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The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Management and Organizational Studies, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Complex Systems and Decision Making.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inManagement and Organizational Studies Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Complex Systems and Decision Making Organizational Learning and Leadership Behavioral and Psychological Studies
ISSN0021-8863
Citation impact (2-yr)3.38
h-index128
i10-index1,159
Total citations94,442
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Michigan
Journal websitejab.sagepub.com
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Papers published in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science per year

32
2014
20
2015
16
2016
23
2017
24
2018
21
2019
57
2020
35
2021
35
2022
32
2023
30
2024
29
2025

Citation impact of The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science by publication year

1.8K
2014
967
2015
605
2016
1.6K
2017
721
2018
672
2019
2K
2020
798
2021
468
2022
299
2023
208
2024
37
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Social Entrepreneurship and Societal Transformation

Sarah H. Alvord, L. David Brown, Christine W. Letts · 1 Sep 2004

This study provides a comparative analysis of 7 cases of social entrepreneurship that have been widely recognized as successful. The article suggests factors associated with successful social entrepreneurship, particularly with social entrepreneurship that leads to significant changes in the social, political, and economic contexts for poor and marginalized groups. It generates propositions about core innovations,…

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Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Collaboration

Donna J. Wood, Barbara Gray · 1 Jun 1991

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science presents two special issues in which nine research-based articles and two overviews address various theoretical and empirical perspectives on the process of collaboration and the forms of collaborative alliances. In the first overview, the articles are mapped onto six theoretical perspectives according to how they address the preconditions, process,…

1,273 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

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