Jt. Pardeck et al., AN EXAMINATION OF THE SCHOLARLY PRODUCTIVITY OF SOCIAL-WORK JOURNAL EDITORIAL-BOARD MEMBERS AND GUEST REVIEWERS, Research on social work practice, 5(2), 1995, pp. 223-234
This article reports findings on the scholarly productivity of editori
al boards and guest reviewers for selected social work journals. This
is the first study to analyze the scholarly productivity of those who
serve as guest reviewers for social work journals. Scholarly productiv
ity was defined by the number of citation counts and articles publishe
d by editorial board members and guest reviewers for the years 1987 th
rough 1990. As reported in prior studies, many editorial board members
appeared to have modest levels of scholarly productivity as defined b
y citation counts and numbers of articles published. Similar findings
are reported for guest reviewers. The researchers conclude that these
findings are notable and have serious implications for the academic an
d professional credibility of social work.