scholarly journals Author-level metrics: Its impact on scholarly output evaluation among various publication metrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Jay N Shah
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Publication ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Scholarly Output ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Measurement And Analysis

Publication metrics indicate the visibility and reach of a research publication. The metrics can be at article-level, author-level, and journal-level to measure the scholarly output and its impact. Bibliometrics is the use of statistical methods to analyze various publications mostly used in the field of library and information science; whereas, scientometrics is the sub-field concerned with the science of metrics for the measurement and analysis of scholarly publications. Readers are not always well informed about the various publication metrics, and use them without knowing how to interpret them, their strength and limitations.

scholarly journals Almost Halfway There: An Analysis of the Open Access Behaviors of Academic Librarians

2011 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 443-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Mercer
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Scholarly Communications

Academic librarians are increasingly expected to advocate for scholarly communications reforms such as open access to scholarly publications, yet librarians do not always practice what they preach. Previous research examined librarian attitudes toward open access, whereas this article presents results of a study of open access publishing and self-archiving behaviors of academic librarians. Following an analysis of open access to library and information science literature in 2008, several strategies to encourage academic librarians to continue to embrace open access behaviors are discussed.

Contribution by Indian Authors in Foreign Origin Library and Information Science Journals during 2006-2015: A Scientometrics Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhiman Mondal ◽  
Satish Kanamadi ◽  
Kingsuk Das
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Publication Productivity ◽  
Research Publication ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Foreign Origin ◽  
Prolific Authors

<p>Contribution of Indian authors in foreign library and information science journals during 2006-2015 using Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts database is examined in this study. This scientometrics study analyses the research publication productivity and trend according to year, authorship, most prolific authors, Indian states, institutions, preferred journals for communication and subject. It is found that Indian authors contributed a total number of 234 articles during the covered period and collaborative articles with two-authors are highest in numbers. Library Philosophy and Practice has emerged as the most preferred journal by authors for publication. In terms of keywords/areas of study ‘Users’ and Study’ has emerged as the most preferred research area to publish during the period.</p>

Contribution by Indian Authors in Foreign Origin Library and Information Science Journals during 2006-2015: A Scientometrics Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhiman Mondal ◽  
Satish Kanamadi ◽  
Kingsuk Das
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Publication Productivity ◽  
Research Publication ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Foreign Origin ◽  
Prolific Authors

<p>Contribution of Indian authors in foreign library and information science journals during 2006-2015 using Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts database is examined in this study. This scientometrics study analyses the research publication productivity and trend according to year, authorship, most prolific authors, Indian states, institutions, preferred journals for communication and subject. It is found that Indian authors contributed a total number of 234 articles during the covered period and collaborative articles with two-authors are highest in numbers. Library Philosophy and Practice has emerged as the most preferred journal by authors for publication. In terms of keywords/areas of study ‘Users’ and Study’ has emerged as the most preferred research area to publish during the period.</p>

scholarly journals The state of russian library and information sciences from the perspective of academic journals

Bibliosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 56-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Mazov ◽  
V. N. Gureyev
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Scholarly Output ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Information Sciences

Scientific challenge: A study of the current state of library and information sciences via bibliometric analysis of scientific journals and their editorial board members, i. e. geographic distribution and bibliometric analysis of their scholarly output resulting in additional approaches to evaluate serials and scientific area.Purpose: Bibliometric analyses of journals and scholarly output and geographic distribution of their editorial board members being the most authoritative experts over the last 5 years; detection of large scientific centers of library and information science; detection of a core of academic journals.Originality: For the first time in Russian literature results of the analysis of editorial boards are described for additional evaluation of library and information science journals and relevant scientific areas in general. Due to a limited number of papers on analysis of editorial boards this paper can be used as methodological one as well.Findings: Analysis of geographic distribution enabled us to detect a share of foreign members of almost 25 percent. The largest groups of Russian experts are located in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, but also in two regional centers of the European part of Russia – Voronezh and Samara, while only Novosibirsk is the center of the Siberian expert group in library and information science. Experts mainly work at universities, followed by research organizations of The Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Wide range of bibliometric indices of editorial board members correlates with that of relevant journals. Some approaches of editors to enhance journal indices are detected including publication of their own high-level papers in journals which they are working for since these papers are attracting a larger amount of citations as compared with papers of other authors. Another strategy assumes that editorial board members cite their own journal in other serials. Co-citation data of analyzed journals predominantly demonstrate the absence of strong connections between journals.Conclusions: Editorial boards play a significant role in enhancing bibliometric indices of journals, and stronger integration of Russian library and information science society is necessary which may result in increasing currently low ranks of the studied journals among international serials.

