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Publication Date: 2019
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The Position of "Distance Education" in a Journal Network
Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Buntins, Katja
Distance Education, v40 n4 p438-453 2019
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the journal "Distance Education" (DE), this study explores the position of this journal in a network of open and distance education, educational technology and learning design publications. A citation network analysis was undertaken to explore the scholarly communication network of distance education, using articles published in DE from 1980 onwards (n = 656), alongside references cited in those articles (n = 16,729), as well as articles (n = 6003) and associated references (n = 164,444) published in 22 leading journals indexed in the Web of Science between 2014 and 2019. A distinction is made between a narrower (intra-DE) and a wider (inter-journal) distance education network. The study reveals DE's relationship to the wider educational technology community over time and identifies the most prolific journals and authors in this network.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Periodicals, Citation Analysis, Open Education, Bibliometrics, Authors, Scholarship
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Language: English
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