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By Josh Shepherd A leading journal in the rehabilitation field published a study recently
that ranks the UK Rehabilitation Counseling program 6th out of 901 international
institutions for publication productivity. The program is part of the
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling. “Although the study ranks institutions based on the quantity of articles published in the six core journals, one can infer a qualitative measure from the results. The journals are peer-reviewed and the editors select articles for publication based on the quality of their content,” Crystal argued. In addition to Crystal, the UK Rehabilitation Counseling faculty includes Professors Sonja Feist-Price, Debra Harley, and Associate Professor Malachy Bishop. The program also has two part time instructors: Kathy Sheppard-Jones and Jackie Rogers. The study published two ratings lists. The first list, which rated UK eighth overall, simply tracking the college affiliation of the authors of every article in the six journals. All authors received equal credit regardless of their position in the published article. The second list weighted the authorship of each article. The study gave higher credit to those listed as first author than those listed in second or third position. It was from this list that UK achieved its 6th place rating. According to the study, 901 institutions in 15 nations were included in the analysis. The surveyors reviewed over 1,000 journal articles. “The results of this review clearly demonstrate that our faculty and students are making significant contributions to the body of new knowledge in Rehabilitation Counseling,” Crystal said. For more information, contact: Josh Shepherd, 257-4014, jwshep2@uky.edu
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