Scholarly publications

Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis

(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)

Behavior Analysis in Practice
7/14 Carey, MK., LeBlanc, L.A., Newcomb, E.T. et al. Implementation of Research Review Committees: Examples from Human Service Organizations Influenced by LeBlanc et al. (2018). Behav Analysis Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-026-01212-x
8 years ago, LeBlanc et al. wrote an article recommending that service organizations form research review committees. This article examines the attempt from 5 organizations 

Basile, C.D., Woods, D.W. Efficacy of and Preference for a Modification to Differential Reinforcement Procedures to Reduce Tics. Behav Analysis Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-026-01201-0
4 children with tic disorders engaged with a DRO or a DRO with breaks. Both were effective in reducing tics, with preference between conditions split evenly 

7/16 Kodak, T., Cowan, L. A Problem-Solving Model to Address Barriers to Learning During Receptive Labeling. Behav Analysis Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-026-01210-z
When problems with listener responding behavior occur, practitioners might use trial-and-error to problem solve. The authors introduce a decision-making system to address this issue 

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management *
7/17 Robinson, S. J. R., Sleiman, A. A., Steingrímsdóttir, H. S., Polepšaitytė, J., & Erla, L. (2026). Evaluation of teach-back for training teachers the good behavior game. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2026.2705188
Teach-back is an intervention that started in healthcare that has featured several times in JOBM lately; it can be more efficient than BST. (Teach-back involves asking patients to explain in their own words what a health provider has just told them. Any misunderstandings are then clarified by the health provider and understanding is checked again. This process continues until the patient can correctly recall the information that was given.) 4 teachers were taught the Good Behavior Game with teach-back, and 2/4 reached 100% fidelity with the training lasting an average of 31 minutes 

Behavioral Interventions *
7/16 Leppma, Breanne N., Raymond G. Miltenberger, and Emma J. Walker. 2026. “ Evaluating Behavioral Skills Training to Teach Children to Avoid Food Allergens,” Behavioral Interventions: e70131. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70131
3 children were taught to recognize allergens and to ask adults if their food is safe. BST was effective in 2/3 subjects, while 1 required in situ training 

7/17 Mao, Jieyu, Da Fang, Zhongxu Wang, Junnan Yan, Qianshu Gao, and Tingzhao Wang. 2026. “ Understanding Aggressive Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Insights From a Systematic Review,” Behavioral Interventions: e70129. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70129
142 studies from 2014-2025 were examined, with the behavior analytic literature focusing on EFAs and finding that most aggression is maintained by social mediation 

Education and Treatment of Children
7/16 Sardoni, A., Stokes, T.F. Coaching Child-Directed Interactions for Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Educ. Treat. Child. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-026-00187-2
(Open access) 2 siblings were taught to use basic Child-Directed Interaction skills (e.g., imitation, positive comments, describing play) and to avoid "negative" behaviors (e.g., negative talk, commands). They learned and implemented the skills; parents reported better child behavior and lower stress 

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
7/16 Cashion, L., Holdforth, P.K. Investigating the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ‘Gold Standard’ Origin Myth. J Autism Dev Disord (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-026-07439-5
Is the ADOS "the gold standard"? It appears that the claim is essentially marketing 

Journal of Behavioral Education
7/15 Harms, G., Greer, R. & Fienup, D. The Interaction Between Incidental Naming and Teaching Components of the Learn Unit. J Behav Educ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-026-09643-w
In experiment 1, 6 preschoolers who did not demonstrate bidirectional naming were taught tacts, and in experiment 2 6 preschoolers who did demonstrate bidirectional naming were taught tacts. In each case, they were taught with reinforcement and error correction, reinforcement only, and error correction only. The most efficient condition was reinforcement plus error correction; reinforcement only was not effective, though it worked better for the group with bidirectional naming 

Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis (REBAC) v. 22, n. 1 (9 articles, 9 open access) Articles are in Portuguese with English abstracts; 1 article is in English
Most intriguing: Naming following Multiple Exemplar Instruction in Children with Hearing Loss
(Open access) In children with an auditory processing disorder, multiple exemplar training with listener responding, tact, and echoic training was effective in teaching tacts when listener responding alone was ineffective

Book publications

Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market

Upcoming:
Nonlinear Contingency Analysis: Going Beyond Cognition and Behavior in Clinical Practice, Layng, Andronis, Codd, Abdel-Jalil (Eds.) (Nov 2026)
Case Studies and Applications in Nonlinear Contingency Analysis, Abdel-Jalil & Linnehan (Eds.) (Oct 2026)
WAVE Prosocial Assessment and Curriculum, Rehfeldt & Dixon (Pre-order)
AIM Navigators, Dixon (Pre-order)
Personal Narratives on the Behavior Analysis of Human Language and Cognition: Stories from Around the World, Harte et al. (Eds.)
Digital Technologies in Behavior Science: Theoretical and Practical Applications, Crone-Todd, Hantula, Layng (Eds.)
Promoting Language for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Verbal Behavior Guide for Practitioners, Vladescu & Kissamore (Eds.)
Navigating Ethics in Behavior Analysis: Dealing with Gray Areas, Carr

Recent:
2025
2024
2023

Podcasts

ABA Inside Track
(ETHICS) Ethics for Today and Tomorrow w/ Dr. Jon Bailey

Behavioral Observations
Conducta Verbal: Cultura, Contexto y Comunicación Funcional | BOP en ESP 18 con Janet Enriquez

All Things Behavior
The Status of Radical Behaviorism with Jim Johnston and Bill Ahearn

Blogs

Generally these are produced by professionals

ABAI
Books We Keep
Ron Allen and Jeff Kupfer mention a favorite book, which is available on the Internet Archive 

Steve Hayes
The Goal Gives Values a Body: Or How to be a World Class Fan
Are sports just playing pretend? Yes, and there's meaning to that 

Licensing & professional organizations

CASP
CMS Releases Proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)
Scroll down to see proposed new CPT codes 

ASAT
How do we assess quality of life as an outcome measure for children receiving ABA therapy?
A brief overview 

ASAN
Medicaid Work Requirements: Learn More and Take Action!

Business world

Autism services, behavioral health, etc.

Death by one thousand (funding) cuts
In Oklahoma, a law pauses Medicaid payments when there is a “credible allegation of fraud,” which is allegedly incredible. In Massachusetts, The Only Research Center For Disabled Parents Is Losing Federal Funding, which appears to be in the low 6-7 figures, which seems like a lot of money unless you’re aware that the total US federal budget is in the high 13 figures. In California, a psychiatric hospital staffing mandate means that very experienced but underqualified people are replaced with…nobody, because hiring highly qualified and inexperienced people is the other option.

Accidentally behavior analysis

A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis

Nebraska Head Starts Use Vests With ‘Talk Pedometers’ to Boost Early Literacy, The74
A great idea apparently inspired (at least in part) by Hart & Risley, vests with special recording hardware show not just how often kids speak, but how often the adults around them speak. Hart & Risley provided (correlational) evidence that, if adults talked more frequently to kids, much of the achievement gap found between social classes could be erased.

Children in center-based childcare average 15 hourly turns, but an optimal early talk environment is roughly 40, according to [nonprofit org] Lena.

Continuing education

UPCOMING:

BehaviorLive has free events: 7/20, 7/22 (ETH), 7/23 (SUP), 7/27 (SUP), 7/29

Flashback

Memory like a goldfish (complimentary)

You might know Harry Harlow from his (disturbing) experiments with monkey maternity. But in 1939 he was experimenting with conditioning in goldfish, finding that

Like a lot of these early studies, it only has a few citations. In this case, most were German.