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Sixteen years ofJapa: A content analysis of theJournal of the Australian Population Association

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This paper presents results of a content analysis of all articles published in theJournal of the Australian Population Association during its sixteen-year history, 1984–99. The findings show that geographic focus, principal subject area and analytical procedure did not change significantly over the period. About three-quarters of articles focused exclusively on Australia and the most common subject areas were fertility and migration. Most articles had one author but this declined over time. Females constituted only one-fifth of sole and first authors and one-quarter of all authors; these proportions decreased in recent periods. About two-fifths of first and all authors were affiliated with the Australian National University. The findings are compared with those of a similar analysis ofDemography.

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  1. Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, ACT 0200, Canberra, Australia

    Heather Booth

  2. The Australian National University, Australia

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Booth, H., Hayes, A. Sixteen years ofJapa: A content analysis of theJournal of the Australian Population Association . Journal of Population Research 17, 199–212 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03029465

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