At the turn of the 21st century: Reflections on our science

    Authors

    E. Salas

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Hum. Factors

    Keywords

    Behavioral Sciences; Engineering, Industrial; Ergonomics; Psychology, ; Applied; Psychology

    Abstract

    As the new century began, I took over as editor of the journal. By all accounts I inherited a robust journal - thanks to my predecessor. I made little adjustments on process and expanded the Editorial Board to reflect important emerging topics in human factors. The journal I "inherited" was in good shape, and I hope I left it a little better. In this paper, I reflect on the state of our science after making over 500 decisions over eight years (four as editor and four as associate editor). My reflections include issues concerning our theories, methodologies, and practice. These are offered as food for thought and in the hope that as we all reflect on the state of our science, we strive to make it better, more robust, and more relevant and that it has a greater influence on the world we live in. Time will tell.

    Journal Title

    Human Factors

    Volume

    50

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    351

    Last Page

    353

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000257726300002

    ISSN

    0018-7208

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