Holden G, Barker K, Covert-Vail L, Rosenberg G, Cohen SA "Social Work Abstracts Fails Again A Replication and Extension "

[Eugene Garfield]

e-MAIL: gary.holden at nyu.edu 

TITLE :Social Work Abstracts Fails Again A Replication and Extension 
   
Author(s): Holden G (Holden, Gary)1, Barker K (Barker, Kathleen)2, Covert-
Vail L (Covert-Vail, Lucinda)1, Rosenberg G (Rosenberg, Gary)3, Cohen SA 
(Cohen, Stephanie A.)4  

Source: RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE    Volume: 19    Issue: 6    
Pages: 715-721    Published: NOV 2009   
 
Times Cited: 0     References: 48     Citation Map 
     
 Abstract: 
Objective: According to a prior study, there are substantial lapses in 
journal coverage in the Social Work Abstracts (SWA) database. The current 
study provides a replication and extension. 
Method: The longitudinal pattern of coverage of thirty-three journals 
categorized in SWA as core journals (published in the 1989-1996 period) is 
examined. 
Results: The proportion of issues missing from SWA is significantly greater 
than 0, increase over time, and is significantly biased in favor of NASW 
journals. Conclusion: The errors in SWA reported here, combined with those 
previously reported, will exert a long-term negative impact on scholarship 
unless their existence becomes known to all SWA users and they take steps 
to compensate for the situation. 

Reprint Address: Holden, G (reprint author), NYU, New York, NY 10003 USA  
Addresses: 
1. NYU, New York, NY 10003 USA 
2. CUNY Medgar Evers Coll, New York, NY USA 
3. Mt Sinai Sch Med, New York, NY USA 
4. Mt Sinai Med Ctr, New York, NY USA  
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 
USA  
IDS Number: 503DL  
ISSN: 1049-7315  
DOI: 10.1177/1049731508329392  


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