The Intellectual Structure of the American Behavioral Scientist: Five Decades of Research

Over the past 50 years, the American Behavioral Scientist has become one of the most representative journals within the social and behavioral sciences field. The journal has disseminated large amounts of knowledge, which has increased the complexity of having a global picture of its contributions. The aim of this research is to identify and visualize the intellectual structure of this journal in order to appreciate the changes that have taken place over the five decades since its establishment. Following a bibliometric methodology, the most active research areas of the journal, the main contributors, knowledge sources, dissemination paths, as well as the emerging tendencies are identified within this article