Hantula DA "The impact of JOBM: ISI impact factor places the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management third in applied psychology " JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 25 (3): 1-15 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses:
Donald A. Hantula : hantula at temple.edu


Title: The impact of JOBM: ISI impact factor places the Journal of
Organizational Behavior Management third in applied psychology

Author(s): Hantula DA

Source: JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 25 (3): 1-15 2005
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 34      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
The ISI Impact Factor for JOBM is 1.793, placing it third in the JCR
rankings for Journals in applied psychology with a sharply accelerating
linear trend over the past 5 years. This article reviews the Impact Factor
and raises questions regarding its reliability and validity and then
considers a citation analysis of JOBM in light of the culture of the
Organizational Behavior Management community. It appears that the rise in
impact may be attributable to increases in quality, the journal filling a
previously unfilled niche and a more theoretical turn in OBM scholarship,
and that the Impact Factor underestimates JOBM's influence. JOBM is not a
high quality journal because it has a high Impact Factor; rather JOBM
currently has a high Impact Factor because it is a high quality journal.

Addresses: Hantula DA (reprint author), Temple Univ, Dept Psychol, Weiss
Hall 265-67, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
Temple Univ, Dept Psychol, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA

E-mail Addresses: hantula at temple.edu

Publisher: HAWORTH PRESS INC, 10 ALICE ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13904-1580 USA
Subject Category: PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED; MANAGEMENT
IDS Number: 030ME
ISSN: 0160-8061


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