Francisco Tortosa

Commuting road accidents have a direct impact on workers as well as companies. Therefore, analyzing the characteristics of commuting to and from work and workers’ perceptions of their potential risk is necessary. This study analyzes these factors in a sample of employees in a large Spanish company. A questionnaire was distributed to a total of 665 workers, assessing variables such as means of transport used and preferred in this type of commuting, perceived risks, assessment of preventive measures, involvement in a road accident during commuting, and road safety training received by the company, among others. There is a difference between preferred and used modes of transport, with factors limiting the use of soft modes. People who have experienced an accident on the way to work have a higher risk perception of this type of journey. The time and distance of the journey also have a significant influence on the perceived risk. The most highly rated preventive actions are mainly related to the accessibility and comfort of the workers’ daily commute, which helps minimize the time spent on journeys. This analysis provides relevant information on the social acceptability of different measures for the development and implementation of future actions of the prevention services that contribute to reducing this type of accident and designing strategies to promote more sustainable commuting mobility.

Background: The deterioration of cognitive and psychophysical ability associated with aging has an effect on road safety, especially in the driving of vehicles. The current study’s main objective is to evaluate the psychophysical aptitudes in drivers over 65 years of age in a sample of drivers in Spain. Methods: The sample was formed of a total of 1663 drivers who attended a Driver Recognition Center. The evaluation of their psychophysical aptitudes was carried out following the Medical-Psychological Exploration Protocol for Driver Recognition Centers, edited by the Ministry of Health and the General Directorate of Traffic. Results: The results show increased restrictions in the evaluation of driving ability with age, which are especially significant after 75 years of age. Regarding sex, 70.1% of women have an approved evaluation, compared to men aged between 65–69, although from 69 onwards, the percentage of approved women decreases significantly. The loss of visual capabilities and poor performance in psycho-technical tests are the main causes associated with an evaluation with restrictions, with the number of restrictive conditions increasing with age. Conclusions: There is an increase in the number of cases with age-related restrictions, especially in the case of women and ophthalmologic-related problems, although the majority of drivers over 65 years old continue driving, thus continuing with a practice that has been related to the well-being and quality of life of older adults.

Background: Legalizing medical and recreational cannabis and decriminalizing this substance may have unanticipated effects on traffic safety. The present study aimed to assess the impact of cannabis legalization on traffic accidents. Methods: A systematic review was carried out following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) declaration of the articles included in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases. The number of papers included in the review was 29. Results: The results show that in 15 papers, there is a relationship between the legalization of medical and/or recreational cannabis and the number of traffic accidents, while in 5 papers, no such relationship is observed. In addition, nine articles indicate a greater number of risk behaviors related to driving after consumption, identifying young, male, and alcohol consumption together with cannabis as the risk profile. Conclusions: It can be concluded that the legalization of medical and/or recreational cannabis has negative effects on road safety when considering the number of jobs that affect the number of fatalities.

El objetivo del presente estudio es analizar la relación entre la presencia de mujeres en estructuras directivas de la organización colegial de Psicología y el nivel de feminización del colectivo a través de la información recogida en diferentes fuentes documentales como páginas web, actas, memorias, estatutos y revistas científicas editadas o co-editadas por el Colegio Oficial de la Psicología. Los resultados indican una clara segregación horizontal en el caso de la Psicología con respecto al estudiantado matriculado, egresado y colegiado. Además de una segregación vertical en favor de los hombres en los colegios de salud y en las direcciones y comités editoriales de las revistas editadas por los Colegios Oficiales de la Psicología, si bien cabe destacar los cambios efectuados en materia de lenguaje inclusivo. Se puede concluir que en un área tan feminizada como la Psicología en España se observan desigualdades asociadas al género en algunas áreas de la estructura colegial.

