Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal

Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of group facilitation and the repercussions for the individuals, groups, organizations, and communities involved. It is published by the International Association of Facilitators and the current editor-in-chief is Stephen Thorpe.

Group Facilitation
DisciplineManagement, business
LanguageEnglish
Edited byStephen Thorpe
Publication details
History1999-present
Publisher
FrequencyAnnual
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Group Facil.
Indexing
ISSN1534-5653 (print)
1545-5947 (web)
LCCN2001213705
OCLC no.476092163
Links

Overview

The journal has the following sections: Application and Practice, containing articles that reflect on the facilitator experience; Theory and Research, containing articles that explore, propose, or test practices, principles, or other aspects of facilitation models; Edge Thinking, containing commentaries on new concepts and issues; and Book Reviews.

History

The journal originally started production during 1996 when the IAF website was first launched.[1] The first issue of the journal was officially published during the fall of 1999. Since this date, eleven issues have been published.[2]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Business Source, ABI/INFORM, and ProQuest Central.[3]

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gollark: Is it? I think people aren't really sure.
gollark: Public transport in the city I'm near got cut down a lot, but is still running. Which means people are packed more densely into the subway carriages. Which is probably *worse* in terms of spreading disease.
gollark: <@178552839721844736> I've heard different things. Fighting is a learned skill like anything else, and having actual practice through MMA and whatnot is almost certainly better than "I'll just poke them in a vulnerable part" or something.
gollark: So apparently the government is (mostly) closing all schools from Friday, and either cancelling or postponing the exams I was meant to do in twoish months (it's a bit unclear).

References
  1. Griffiths, Beret E.; Watts, Jean. "A chronological history of the IAF". International Association of Facilitators. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. "Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal". International Association of Facilitators. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. "Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal". UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory. ProQuest, LLC. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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