A Scientometric Study of the Journal of Addictive Behavior

Abstract

This study is to analyse the Publications in the Journal of Addictive behaviors during the period of 2013-2017 PubMed databases. During this period from 2013 to 2017 article contribution gradually increased then decreased in a same way. Year wise article publication was analyzed. In 2015, 160 (24.88%) articles were published and in 2017 only 71(11.04%) were published. During this period single author contribution was very less 5 (0.77%) and Multiauthored contributed was high 638 (99%). Degrees of collaboration were analyzed to calculate collaboration between single & multi author contribution. Cumulative growth also analyzed during this period.