Trends in Article Citations in Three Counseling Journals, 1952–1988

Abstract

Reference lists from three major counseling journals spanning the years 1952 through 1988 were analyzed for reference citations. Citations gradually became more numerous and came from increasingly diverse sources. About one‐half of all citations referred to journal articles. Analysis of the differences among the three journals' citations suggests that each journal fills a special niche while contributing to the communality of the field.

Special Topics in the Journal of Counseling & Development, Volumes 66–80

“…Another way of looking at the Journal is to examine the scholarly sources cited by authors in their articles. White and Hernandez (1991) included the P&GJ/JCD in their citation study of three counseling journals encompassing the years 1952 through 1988. They found that P&GJ/JCD citations were drawn from an increasing number of diverse sources with a marked decrease (from 25% to 10%) of citations referring to previous P&GJ/JCD articles.…”