"Are you gonna publish that?" Peer-reviewed publication outcomes of doctoral dissertations in psychology.

ABSTRACT: If a doctoral dissertation represents an original investigation that makes a contribution to one's field, then dissertation research could, and arguably should, be disseminated into the scientific literature. However, the extent and nature of dissertation publication remains largely unknown within psychology. The present study investigated the peer-reviewed publication outcomes of psychology dissertation research in the United States. Additionally, we examined publication lag, scientific impact, and variations across subfields. To investigate these questions, we first drew a stratified random cohort sample of 910 psychology Ph.D. dissertations from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. Next, we conducted comprehensive literature searches for peer-reviewed journal articles derived from these dis

SUBMITTER: Evans SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5812605 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature