Burtis, AT; Taylor, MK. 2010. Mapping the literature of health education: 2006-2008. JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 98 (4): 293-299

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Burtis, AT; Taylor, MK. 2010. Mapping the literature of health education: 2006-
2008. JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 98 (4): 293-299..

Author Full Name(s): Burtis, Amber T.; Taylor, Mary K.
Language: English
Document Type: Article
KeyWords Plus: JOURNALS

Abstract: Objectives: The study updates Schloman's 1997 study, "Mapping the 
Literature of Health Education.'' The authors identify an updated list of core 
health education journals and determine the coverage of these journals by 
electronic indexes.
Methods: Citations from four source journals for the years 2006 to 2008 were 
analyzed using the established methodology of the "Mapping the Literature of 
Allied Health Project.'' The cited journals were divided into three zones of 
productivity by using Bradford's Law of Scattering.
Results: There were 19,907 citations in 602 source articles. Journal articles 
were the most commonly cited format type. Of the 1,896 journal titles cited, 20 
(1.1%) made up the core journals. Together, the fields of medicine, health 
education, and psychology accounted for 85.0% of the journals in the core. 
Self-citation was found to be a common practice in the source journals. Scopus 
had the broadest journal coverage of the indexes examined.
Conclusions: The results of this study provide a new picture of the health 
education literature: The volume has grown significantly, cites older materials, 
and relies less on sexual health journals and more on psychology journals.

Addresses: [Burtis, Amber T.; Taylor, Mary K.] So Illinois Univ, Morris Lib, Lib 
Affairs, Carbondale, IL 62901 USA

Reprint Address: Burtis, AT, So Illinois Univ, Morris Lib, Lib Affairs, 605 Agr Dr, 
Carbondale, IL 62901 USA.

E-mail Address: aburtis at lib.siu.edu; mtaylor at lib.siu.edu
ISSN: 1536-5050
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.98.4.005
fulltext: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2947136/?
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