Women's Representation in Educational Psychology Journals: An Analysis of Authorship and Citations by Gender

• In Event: Investigating Gender and Sexuality in the Academy

Abstract

Previously Evans, et al. (2005) examined women’s involvement in top educational psychology journals from 1976 to 2004. They found the percentage of women authors had remained stable. This study builds on that research by examining authorship by gender among give educational psychology journals (American Educational Research Journal, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Educational Psychologist, Educational Psychology Review, and Journal of Educational Psychology). In addition to examining authorship, we also analyzed citation patterns by journal and by gender. Findings showed that women were cited as often as men across the journals, however continue to lag behind in comparison to representation in the field.

Authors

• Amanda L. Nolen, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Nancy J. Hamilton, University of Arkansas at Little Rock