Winning awards and gaining recognition: An impact analysis of APSA section book prizes

Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 316 - 323
Published: Sep 1, 2019
Abstract
This study has two objectives: to rank order the top ten publishers of all 609 “best book” awards by APSA sections from 1985 to 2016 and to show using multiple regression analysis which variables best explain why some award-winning volumes receive more scholarly citations than other books. Our dependent variable is average yearly citation counts from copyright date to 2017, and five independent variables were tested in the analysis: (1) prestige...
Paper Details
Title
Winning awards and gaining recognition: An impact analysis of APSA section book prizes
Published Date
Sep 1, 2019
Volume
56
Issue
3
Pages
316 - 323
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