Holguin, JA (Holguin, Jess Anthony) Occupational Therapy and the Journal Citation Reports: 10-Year Performance Trajectories AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 63 (1): 105-112 Sp. Iss. SI JAN-FEB 2009

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: jholguin at usc.edu 

Author(s): Holguin, JA (Holguin, Jess Anthony) 

Title: Occupational Therapy and the Journal Citation Reports: 10-Year 
Performance Trajectories 

Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 63 (1): 105-112 Sp. Iss. 
SI JAN-FEB 2009 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: bibliometrics; occupational therapy; peer review; 
periodicals; research 

KeyWords Plus: IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLICATION; QUALITY; HEALTH 

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to document performance of 
occupational therapy journals on the metrics of the Journal Citation 
Reports (JCR), the annually appearing index used as a yardstick to assess 
the quality of scholarly publications. Outcomes for the field's two 
indexed journals, the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and OTJR: 
Occupation, Participation and Health, were assessed over a 10-year period 
(1996-2005)to determine their overall standing and patterns of change on 
each of the JCR's five metrics. The mean category ranking for the two 
journals was generally above the 50th percentile. However, they performed 
least adequately and evidenced a downward trend over time on the most 
widely used metric (the journal impact factor). Possible reasons 
underlying this latter result are explored, pressing implications of the 
overall findings for practice and research are discussed, and strategic 
steps toward ethically safeguarding the profession's viability are 
offered. 

Addresses: [Holguin, Jess Anthony] Univ So Calif, Div Occupat Sci & 
Occupat Therapy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA; [Holguin, Jess Anthony] St 
Jude Med Ctr, Fullerton, CA 92835 USA 

Reprint Address: Holguin, JA, Univ So Calif, Div Occupat Sci & Occupat 
Therapy, CHP 133,1540 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA. 

E-mail Address: jholguin at usc.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 22 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: AMER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOC, INC 

Publisher Address: 4720 MONTGOMERY LANE, BETHESDA, MD 20814-3425 USA 

ISSN: 0272-9490 

29-char Source Abbrev.: AMER J OCCUP THER 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Am. J. Occup. Ther. 

Source Item Page Count: 8 

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