scholarly journals The multidisciplinarity in Spanish and foreign communication journals

Comunicar ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (41) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Jorge Mañana-Rodríguez ◽  
Beatriz Sierra-Arizmendiarrieta
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Consideration ◽  
Communication Channel ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
International Level ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Epistemological Framework ◽  
Journal Citation

Communication can be understood, under an epistemological framework, as a macrocontext from which education participates as a part. One of the objectives of this work is to contrast this theoretical consideration with the observed interaction between education and communication scientific journals defined by citations and relatedness towards other scientific journals. At the same time, there might be relevant differences between the citation patterns of Spanish and foreign (journals in Journal Citation Reports) communication journals, particularly with regard to their disciplinary composition. These differences might become a major problem for the interexchange of information between both sets of journals. The authors analyze the citations distribution by subject category for Spanish and JCR journals, as well as for the journal «Comunicar», and also the frequency of related journals per subject category in the case of JCR. It is concluded: a) that the aforementioned epistemological relationship is valid only for Spanish Communication journals, b) that there are relevant differences between both sets of journals in the disciplinary composition of their citedciting and related journals and that Information Science & Library Science might serve as a suitable communication channel; finally, c) the characteristic multidisciplinarity of the journal «Comunicar» is corroborated, both at the national and international level. La comunicación puede entenderse como un macrocontexto epistemológico del que la educación participa como una parte. El análisis de la correspondencia entre esta relación teórica epistemológica y la interacción real entre las revistas de educación y comunicación es uno de los objetivos de este trabajo. Al mismo tiempo, los patrones de citación de las revistas españolas de comunicación, en cuanto a la procedencia de las citas recibidas o emitidas por las revistas de comunicación en el Journal Citations Report, pueden presentar diferencias que dificulten el intercambio de información entre ambos conjuntos. Se analiza la distribución de citas según disciplina citante para las revistas españolas y extranjeras de comunicación, así como para «Comunicar», y la frecuencia de aparición de revistas con tasa de afinidad según su disciplina para las revistas en la «Subjet Category Communication» de JCR. Se concluye que la relación epistemológica entre educación y comunicación se da únicamente en el caso español, que existen marcadas diferencias en la composición disciplinar de las revistas afines y citantes al comparar las revistas españolas con las indexadas en JCR. Además, la interacción con las revistas del área «Information Science & Library Science» podría ser un canal de comunicación entre ambos conjuntos de revistas. Finalmente, se corrobora la correspondencia de la característica multidisciplinariedad de «Comunicar» en el ámbito nacional e internacional.

An Alternate Method for Ranking Journals Using Citations

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Individual Paper ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Journal Citation

An alternate method for ranking journals based on the algorithm used in the Google search engine for pagerank is applied to the information science and library science set of journals from Journal Citation Reports. A method of calculating individual paper influence based on this algorithm is proposed.Une méthode alternative pour classer les périodiques et basée sur l’algorithme utilisé par la fonction pagerank du moteur de recherche Google est appliquée à l’ensemble des périodiques des sciences de l’information et de bibliothéconomie de Journal Citation Reports. Une méthode pour calculer l’influence individuelle des articles basés sur cet algorithme est proposée. 

scholarly journals Use of the Journal Citation Reports for Serials Management in Research Libraries: An Investigation of the Effect of Self-Citation on Journal Rankings in Library and Information Science and Genetics

2000 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Nisonger
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Journal Rankings ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Citation

This article explores the use of the Institute for Scientific Information’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for journal management in academic libraries. The advantages and disadvantages to using JCR citation data for journal management are outlined, and a literature review summarizes reported uses of these data by libraries and scholars. This study researches the impact of journal self-citation on JCR rankings of library and information science (LIS) and genetics journals. The 1994 rankings by impact factor and total citations received were recalculated with journal self-citations removed; then the recalculated rankings were compared to the original rankings to analyze the effect of self-citations. It is concluded that librarians can use JCR data without correcting for journal self-citation, although self-citations do exert a major effect on the rankings for a small number of journals.

Indian Contribution in Information Science and Library Science Research during 1991-2015: A Bibliometric Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 387
Author(s):  
Vijayakumar M ◽  
Shankar Reddy Kolle
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Productive Author ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Indian Contribution ◽  
The Web ◽  
Science Subject

<p>Authors analysed the characteristics of articles published by the Indian based authors in the ‘Information Science &amp; Library Science’ subject category of Web of Science during 1991-2015. In this study, total 708 articles derived from the Web of Science database were analysed. The Indian contributions to the Information Science and Library Science quite meager in compare to world’s contribution. However, the Indian based articles were kept rising from 1991 to 2015. The articles published from1996 to 2005 have greater impact and the trend is towards multiple authors. The Scientometrics was the most productive journal; almost 25 per cent of the Indian articles were published during the period. Gupta, BM was the most productive author and articles published by the Bhattacharya, S, Nagpaul, PS and Rao, IKR had greater impact on the subject as well as fellow researches in the subject category of IS &amp; LS. </p>

scholarly journals The videoarticle: New reporting format in scientific journals and its integration in MOOCs

Comunicar ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (41) ◽  
pp. 83-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Vázquez-Cano
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
New Model ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
International Visibility ◽  
Journal Citation

