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Producing sociology: Time trends in authorship of journal articles, 1975–1986

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Authorship of articles in three major journals is used as an indicator of productivity of individuals and institutions over a twelve-year period. Authorship is dispersed among more than 1000 persons, with few consistent publishers. Productivity is highly concentrated among institutions. But while relative rankings of institutions on productivity by alumni are extremely stable, there have been important changes in rankings on authorship by current staff during this period. Finally, productivity is strongly associated with reputation for faculty quality, but change in productivity is hardly correlated with reputation for improvement.

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  1. Department of Sociology, SUNY, 12222, Albany, NY

    John R. Logan (professor)

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His recent book,Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place (coauthored with Harvey Molotch) was published by the University of California Press in 1987.

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Logan, J.R. Producing sociology: Time trends in authorship of journal articles, 1975–1986. Am Soc 19, 167–180 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02691810

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