Prof. Andrew Conway Appointed Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Intelligence

Prof. Andrew Conway, from the Claremont Colleges, was appointed to the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intelligence (ISSN: 2079-3200) on 1 October 2021; this follows his role as the Associate Editor, which he has served since 2019.

He is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the Claremont Colleges in Claremont, California. In 1991, he earned his BS degree in Computer Science and Psychology from Union College in Schenectady, New York. Following this, in 1996, he completed his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, with a minor in Statistics, from the University of South Carolina.

Upon receiving his doctorate, Conway began teaching at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), where he served as both an Assistant and Associate Professor. Following on from this role, he worked as a Lecturer, and later as a Senior Lecturer, at Princeton University, before relocating to Claremont in 2015.

Conway has published extensive research on the topics of intelligence, working memory, and cognitive control. His research integrates cognitive psychology, psychometrics, and neuroscience. He is a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, and the Journal of Cognitive Psychology. He also previously served as an Associate Editor here, for the Journal of Intelligence, from 2019 until he took on the role of Editor-in-Chief.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Prof. Andrew Conway for his role as the new Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his valuable input to the Journal of Intelligence for its continued success. As well as this, we would like to sincerely thank Prof. Paul De Boeck (Ohio State University) for his leadership and the exceptional work he has conducted as Editor-in-Chief in the past years!

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Andrew Conway:

1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you willing to take on the role of the new Editor-in-Chief?

I have been enthusiastic about the Journal of Intelligence for several years now. As I mentioned in 2014, when the journal was just beginning, recent advances in psychometrics, cognitive science, and neuroscience have set the stage for the development of stronger theories and more sophisticated models of intelligence. Having an open access journal as an outlet for this new research is fantastic.

2. What is your vision for the journal?

Intelligence is a broad field and I welcome submissions from a wide range of sub-disciplines; however, to me, the core of intelligence research is cognitive science, developmental psychology, psychometrics, and neuroscience. That said, I want to encourage authors to submit manuscripts that address relatively novel concepts in the realm of intelligence research; for example, on creativity, rationality, wisdom, metacognitive awareness, and wellbeing, just to name a few. I also welcome submissions from authors who conduct more applied work, particularly developmental research, with a focus on education.

3. What does the future of this field of research look like?

My three predictions are broader conceptions of the meaning of “intelligence”, more sophisticated data collection and cognitive testing methodologies, and more of an emphasis on neuroscience.

4. What do you think of the development of open access in the publishing field?

I see open access, and greater transparency in general, as essential for the field of intelligence and psychological science.