Integration und Pluralität in der psychosozialen Forschung - eine sprachstatistische und bibliometrische Analyse der PPmP

Abstract

Based upon the recent discussion on integrative approaches in psychotherapy research, the last two volumes of the PPmP were bibliometrically analyzed. The articles of authors which belong to different disciplines like psychosomatic or medical psychology were compared with respect to the word and speech statistic, leading representatives and the reception of the international state of research. The interdisciplinary standard of the PPmP has proven successful in view of the impact of the journal within the Scientific Community and among the flagship journals of the field. The study shows that the plurality of methodological approaches and interdisciplinarity provides an important criterion for the quality of psychotherapy research and for the corresponding publication institutions. Related to scientific quality standard the PPmP has found good impact in the scientific community but there are points to be changed.

On Raising the International Dissemination of German Research

“…There are different ways to perform such analyses, but the common core element is a descriptive analysis of the number of papers published and cited in a given period and in a defined set of publication outlets. Recently, bibliometric methods have been used to evaluate the development of psychology subdisciplines (Krampen, Miller, & Montada, 2002; Krampen & Wahl, 2003), to evaluate the accomplishment of a journal’s policy aims (Borkenhagen, Berth, & Brähler, 2002), and to investigate shifts in the publication practice of researchers (Brähler & Decker, 2003b).…”