Readers´ perceptions of philantropy and nonprofit management journals
By: BRUDNEY, Jeffrey L.; HERMAN, Robert D
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, September 2004Subject(s): Nonprofit Journals; Reader Surveys; Nonprofit Sector; Journal RatingsThe American Review of Public Admnistration 34, 3, p. 293-301Abstract: This article describes the results of a survey conducted via e-mail of readers of the three leading generalist, peerreviewed scholary journals in the field of nonprofit sector studies: Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Voluntas. The composition of the sample of respondents suggests that the readers of the journal include a substantial number of people relatively new to the field. Most identify themselves as academics researchs, although a significant minority represents practitioners or consultants. Results show that readers are generally pleased with the journals, giving them relatively high ratings on the quality of articles, readability of the research, and acessibility of the methodology. The results also show that consistent with their editorial missions, the three journals serve somewhat distinct niches and that the increased supply of journals has helped the field to grow.
This article describes the results of a survey conducted via e-mail of readers of the three leading generalist, peerreviewed scholary journals in the field of nonprofit sector studies: Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Voluntas. The composition of the sample of respondents suggests that the readers of the journal include a substantial number of people relatively new to the field. Most identify themselves as academics researchs, although a significant minority represents practitioners or consultants. Results show that readers are generally pleased with the journals, giving them relatively high ratings on the quality of articles, readability of the research, and acessibility of the methodology. The results also show that consistent with their editorial missions, the three journals serve somewhat distinct niches and that the increased supply of journals has helped the field to grow.
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