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Looking back, looking forward: forty years of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Alan J Christensen1

  • 1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, The University of Iowa, W313 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, USA. Alan-Christensen@uiowa.edu.

Journal of Behavioral Medicine
|March 3, 2019
PubMed

Insights

The Journal of Behavioral Medicine (JOBM) has grown with the field of behavioral medicine since 1978. This review highlights JOBM's milestones and impactful research, underscoring behavioral medicine's role in health.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Health Psychology
  • Psychosomatic Medicine

Background:

  • The Journal of Behavioral Medicine (JOBM) was established in 1978, coinciding with the formal development of the field of behavioral medicine.
  • Over 40 years, JOBM has evolved into a leading interdisciplinary journal focused on understanding health and illness through behavioral science.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the key milestones in the history of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
  • To analyze the scope and impact of the journal's most highly cited publications.

Main Methods:

  • Historical review of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine's development.
  • Bibliometric analysis of highly cited articles within the journal.

Main Results:

  • JOBM has progressed to become a top-tier international platform for scientific communication in behavioral medicine.
  • The journal has published significant interdisciplinary work contributing to the understanding of physical health and illness.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral medicine is well-positioned to address diverse individual, community, and population health issues.
  • JOBM aims to further broaden the clinical and public health contexts informed by behavioral medicine science and practice in the coming decades.

Keywords:
Behavioral medicineHistoryImpact factorPublication trends

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