The Analysis of Gambling Behavior (AGB) is a peer-reviewed electronic publication that contains original general interest and discipline specific articles related to the scientific study of gambling. Articles appropriate for the journal include a) full-length research articles, b) research reports, c) clinical demonstrations, d) technical article, and e) book reviews. Each category is detailed below along with submission guidelines:
- Research Articles – a manuscript of full length (20-30 double-spaced pages approximately), which may contain multiple experiments, and are original contributions to the published literature on gambling.
- Research Reports – a manuscript of reduced length (no more than 10 double-spaced pages and a single figure or table page), which may be less experimentally rigorous than a Research Article, a replication of or failure to replicate a prior published article, or pilot data that demonstrates a clear relationship between independent and dependent variable(s). The Results and Discussion sections of Reports should be combined.
- Clinical Demonstrations – a manuscript of reduced length (no more than 8 double-spaced pages and a single figure or table page) which lack the rigor of a true experimental design, yet do demonstrate behavior change of persons with gambling disorders under clinical care. This manuscript should contain an Introduction, Methods/Treatments, Results, and Discussion sections. The Results and Discussion sections of Reports should be combined.
- Technical Article – a manuscript of either full or reduced length, depending on necessity, that describes either a new technology available that would be of interest to researchers or a task-analysis style description of how to utilize existing technology for the conducting of research. Examples of appropriate topics may include, but are not limited to, the rewiring of a slot machine for the collection of data or controlling of win/losses, how to use computer software to simulate a casino game, or the way in which neuroimaging devices may interfaced with an experimental apparatus.
- Book Review – a review of a contemporary book related to gambling not more than three years after the publication data of the book to be reviewed. The review should be no more than 15 doubled-spaced pages in length.
Open Access Philosophy
The Analysis of Gambling Behavior adheres to the open access philosophy of publication. Open access guarantees the highest level of exposure of an article by other scientists, the media, and the public in general. Open Access is not equivalent with poor quality, but rather of high quality science shared in an open marketplace whereby anyone anywhere can print, copy, read, or disseminate any article of the journal for any purpose with appropriate referencing of the article’s authors and the journal. Click here to find out more how open access and the changing the future of science.