Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders is a peer-reviewedmedical 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
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), 2023–2025
- Dagmara Dimitriou (University College London), 2026–to present
References
- ^ „Forschung zu Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen“. Journal Citation Reports 2012. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters . 2013.
- ^ Etchells, Pete; Chambers, Chris (12.03.2015). „Die Spiele, die wir spielen: Eine beunruhigende Schattenseite des akademischen Publizierens“ . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Abgerufen am 02.06.2023 .
- ^ Jump, Paul (25. Februar 2015). „Zu viele Selbstzitate? Oxford-Professor hinterfragt Artikel eines LSU-Wissenschaftlers – veröffentlicht in einer von ihm herausgegebenen Zeitschrift“ . Inside Higher Ed . Times Higher Education . Abgerufen am 2. Juni 2023 .
- Montanari , Shaena (2023-02-02). „ Zwei Dutzend Artikel einer produktiven Autismusforscherin zurückgezogen“ . Spectrum . Simons Foundation . doi : 10.53053/YIME4862 . Abgerufen am 2023-06-02 .
- ^ „Neuer Chefredakteur für Forschung zu Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen“ . Forschung zu Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen . Elsevier. Februar 2015. Abgerufen am 2. Juni 2023 .
