Analysis of the Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 1967 to 1983.

Analysis of the Journal of The American Dietetic Association was undertaken for 1967 to 1983 to determine whether there were changes that might have resulted from the report of the 1972 Study Commission on Dietetics. The study analyzed such factors as the number of original articles, educational background of authors and Journal advisory board members, abstracting of other Journal articles, indexing, citation analysis, and impact factor of the Journal. Study results show increased educational qualifications of authors and advisory board members, more original articles, more efficient indexing, and greater citation frequency.