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. 2015 Oct 5;8(2):165-169.
doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0094-8. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Top 10 Responses to the Commentaries on Dixon, Reed, Smith et al. (2015)

Mark R Dixon  1 , Derek D Reed  2 , Tristram Smith  3 , Jordan Belisle  1 , Rachel E Jackson  4
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Top 10 Responses to the Commentaries on Dixon, Reed, Smith et al. (2015)

Mark R Dixon et al. Behav Anal Pract. .

Abstract

In a previous article (Dixon et al. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 8(1), 7-15, 2015), we put forward data suggesting that most behavior analytic faculty do not publish in major behavior analytic journals, and in only about 50 % of behavior analysis programs have faculty combined to produce ten or more empirical articles. Several commentaries followed the release of our article, with content that ranged from supporting our endeavors and confirming the dangerous position our field may be in to highlighting the need for further refinement in procedures used to rank the quality of behavior analysis graduate training programs. Presented in the present article are our "top 10" responses to these commentaries.

Keywords: Behavior analysis; Behavior analyst certification board; Research productivity.

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