Psychology”
    • Educational Psychology (August 2014)—“Special Section: Computer-Based Assessment of Cross-Curricular Skills and Processes”
    • Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (August 2014)—“Special Section: When Family Members Identify as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual: Parent-Child Relationships”
    • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal (September 2014)—“Parents With Psychiatric Disabilities”
    • Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology (September 2014)—“Real-World Applications of Evidence-Based Interventions in Pediatric Psychology”
    • Psychotherapy (September 2014)—“Therapeutic Relationship”
    • Psychological Trauma (Supplement 1, 2014)—“Recent Developments in Trauma Studies”
    • Psychology and Aging (September 2014)—“SPECIAL SECTION: SOCIAL PERCEPTION AND AGING”
    • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (October 2014)—“Advances in Data Analytic Methods”
    • Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences (October 2014)—“The Behavioral Immune System”
    • Psychology of Violence (October 2014)—“The Measurement of Violence and Victimization”
    •  Rural Mental Health (October 2014)—“Rural Suicide”
    • Journal of Family Psychology (October 2014)—“Special Section: Spirituality and Religion in Family Life: Couples and Marriage”
    • Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (October 2014)—“Special Section: Telepractice”
    • Psychological Services (November 2014)—“Innovations in Addressing Mental Health Care Disparities”
    • APA/CPA journal Canadian Psychology (November 2014)—“Psychology and New Technologies / La psychologie et les nouvelles technologies”
    • Neuropsychology (November 2014)—“Aging and Its Comorbidities”
    • Training and Education in Professional Psychology (November 2014)—“Special Section: Ethical Issues in Education and Training”
    • Professional Psychology (December 2014)—“Research on Psychological Issues and Interventions for Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families”
    • Couple and Family Psychology (December 2014)—“Relationship Uncertainty”
    • Journal of Family Psychology (December 2014)—“Special Section: Spirituality and Religion in Family Life: Pathways Between Relational Spirituality, Family Relationships, and Personal Well-Being”
    • School Psychology Quarterly (December 2014)—“Special Section: Assessing, Understanding, and Supporting Students With ADHD at School”
    • Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research (December 2014)—Special Issue: “The Physics of Leadership and Organizational Structure”

Sales, Licensing, Marketing and Exhibitions

  • Consortia sales of APA databases and electronic products during 2014 included the following:
    • Veterans Administration : three-year renewal of a national deal which allows all VA hospitals in the United States to continue to access PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS and PsycTESTS. The first year of the new three-year deal is valued at $1,093,500.
    • Waldo-New York State Academic Consortium : APA Books E-Collections and APA Handbooks of Psychology—$27,000 in new sales.
    • CDL-California Digital Library : PsycARTICLES sales increased from $218,655 to $232,300, or 6%.
    • OCUL-Ontario Counsel of University Libraries : PsycARTICLES sales increased from $368,231 to $382,895, or 4%; PsycTESTS sales increased from $41,292 to $47,991, or 6%; PsycINFO sales increased from $327,861 to $337,31, or 3%; PsycBOOKS sales increased from $85,139 to $90,633, or 6%; PsycTHERAPY sales increased from $19,737 to $24,008, or 22%; PsycEXTRA sales increased from $12,601 to $13,671, or 8%; PsycCRITIQUES sales increased from $8,455 to $8,990, or 6%.
    • California private universities (SCELC) : Combined database revenues increased from $700,000 in 2013 to $749,000 in 2014. This is an increase of $49,000 or 7%.
    • Illinois Academic Consortia (CARLI) : Combined database revenues increased from $1,009,000 in 2013 to $1,073,000 in 2014. This is an increase of $64,000 or 6%.
    • FAK-(German National Academic Consortia) : Combined database revenues increased from $1,876,000 to $1,999,887. This is an increase of $123,887 or 7%.
    • CAUL (Australian and New Zealand Academic Consortium) : Combined revenues from all electronic databases increased from $2,141,805 to $2,289,920. This is an increase of $148,115 or 7%.
    • CHEST (UK Academic consortia) : Combined database sales increased from $3.225M in 2013 to $3.364M in 2014. This is an increase of $140,000 or 4%.
    • JULAC-Hong Kong Academic Consortium : Combined database revenues increased from $349,000 to $382,000. This is an increase of $33,000 or 9.5%.
    • DEFF-Danish National Consortium : Combined database revenues on the APA platform increased from $47,000 to $102,000. This is an increase of $55,000 or 130%.
    • Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) : Database royalties increased from $609,783 to $654,992, an increase of $45,209 or 7%.
    • Orbis Cascade Alliance : Combined database sales increased from $787,923 to $872,162. This is an increase of $84,239 or 11%.
    • University Texas System : Combined database sales increased from $415,704 to $447,101. This is an increase of $31,397 or 8%.
    • Lyrasis Group : Combined database sales increased from $1,077,688 to $1,144,840, an increase of $67,152 or 6%.
  • As of year-end 2014, the marketing programs for electronic products, books, and journals contributed to and supported product sales efforts by collectively producing 119 direct mail campaigns, 7 catalogs, 120 email campaigns, 282 paid advertisements, 1,590 house advertisements, 1 telemarketing campaign, 15 press releases, 1,290 book publicity mailings, and booth displays at on-site exhibitions and product displays handled by outside vendors at additional conferences. In combination, all such efforts resulted in nearly 16,200,000 promotional exposures for the year.

  • Through year-end 2014, the Exhibitions Marketing program has organized booth displays at 55 conferences, both in the US and internationally, with a combined attendance of about 1,400,000. Books and journals were promoted at an additional 50 conferences handled by outside vendors.