AN EXAMINATION OF THE SCHOLARLY PRODUCTIVITY OF SOCIAL-WORK JOURNAL EDITORIAL-BOARD MEMBERS AND GUEST REVIEWERS

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.