A Sociologist and the Problems of Alcohol Studies: The Life and Legacy of Selden D. Bacon.

Objective: This article introduces a new comprehensive bibliography of pioneering sociologist of alcohol Selden Bacon and highlights the relevance of his research and administrative career to substance use studies today.

Method: This article relies on the works of Selden Bacon assembled for the bibliography project, supplemented by published and unpublished documents and records from the collection of the former Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies (CAS) Library and private archives provided by the Bacon family.

Results: Trained as a sociologist, Selden Bacon gravitated toward the burgeoning field of alcohol studies early in his career, joining the Section on (later Center of) Alcohol Studies at Yale and publishing his seminal article "Sociology and the Problems of Alcohol" in 1943.

Caveat Emptor: Predatory Publishers, Rogue Journals, and the Potential Corruption of Addiction Science.

The name predatory publisher has been applied by academic librarian Jeffrey Beall to describe an open-access, scholarly publishing business model in which publication fees are charged to authors without providing the editorial judgment, peer-review process, and publishing services associated with more established journals. In the addiction field, as many as 20 journal titles now operate according to this model, and most of their editors are either nonexistent or impossible to contact. Although predatory publishing should not be equated with open access, this article argues that predatory publishers are diluting scientific quality in the addiction field by taking advantage of the open-access movement.

Re-Introducing Bunky at 125: E. M. Jellinek's Life and Contributions to Alcohol Studies.

Objective: Elvin Morton Jellinek (1890-1963) was one of the founders of modern addiction science. This overview is a brief survey of his life and achievements, intended to re-introduce alcohol scholars to his contributions (and possible failings) as well as stimulate interest and historical research in the field.

Method: The article draws largely from the archival collection of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies (CAS) Library and the Jellinek memorial issue of the CAS Information Services Newsletter.

A Tribute to Bunky at 125: A Comprehensive Bibliography of E. M. Jellinek's Publications.

Objective: E. M. Jellinek is considered one of the founders of alcohol science.

The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies: a history of the evolution of alcohol research.

This article reviews the history of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs as well as the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies. Each has its roots in the Yale Laboratory of Applied Physiology and the era shortly after the repeal of National Prohibition in the United States. The journal was founded as the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol in 1940 by Howard W.