Steven Paul Woods

Want to join Neuropsychology's 2026 editorial board? Check out the details in our open call for applications below. And feel free to contact me with any questions. apa.org/pubs/journals/… @APA_Journals

Check out our editorial team’s vision for Neuropsychology in the coming years!

🧠 In case you missed it - tune in to episode 4 of Meet The Authors for a conversation with author, Dr. Davide Bruno to discuss his paper on CSF Tau and its associations with Rey's AVLT 📢  Listen here! : sites.libsyn.com/486387/csf-tau…

Neuropsychology's 2024 impact factor has risen to 3.0 (5-yr = 3.1). Our JCI (normalized for field, article type, and year) is now .91. All good reasons to send us your next paper, esp with a median time to 1st decision of only 27 days! apa.org/pubs/journals/… @APA_Journals

Autism spectrum disorders are popular among Neuropsychology's readers, making up of 3 of the top 10 most downloaded papers in the past 3 mo. doi.org/10.1037/a00312… doi.org/10.1037/a00344… doi.org/10.1037/neu000… @APA_Journals

Neuropsychology is particularly interested in articles that address everyday functioning, cultural factors, social determinants of health, brain health, and transdiagnostic constructs. Learn more & submit your manuscript to the journal: bit.ly/3ZfJeBt @stevenpaulwoods

Check out new papers on sleep, digital assessment, decision-making, mind-wandering, the spacing effect, and executive functions in the July 2025 issue of Neuropsychology. psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/j… @APA_Journals

Neuropsychology's updated aims are now live. The new aims honor the journal's rich history and introduce fresh areas of emphasis, including culture/social factors, everyday functioning, transdiagnostic constructs, and open science. apa.org/pubs/journals/… @APA_Journals

Neuropsychology offers quick editorial decisions. Over the past 6 mo, the median time to 1st decision is 46 days (range 21-87) for papers sent for external review and 1 day (range 1-5) for desk rejections. Submit your next paper to NEU: apa.org/pubs/journals/… @APA_Journals

Brains are pretty cool (p<.05). Neuropsychology is seeking a paid consulting Associate Editor who enjoys the quantitative aspects of brain-behavior relationships. Come join our editorial team! Learn more and apply here: apa.org/pubs/journals/… @APA_Journals

Do you like brains and stats? Neuropsychology is offering a new, paid consulting Associate Editor position for someone with expertise in the quantitative aspects of brain-behavior relationships. Hit me up for the pre-release details.

A hard habit to break: Hennessy et al. take a look at the cognitive aspects of habitual responding in older adults in the May issue of Neuropsychology. doi.org/10.1037/neu000…. @APA_Journals

Join us for the 2nd episode of 🎙️Neuropsych on the Mic 🎙️ an SCN, APA Division 40 podcast! Join Erin Kaseda, MS, and Chris Nguyen, PhD, as they discuss Self-Advocacy in Grad School 📚 Available on all streaming platforms and linked here: tinyurl.com/2tjarm5b

Curious about how to become a peer reviewer for psychology journals? APA has you covered: apa.org/pubs/journals/… Curious about how to become a peer reviewer for Neuropsychology? Reach out to me directly! @APA_Journals

How might AI change our brains? Neuropsychology's readers were very interested in this question, which was posed in this frequently downloaded 2024 paper from Leon-Dominguez. @APA_Journals doi.org/10.1037/neu000…

How do executive functions develop during adolescence? Boelema et al. give us some clues in their article, which is among the top 10 most downloaded papers by NEU readers in recent months. doi.org/10.1037/neu000… @APA_Journals

🎙️🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨🎙️ Meet the Authors episode 12 OUT NOW ⬇️ Join Dr. Sperling and Grace Goodwin as they chat with Dr. Miguel Arce Rentería about the impact of multilingualism and education on cognition in aging! tinyurl.com/cyjytzba

Do the cognitive benefits of multilingualism vary by education level? Petrosyan et al. take a careful look at this important question in a large sample of adults in India. @NeuropsychArce @APA_Journals doi.org/10.1037/neu000…

Want an insider’s perspective on science in clinical neuropsychology? @APADivision40 and Dr. Scott Sperling bring an article from each issue of Neuropsychology to life in their "Meet the Authors" podcast. Check it out: tinyurl.com/MTA-PedCogRes @APA_Journals

How can we boost memory in older adults with lower executive functions? Chang et al. look for answers at the intersection of encoding strategy and social context in the March issue of Neuropsychology. doi.org/10.1037/neu000… @APA_Journals