Countries of origin of Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) contributors: a comparison of 1999–2001 with 1993–1995

Comparison is made between the frequency of published contributions to Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) in the periods 1993–1995 and 1999–2001. Eight nations from out of over 30 are found to account for the vast majority of articles on both occasions being led by a Big Two of the USA and the UK. The contribution of ‘continents’ is similarly stable with the Americas leading a Big Three made up of them, the Rest of Europe and the UK. The number of issues per annum has increased recently, affording the opportunity for more articles and a further expansion of contributors.