State of art, Gap of Knowledge and Trends of publication in Behavioral Science:

Abstract

Journal of Behavioral Science is the academic publication that published more than 20 years. It has a long history, though, there is a lack of review and categorize information regarding to content of behavioral science.  This research aimed to synthesize state of art on the behavioral science research. 147 research articles published in 1994 till 2014 (a period of 10 years) were included and studied. The technique of qualitative content analysis is used. Three mains research findings were revealed namely, the status of research articles, gap of research, and trends of publication in behavioral science. Based on these findings, would be benefit for Behavioral Science Research Institute as the center of academic publication to enhance the quality of journal and move forward to ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) in the future.