Journal article
The Legacy of Stress Research The Course and the Impact of This Journal
Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.31(3), pp.217-225
09/01/1990
DOI: 10.2307/2136886
PMID: 2133478
Abstract
The Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JHSB) is examined to determine its relative stature and impact in the social science community. We conducted both empirical comparisons of average impact (based on the Social Science Citation Index) and content analysis. Over an 11-year period beginning in 1977, JHSB has maintained an enviable position among sociology journals, ranking significantly higher than the American Journal of Sociology and Social Forces. In addition, it ranks quite favorably when compared with the dominant journals of the allied social science disciplines. The preeminence of the JHSB is attributed to the legacy of stress research that was perceived to dominate this period. Ironically, the recently mandated change in editorial goals eschewing such an identification with stress research has begun to undermine the overall stature of the journal, primarily by reducing the impact of articles on stress that appear in it. We discuss the mechanisms that have influenced the course and the impact of this journal.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Legacy of Stress Research The Course and the Impact of This Journal
- Creators
- Robert J. JohnsonFredric D. Wolinsky
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.31(3), pp.217-225
- Publisher
- American Sociological Association
- DOI
- 10.2307/2136886
- PMID
- 2133478
- ISSN
- 0022-1465
- eISSN
- 2150-6000
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/1990
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984364425002771
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