Informetric Analysis of the International Impact of Scientific Journals: How "International" Are the International Journals?.

Wormell, Irene

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ERIC Number: EJ582266

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Publication Date: 1998

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Informetric Analysis of the International Impact of Scientific Journals: How "International" Are the International Journals?

Wormell, Irene

Journal of Documentation, v54 n5 p584-605 Dec 1998

Discussion of methodologies for online citation analysis focuses on a study of seven library-and-information-science journals that analyzed international characteristics on the basis of correlations between the geographical distribution patterns of authors, citations, and subscriptions. Also discusses Journal Impact Factor (JIF) as a measure of international impact. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Correlation, Information Science, International Communication, Measurement Techniques, Online Systems, Scholarly Journals

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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