Comment.

The article is a commentary on the portrayal of the impact of the "Journal of Health and Social Behavior" (JHSB) by Robert J. Johnson and Frederic D. Wolinsky relative to other sociology and social sciences journals in the period of 1977 to 1987. It is agreed that the journal is in high standing and regard within the social science community. The major lessons cited by Johnson and Wolinsky are different from the thesis. It is confirmed that their analysis elucidates the dangers of relying much on impression and too little on factual investigation. Their data show little change in the proportion of stress articles over the 1990s period. The evidence presented does not sustain the general perception regarding the impact status of three other sociological journals relative to JHSB. The argument that the course of the impact of JHSB due to its identification with stress research is questioned based on the data presented. The data given is not organized efficiently to test the hypothesis.