USE OF COLONS IN TITLES AND JOURNAL STATUS IN INDUSTRIAL-RELATIONS JOURNALS

Authors
MICHELSON G
Citation
G. Michelson, USE OF COLONS IN TITLES AND JOURNAL STATUS IN INDUSTRIAL-RELATIONS JOURNALS, Psychological reports, 74(2), 1994, pp. 657-658
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
Psychological reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
74
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
657 - 658
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1994)74:2<657:UOCITA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Dillon in 1981 argued that the presence of a colon in the title of an article is an indicator of scholarship. The present study extended thi s work by examining the relationship between use of colons and journal status. Unfortunately, Dillon's hypothesis provided little guidance i n predicting a likely direction. When 7 journals from industrial relat ions were examined between 1980 and 1991, a significant inverse associ ation was noted for use of colons in titles and journal status.