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Strategies for Making Regular Contact With the Scholarly Literature

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Behavior analysts are obligated by the conventions of the academic discipline and guidelines of professional conduct to stay in close contact with the scholarly literature. However, a number of variables can interfere with this obligation. We discuss several barriers to searching the literature, accessing journal content, and making contact with the contemporary literature and provide solutions for eliminating them.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Auburn University, 226 Thach Hall, Auburn, AL, 36849-5214, USA

    James E. Carr Ph.D., BCBA-D & Adam M. Briggs M.S., BCBA

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Correspondence to James E. Carr Ph.D., BCBA-D.

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The first author is affiliated with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board® (BACB®), which has not reviewed or approved the content of this article, nor does it endorse its content.

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Carr, J.E., Briggs, A.M. Strategies for Making Regular Contact With the Scholarly Literature. Behav Analysis Practice 3, 13–18 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391760

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