摘要: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. Full Text The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (101K). Selected References These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. Critchfield Thomas S. Evaluating the function of applied behavior analysis a bibliometric analysis. J Appl Behav Anal. 2002 Winter; 35 (4):423–426. [ PubMed ] Dymond S, Clarke S, Dunlap G, Steiner M. International publication trends of JABA authorship. J Appl Behav Anal. 2000 Fall; 33 (3):339–342. [ PubMed ] Laties Victor G. Taking stock: The first 25 years of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. J Appl Behav Anal. 1993 Winter; 26 (4):513–525. [ PubMed ] Poling Alan, Alling Ken, Fuqua R Wayne. Self- and cross-citations in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior: 1983-1992. J Appl Behav Anal. 1994 Winter; 27 (4):729–731. [ PubMed ]