Investigation on the statistical methods in research studies of library and information science

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1070-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Yanyan Wang ◽  
Yuehua Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Method ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Anomaly Analysis ◽  
Research Studies

Purpose The statistical method plays an extremely important role in quantitative research studies in library and information science (LIS). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the status of statistical methods used in the field, their application areas and the temporal change patterns during a recent 15-year period. Design/methodology/approach The research papers in six major scholarly journals from 1999 to 2013 in LIS were examined. Factors including statistical methods, application areas and time period were analyzed using quantitative research methods including content analysis and temporal analysis methods. Findings The research studies using statistical methods in LIS have increased steadily. Statistical methods were more frequently used to solve problems in the information retrieval area than in other areas, and inferential statistical methods were used more often than predictive statistical methods and other statistical methods. Anomaly analysis on statistical method uses was conducted and four types of anomaly were specified. Originality/value The findings of this study can help educators, graduates and researchers in the field of LIS better understand the patterns and trends of the applications of statistical methods in this field, depict an overall picture of quantitative research studies in LIS from the perspective of statistical methods and discover the change patterns of statistical method applications in LIS between 1999 and 2013.

A Bibliographic Analysis of Scholarly Publication in the Emerging Field of Digital Humanities in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
pp. 140-157
Author(s):  
Kuang-hua Chen ◽  
Muh-Chyun Tang
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Bibliographic Analysis ◽  
Scholarly Publications

This chapter focuses on the development of digital humanities (DH) in Taiwan. A bibliographic methodology was adopted where the scholarly publications in DH were collected and their bibliographic information retrieved and analyzed. Both co-authorship and article similarity networks were generated so social network analysis can be used to characterize the development of the field. The preliminary results show that in the earlier stage of DH in Taiwan more emphasis has been put on the construction and modeling of the cultural heritage databases; the later period has witnessed a wide variety of efforts to apply computational means within different branches in humanities, most noticeably history, Buddhists, and literary studies. The Computer Science, Library and Information Science, Geography, and History are the major driving forces for DH in Taiwan. The strong presence of Buddhists study is unique because of the strong influence of Buddhism on the Taiwanese.

scholarly journals Applications of inferential statistical methods in library and information science

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Yanyan Wang ◽  
Yuehua Zhao ◽  
Xin Cai
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Organization ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Information Selection ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
And Control

AbstractResearch methods play an extremely important role in studies. Statistical methods are fundamental and vital for quantitative research. The authors of this paper investigated the research papers that used statistical methods including parametric inferential statistical methods, nonparametric inferential statistical methods, predictive statistical correlation methods, and predictive statistical regression methods in library and information science and examined the connections and interactions between statistical methods and their application areas including information creation, information selection and control, information organization, information retrieval, information dissemination, and information use. Both an inferential statistical method and graphic clustering visualization method were employed to explore the relationships between statistical methods and application areas and reveal the hidden interaction patterns. As a result, 1821 research papers employing statistical methods were identified among the papers published in six major library and information science journals from 1999 to 2017. The findings showed that application areas affected the types of statistical methods utilized. Studies in information organization and information retrieval tended to employ parametric and nonparametric inferential methods, while correlation and regression methods were applied more in studies in information use, information dissemination, information creation, and information selection and control field. These findings help researchers better understand the statistical method orientation of library and information science studies and assist educators in the field to develop applicable quantitative research methodology courses.

Correction and retraction practices in library and information science journals

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-183
Author(s):  
Isola Ajiferuke ◽  
Janet O. Adekannbi
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Control Mechanism ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Methodological Errors ◽  
Quality Control Mechanism ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Web

Retraction of scholarly publications ensures that unqualified knowledge is purged from the scientific community. However, there appears to be little understanding about how this is practiced among library and information science (LIS) journals. Hence, this study investigated the correction and retraction practices of LIS journals. Journals included in the Web of Science’s information science and library science subject category were selected for the study and the characteristics of the articles corrected or retracted in those journals between 1996 and 2016 were examined. Findings show that there were 517 corrections and five retractions in LIS journals during the period. Most of the corrections made to articles in LIS journals were minor while the reasons for article retraction included plagiarism, duplication, irreproducible results and methodological errors. Our findings also reveal that on average it took about 587 days for an article to be retracted while some of the retracted articles continued to be cited after retraction. The study concluded that the average number of errors per correction was lower than what had been observed in medical journals while some of the retracted articles continued to receive positive post-retraction citations. It also recommended the inclusion of a check on the validity of literature cited by authors at the review stage as part of the quality control mechanism by publishers of LIS journals.

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