Vale dictum: an editor's view of the field of pediatric psychology and its journal.
Examines activities of Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology for issues published 1988-1992. Articles published during term are analyzed in terms of senior author gender, affiliation, academic rank, grant support, theoretical orientation, population type, population age, article type, and research purpose. Comparisons are made to earlier analysis of article trends in Journal by Elkins and Roberts (1988). A summary is provided of what the Journal reflects about pediatric psychology in terms of clinical practice, scientific research, and professional issues.
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Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045.
D002648:Child; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States