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. 2002 Spring;25(1):45–55. doi: 10.1007/BF03392044

Selected publication trends in JEAB: Implications for the vitality of the experimental analysis of behavior

Bryan K Saville, L Kimberly Epting, William Buskist
PMCID: PMC2731600  PMID: 22478377

Abstract

To provide some insight into the current vitality of the experimental analysis of behavior, we updated and extended an analysis by R. A. Williams and Buskist (1983) of selected trends in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Specifically, the number of articles published and the percentage of those articles that were empirical, the number of different affiliations of authors and number of articles per affiliation, the types of subjects used in empirical articles, and the topics investigated were analyzed for the years 1958 through 1999. Although several trends may point to a decline in the overall well-being of the experimental analysis of behavior, they may also be interpreted as signs of progress for the field.

Keywords: publication trends, JEAB, vitality, experimental analysis of behavior

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