Authorship Trends in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior: 1982-2016.

Area of Science:

• Behavioral Science
• Psychology
• Linguistics

Background:

• The Analysis of Verbal Behavior (TAVB) is a key journal for research on verbal behavior.
• Analyzing authorship trends offers insights into the field's practices, including author demographics and institutional representation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine authorship and institutional trends in TAVB from its inception (1982) to 2016.
• To identify areas of maturity and areas needing development within the field of verbal behavior analysis.

Main Methods:

• A comprehensive review of all 383 articles published in TAVB between 1982 and 2016.
• Data collected on 487 authors and 200 institutions, characterizing authors by prolificacy, contributor status, co-authorship, editor/fellow status, and gender.
• Institutional affiliations were analyzed by type (academic/nonacademic), prolificacy, and country.

Main Results:

• Findings indicate progress in areas such as author gender representation.
• However, the study identified a need for greater international participation in TAVB.
• Analysis covered author prolificacy, contributor status, co-authorship patterns, and institutional diversity.

Conclusions:

• TAVB demonstrates maturity in certain authorship aspects, particularly gender balance.
• There is a clear need to encourage broader international contributions to the journal.
• Continued monitoring of these trends is essential for the growth of verbal behavior analysis.