The new training context in higher education is moving toward a new model of massive, open and free education through a methodology based on video simulation and students’ collaborative work. Using a descriptive methodology, we analyze the formats and Web content presentation of 72 journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports® (2013) in the field of communication, and their presence in the development of massive open online courses (MOOCs) at the leading global platform, «Coursera». The findings show that the vast majority of scientific journals in the field of communication offer few disclosure formats and are difficult to embed in new massive, ubiquitous and collaborative movements which use the selfcreated «audiovisual pill». Therefore, the integration of articles of international scientific journals in MOOCs is almost nonexistent. Journals are not taking advantage of the great potential of these courses for scientific divulgation, probably because its unique disclosure format is written text. Thus, we propose a new model for scientific publication which shares writing text format with the video article, social media outreach and new formats supported by mobile digital devices to foster greater international visibility of scientific development and social progress in an everyday, more interconnected and visual society. Los nuevos escenarios formativos en la educación superior se están orientando hacia un nuevo modelo de formación masiva, abierta y gratuita por medio de una metodología basada en la videosimulación y el trabajo colaborativo del estudiante. En este artículo analizamos a través de un estudio descriptivo los formatos de divulgación y presentación de contenidos de las 72 revistas indexadas del campo de la Comunicación en el Journal Citation Reports® (2013) y su presencia en el desarrollo de cursos online masivos en abierto (MOOCs) en la principal plataforma mundial «Coursera». Las conclusiones muestran que la gran mayoría de revistas científicas del campo de la Comunicación ofrecen pocos formatos de divulgación y poco integrables en los nuevos movimientos masivos, ubicuos y colaborativos que utiliza como recurso principal, la «píldora audiovisual» de creación propia. El posicionamiento de las revistas de reconocido prestigio internacional es casi nulo y no se está aprovechando el gran potencial que estos cursos suponen para la divulgación científica; probablemente debido a que su único formato de divulgación es el texto escrito. Como consecuencia de esta situación, proponemos un nuevo modelo de divulgación científica que comparta el soporte escrito con el videoartículo, la divulgación en redes sociales y la difusión en formatos soportados por dispositivos digitales móviles que favorezcan una mayor visibilidad internacional del avance científico y social de manera más integrada en la sociedad interconectada y visual en la que vivimos.

Research productivity of library scholars

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 433-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munazza Jabeen ◽  
Liu Yun ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq ◽  
Misbah Jabeen
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Mapping Software ◽  
Library Professionals

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore, by a quantitative analysis, growth rates of, and trends in, global publications in the field of library and information science (LIS) produced by library science professionals. Design/methodology/approach – A survey approach was used in this paper. Journal Citation Reports 2010 was the major source for selecting 40 LIS core journals. A bibliometric analysis was conducted. Visualization and mapping software was utilized to present a picture of the growth in and trends relating to LIS publications. Findings – A total of 18,371 research articles were published from 2003 to 2012. A significant growth rate (11.37 per cent) was found in 2009. Self-citation tendencies have been increasing, with an average rate of 38.56 per cent. Of all publication types, “article” was the most popular among LIS researchers. China has contributed remarkably in terms of collaborative publications. Practical implications – The present study could be helpful for library professionals, subject specialists and policy makers. These findings may encourage library professionals to integrate and monitor library functions through bibliometric analysis. Originality/value – This paper identifies growth and trends in publications by LIS researchers through use of bibliometrics.

scholarly journals Tecnologias aplicadas a produção editorial de periódicos científicos: estudo de caso da revista Acta Amazonica | Technologies applied to the editorial production of scientific journals and a case study of the journal Acta Amazonica

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-110
Author(s):  
Tito Lívio do Nascimento Fernandes ◽  
Franciane Da Silva Falcão
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Online Support ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Publication Data ◽  
On Line ◽  
Academic Communication ◽  
Scientific Periodicals ◽  
Journal Citation

Periódicos científicos constituem a principal forma de comunicação acadêmica e são balizados por instituições indexadoras, provedoras e bibliotecas científicas. O cenário tecnológico no qual se encontram e a análise dos periódicos científicos brasileiros em melhor posição no ranking do Journal Citation Reports (JCR) são apresentados como parâmetro para a análise da revista Acta Amazonica, sob a ótica do processo de produção editorial e dando ênfase à mudança de suporte, de impresso para on-line e suas implicações. Esta avaliação apoia-se em dados a respeito da publicação online de 2004 a 2017 e nas implicações tecnológicas que interferiram na gestão editorial utilizada neste período de tempo. Estas informações podem colaborar para gerar diretrizes para o gerenciamento da produção dos periódicos científicos.*****Scientific periodicals are the main form of academic communication and are marked by indexing institutions, providers and scientific libraries. The correspondent technological scenario of theses journals and the analysis of the Brazilian scientific journals in the best position in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) ranking are presented as parameters for the analysis of the scientific journal Acta Amazonica, under the optics of the editorial production process, with emphasis on moving from print to online support and its implications. This evaluation is based in online publication data from 2004 to 2017 and on the technological implications that interfered in the editorial management used in this period of time. This information can collaborate to generate guidelines for the management of the production of scientific journals.

The Visualization of the Citation Patterns of Some Canadian Journals

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Journal Citation

In order to easily see the citation patterns of a journal or subject area it is very useful to use a graphical diagram to visualize all the connections between journals. Using data from derived from the Journal Citation Reports, this study investigates the citation patterns of three Canadian Journals in three subject areas: library and information science, psychology and mathematics.Afin de mieux voir les modèles de citations d’un journal ou d’un domaine, il peut être très utile d’utiliser un schéma graphique pour visualiser toutes les relations entre les journaux. Utilisant les données dérivées du Journal Citation Reports, cette étude examine les modèles de citations de trois journaux canadiens dans trois domaines : la bibliothéconomie et les sciences de l’information, la psychologie et les mathématiques. 

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