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TRENDS IN AUTHOR CHARACTERISTICS AND DIVERSITY ISSUES IN THE JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY FROM 1990 TO 2000
Author(s) -
Bailey C. Everett,
Pryce Julia,
Walsh Froma
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00372.x
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , ethnic group , sexual orientation , family therapy , spirituality , psychology , race (biology) , gender diversity , gender studies , cultural diversity , inclusion (mineral) , sociology , clinical psychology , social psychology , medicine , alternative medicine , psychotherapist , corporate governance , finance , pathology , anthropology , economics
In this article, we present an analysis and comparison of published articles in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (JMFT) between 1990–1995 and 1996–2000. This study focused on trends in author gender, highest degree, and professional affiliation, and article content on issues of cultural and family diversity (race/ethnicity, class, religion/spirituality, gender, sexual orientation, and varied family forms). Key findings show a significant shift from 69% male first authors in 1990–1995 to equal gender representation in authorship for 1996–2000 articles, with a particular increase in female PhDs. Articles addressing diversity issues doubled from 15.6% of all 1990–1995 articles to 31% in 1996–2000. Of note, women authored 73% of the 1996–2000 articles on the wide range of diversity issues. Implications for the field are discussed.