Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
| Discipline | Psychiatry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | David Beversdorf |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2007–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Hybrid | |
| 2.907 (2012) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Res. Autism Spectr. Disord. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1750-9467 |
| OCLC no. | 85899250 |
| Links | |
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders is a peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly by Elsevier. It covers applied topics pertaining to autism spectrum disorders. Since the spring of 2023, the editor-in-chief is David Beversdorf (University of Missouri).
According to the Journal Citation Reports, in 2012 the journal had an impact factor of 2.907.[1]
In early February 2015, the journal's founding editor-in-chief Johnny Matson (Louisiana State University) was accused of excessively citing his own works and thereby inflating his citation counts.[2][3] An investigation by Elsevier came to the conclusion that Matson had used his position to have papers published without proper peer review that used assessment batteries developed by himself and sold through a company registered in his wife's name, failing to report this conflict of interest.[4] This eventually led to the retraction of 24 papers across Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Research in Developmental Disabilities, a second Elsevier journal edited by Matson.[4] Matson was also criticized for publishing a large number of his own papers, citing his own work, in these journals.[4] In February 2015 Elsevier appointed Sebastian Gaigg (City University of London) as the new editor-in-chief[4][5] and updated the journal's editorial policies.[4]
Editors
[edit]The following persons have been editor-in-chief:
- Johnny Matson (Louisiana State University), 2007–2015
- Sebastian Gaigg (City University London), 2015–2023
- David Beversdorf (University of Missouri), 2023–present
References
[edit]- ^ "Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders". 2012 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2013.
- ^ Etchells, Pete; Chambers, Chris (2015-03-12). "The games we play: A troubling dark side in academic publishing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Jump, Paul (February 25, 2015). "Too Much Self-Citation? Oxford professor questions LSU scholar's articles -- published in a journal he edited". Inside Higher Ed. Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ a b c d e Montanari, Shaena (2023-02-02). "Prolific autism researcher has two dozen papers retracted". Spectrum. Simons Foundation. doi:10.53053/YIME4862. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "New Editor-in-Chief for Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders". Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Elsevier. February 2015. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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