Mobile Apps & Resources: Research Digest

Stated Purpose  

“Since 2003, the British Psychological Society has been digesting new research in psychology.
We now digest at least one new journal article every weekday, aiming to demonstrate that psychological science is fascinating and useful while also casting a critical eye over its methods. Our Editor Christian Jarrett and Contributing Writer Alex Fradera are both qualified in psychology to PhD level and they read thoroughly all the peer-reviewed research they report on. We strive to write in a style that educates, entertains and generates interest, but without resorting to hype.” (3)

Screenshots

Image Source: Research Digest. Retrieved on August 26, 2022 from: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/research-digest/id1106527156

Specialties/Disciplines

Mental health Professionals and Social Workers

Part 1: Editorial committee, content updates, and evidence grading

• Source: the only thing that we could for all three articles say was the following:
  • Link to the original research article is posted at the end of each entry

Authorship:

• Entry 1:
  • Name:
    Emma Young
    BPS Staff Writer

• • Contact Information:
    Author’s Twitter handle was posted at the end of the article.

• Entry 2:
  • Name:
    Emily Reynolds
    BPS Staff Writer

• • Contact Information:
    No contact information provided

• Entry 3:
  • Name:
    Emma Young
    BPS Staff Writer

• • Contact Information:
    Author’s Twitter handle was posted at the end of the article.

Complete Evaluation

Organization of information

On the home page the main content is organized by five sections:

• Latest (included in both versions)
• Mental Health (included in Android version)
• Brain (included in both versions)
• Health (included in Android version)
• Childhood (included in both versions)
• Social (included in iOS version)
• Personality (included in iOS version)
• Cognition (included in iOS version)

The content is primarily menu-driven.

Extras

User Account required: No
Internet connection required for use: Yes
Text search field: Yes
Browsable content: Yes
Advertisements: No
Pop-up advertisements: No
In-app purchases: No

Complete Evaluation

Devices

Compatible with: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac

Requires: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch requires iOS 10.0 or later. Mac OS requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/research-digest/id1106527156
Last updated (as per App store listing) : January 8, 2020

Compatible with: Android SmartPhone & Tablet

Requires: Android 4.4 and up. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thebritishpsychologicalsociety.researchdigest&hl=en_GB
Last updated (as per Google Play listing): January 7, 2020

Size
33.8 MB (Apple); 4.28 MB (Android)