Countries of origin of Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) contributors: A comparison of 2003–2005 with 1999–2001 and 1993–1995

Comparison is made between the frequency of published contributors to Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) in the periods 1993–1995, 1999–2001 and 2003–2005. On all occasions between eight and eleven countries account for the vast majority of articles being led by a Big Two of the USA and the UK. The dominance of the former has increased with the latter decreasing. The contribution of ‘continents’ is similarly stable with Americas leading and Rest of Europe consolidating second place over the UK. With the most recent increase in issues, and the trend towards shorter articles, there are more countries contributing and many more articles published.