ABSTRACT
An analysis of the publication patterns of fifty-two immigrant scientists and physicians at three points in their career is reported. The data suggests that there are substantial differences in the depth and duration of loyalty on the part of emigrating Britons, Continental Europeans and Asian Indians to the journals of their homeland, although virtually all the immigrants share an eventual “Naturalization” of the bulk of their journal outlets in the long run. A subtle interplay of any residual advantage in maintaining the use of their original language of publication, and the relative prestige in America of their old country outlets, seems to govern the degree and frequency with which these authors will return to them after arrival. The fluctuating but persistent role of commercially issued “international” journals in the careers of all three migrant groups is also charted.
