Citation trends of applied journals in behavioral psychology 1981-2000.
One variable with which to evaluate scientific journals is how often their articles are cited in the literature. Such data are amenable to longitudinal analysis and can be used as a measure of a journal's impact on research within a discipline. We evaluated multiple citation measures for a number of applied journals in behavioral psychology from 1981 to 2000. The results indicate a relatively consistent impact across these journals, with some evidence of growth.
Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo 49008-5439, USA. jim.carr@wmich.edu
James E
JE
Carr
Lisa N
LN
Britton
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D035841:Behavioral Research; D001525:Behavioral Sciences / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D015706:Bibliometrics; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States