The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal which publishes empirical research related to applied behavior analysis. It was established in 1968 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. The editor-in-chief is John Borrero.
| Discipline | Psychology, applied behavior analysis |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | John Borrero[1] |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1968–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 2.90 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Appl. Behav. Anal. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0021-8855 (print) 1938-3703 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 1783308 |
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Common areas of research in JABA include: functional analysis and treatment of severe behavior disorders, classroom instruction in secondary and higher education, early and intensive behavioral interventions for children with autism, voucher-based contingency management in the treatment of substance abuse, and pediatric feeding therapy.[2]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences[3]
- Current Index to Statistics
- EBSCO databases
- Education Resources Information Center
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed[4]
- InfoTrac
- ProQuest databases
- PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts
- Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
- Scopus
- Social Sciences Citation Index[3]
- SocINDEX
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 1.088.[5]