This article presents a bibliometric analysis of Clínica y Salud, a journal edited by the Spanish Association of Psychologists (COP), Madrid. A relational database was created to analyze different issues, such as authors, institutions, gender, subjects, and its impact on Web of Science databases. The results allow us to observe the increasing international cooperation and the existence of a small group of very productive authors, in collaboration groups close to the editorial team. The journal is also open to the professional world, including both freelancers and employed. Also, there is an institutional supporting axis that includes a small group of Spanish universities that links academy with foreign institutions, particularly Mexican, but also Asian, North American, Ibero-American and, of course, European institutions. Apart from Spanish, this journal uses English for its communicative tasks. There is a high presence of productive women (authors) with a good positioning in the order of signature and differential impact on the scientific community, also well represented in the Editorial Board. The journal topics show a major concern for methodology and evidence-based testing. The impact of its articles is relevant in journals located in WOS’ first quartiles. El artículo realiza un análisis bibliométrico de la revista Clínica y Salud, editada por el COP-Madrid. Se construyó una base de datos relacional que permite analizar autores, instituciones, género, temáticas e impacto en las bases de datos de la Web of Science. Los resultados permiten observar el incremento de la cooperación internacional y la existencia de un grupo reducido de autores muy productivos en grupos de colaboración próximos al equipo editorial. Abierta al mundo profesional y a la práctica privada o por cuenta ajena, encuentra un eje vertebrador institucional que incluye un pequeño grupo de universidades españolas y que vincula universidades y centros extranjeros, sobre todo mexicanos, aunque también incluye centros asiáticos, norteamericanos, iberoamericanos y, desde luego, europeos. Junto al mundo de habla castellana predomina el que utiliza el inglés para expresarse. Hay una elevada presencia de mujeres, productivas, con buen posicionamiento en el orden de firma e impacto diferencial en la comunidad científica, bien representadas también en el Consejo Editorial. La temática muestra una mayor preocupación por la metodología y las pruebas basadas en la evidencia. El impacto de sus artículos es relevante en revistas ubicadas en los primeros cuartiles de la WOS.

This paper analyses all psychology journals included in the different categories of the JCR (SCI and SSCI) and SJR databases during the period 2014-2016 in order to identify the journals that are better positioned in the discipline, and the specialities and countries with the highest number of publications indexed in such databases. Method: The distribution of psychology journals by country, quartile, and subject category was studied in order to determine the total number and position of journals in each country, and to identify the countries with more journals of ‘excellence’ in psychology in the international scene. Results: The United States and the United Kingdom had the highest number of journals included in the databases, as well as the Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain. Only 11 countries have psychology journals in quartile 1 in JCR, and 14 in SJR databases. Conclusions: As a result of the application of new evaluation criteria in psychology research in Spain, the paper addresses the difficulties and consequences that some of these measures may have for the survival of psychology journals that do not have a position in quartile 1 or 2 in the databases used for the evaluation of professionals’ research in this discipline

El objetivo del presente trabajo es profundizar en los hábitos de publicación de los miembros de los comités editoriales de las revistas iberoamericanas de psicología recogidas en la Web of Science (WoS) entre los años 2013 y 2015 a través de diferentes indicadores bibliométricos. Los resultados revelan una disparidad en la participación de los miembros del comité editorial de una revista a otra, un menor tiempo de aceptación de los artículos y un mayor número de citas, principalmente en las bases de datos Web of Science y BIOSIS, por parte de los miembros del comité editorial. Muchos de los miembros de los equipos editoriales son investigadores de reconocido prestigio en su disciplina, por lo tanto, su participación a través de la publicación de artículos en las revistas de las que forman parte es un aval de éxito para la publicación, dado el número de citas que reciben sus trabajos.

ResumenLas publicaciones científicas son una de las dimensiones básicas de la evaluación de la calidad de la investigación del personal docente e investigador en España. El criterio más utilizado para la evaluación es la publicación de tra­bajos en revistas incluidas en las bases de datos de la Web of Science (WoS) o Scopus. El objetivo de este tra­bajo es conocer que revistas de psicología, que publican trabajos de psicología jurídica, son las que están actual­mente incluidas en las bases de datos Web of Science (WoS) y Scopus, ofrecer un análisis y comparación de los indicadores de calidad de las revistas en estas bases de datos, con el propósito de que los investigadores que trabajan en esta disciplina conozcan la situación de las publicaciones de su campo de conocimiento correspon­diente y facilitarles la mejor elección para publicar. AbstractThe scientific publications are one of the basic dimen­sions of the evaluation of the quality of research of teaching and research personnel in Spain. The most used criterion for the evaluation is the publication of papers in journals included in the Web of Science (WoS) or Sco­pus databases. The objective of this work is to know that psychology journals, which publish works of legal psy­chology, are currently included in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases, offer an analysis and com­parison of the quality indicators of the journals in these databases, in order that researchers working in this disci­pline know the status of publications in their field of knowledge and provide them with the best choice to publish