Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (SEAB)

A Bit of History: Who publishes JEAB and JABA?

The Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (SEAB) publishes both the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

SEAB was formed in 1957. Its Certificate of Incorporation (dated October 29, 1957) states that:

“The purpose and objects of this corporation shall be to encourage, foster, and promote the advancement of the science of experimental analysis of behavior; the promotion of research in the said science and the increase and diffusion of knowledge of the said science by the conduct of a program of education by meetings, conferences and symposia, and by the publication of journals, papers, periodicals and reports.”

The Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB; pronounced JAY-AB) was founded to meet the needs of those who had been attracted to the behavior analytic approach but were unhappy with the lack of a journal specializing in that rapidly growing area. As described on its inside front page ever since, the new journal is “primarily for the original publication of experiments relevant to the behavior of individual organisms.” JEAB started as a quarterly in 1958 but has appeared bimonthly since 1964.

The initial Board of Editors of JEAB also served as the first Board of Directors of SEAB. Rather than turning to a professional publisher, this group assumed complete responsibility for the business as well as the editorial aspects of the enterprise. Board members, who are elected for eight year terms, are chosen from those most active in editing the journals.

In 1968, heartened by the success of its first venture into publishing, SEAB founded the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA), established for “the original publication of reports of experimental research involving applications of the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance.” The second journal appears quarterly.

Those interested in learning more about SEAB and its two journals may consult the following:

Current Officers and SEAB Board of Directors
The Founding of JEAB and SEAB
The First JEAB Editorial Board, including Photographs
The 30 Most Cited Articles from JEAB (in 1986 and 1993)
The Founding of JABA, including the Original Editorial Board Members
JABA's Circulation History, including a Table giving the 1992 Comparative Circulation Figures for 25 Behavioral Journals
The 29 Most Cited Articles from JABA (in 1986 and 1993)
Current Contents Essays written by JABA Authors about their "Citation Classics"
Citation Performance of JABA and 24 Other Journals
The Journals Most Frequently Cited in Recent JABA Reference Lists
References on the History of JEAB and JABA

The Back Pages Links to Web sites of laboratory equipment suppliers and publishers who advertise in JABA and JEAB, thereby contributing to the financial health of the journals.

Subscription Information

The 2009 annual subscription rates for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (4 issues per year) are $16 for full-time students; $32 for individuals (personal use only); and $92 for institutions. Subscribers outside the U.S. should add $12 for postage (Air service).
Checks should be made payable to “JABA.”

Subscription orders, changes of address,
and other business correspondence should be sent to:

Kathy Hill, JABA
Department of Applied Behavioral Science
University of Kansas
1000 Sunnyside Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66045-2133
Telephone: 785-841-4425
E-mail: behavior@mail.ku.edu

The 2009 annual subscription rates for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (6 issues per year) are $16 for full-time students; $32 for individuals (personal use only), and $162 for institutions. Subscribers outside the U.S. should add $12 for postage (Air service).
Checks should be made payable to “JEAB.”

Subscription orders, changes of address,
and other business correspondence should be sent to:
Monica Bonner, JEAB
Department of Psychology
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1301
Telephone: 812-336-1257;
E-mail: mbonner@indiana.edu

A special joint subscription rate is available to personal use subscribers interested in receiving both JABA (4 issues/yr) and JEAB (6 issues/yr).

Individuals: $50 per year (only $5 per issue)

Students: $25 per year (only $2.50 per issue)

Orders may be sent to either Business Manager. Subscribers outside the U.S. must add $22 for postage (Air service). Sorry!

Individual issues of either journal cost $20 postpaid and back volume prices are available upon request. Subscriptions may be entered at any time during the year and subscribers will receive all that year’s issues. VISA and MasterCard are accepted for all orders.

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Revised September 8 1996 (rap); March 23 2009 (vgl)