Frequency and citations of published authors in two community psychology journals

✍ Scribed by Steven B. Pokorny; Monica Adams; Leonard A. Jason; Mazna Patka; Shaun Cowman; Annie Topliff

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 103 KB
• Volume: 37
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0090-4392
• DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20295

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The current study examined the development of community psychology through publications in the main journals of the field, the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP) and Journal of Community Psychology (JCP). The investigation assessed which individuals played a major role in shaping the field through their publications by recording information from every citation in AJCP and JCP since the journals started in 1973 through 2004. Each author and the year of publication were documented. In addition, the number of times each article was cited by other researchers was also documented as an approximation of the impact of the article. To document trends over time, three periods (1973–1983; 1984–1994; 1995–2004) were assessed. The relative contribution of authors to the field's literature is presented by rank orders of productivity and influence. Historical trends are discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.