More journal articles and fewer books: Publication practices in the social sciences in the 2010's.

ABSTRACT: The number of scholarly journal articles published each year is growing, but little is known about the relationship between journal article growth and other forms of scholarly dissemination (e.g., books and monographs). Journal articles are the de facto currency of evaluation and prestige in STEM fields, but social scientists routinely publish books as well as articles, representing a unique opportunity to study increased article publications in disciplines with other dissemination options. We studied the publishing activity of social science faculty members in 12 disciplines at 290 Ph.D. granting institutions in the United States between 2011 and 2019, asking: 1) have publication practices changed such that more or fewer books and articles are written now than in the recent past?; 2) has

SUBMITTER: Savage WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812947 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature