Title

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

Authors

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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