Examination of citations indexed in Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) reveals salient patterns which can be helpful in determining interdisciplinarity and/or disciplinarity. Collection development efforts can be enhanced by examination of citation patterns of published research related to a classical social science author such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (JKP)
ARCHIVES, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIBLIOMETRICS, INFORMATION retrieval, INFORMATION science, INFORMATION services, SCHOLARLY method, LIBRARIANS, LIBRARIES, RESEARCH methodology, RESEARCH, OCCUPATIONAL roles, ACCESS to information, CITATION analysis
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The article focuses on the scholarly metrics as indicators and measurements in Web of Science, created by Eugene Garfield as ISI Citation indexes. It discusses analyzing research impact based on word of mouth, or scholar undertaking a survey to give rankings decided on peer perceptions and publication reputation.
BIBLIOMETRICS, EVALUATION, HUMANITIES, RESEARCH methodology, PROFESSIONAL peer review, CITATION analysis
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EDITOR'S SUMMARY Bibliometric evaluation for research in the field of sciences can be a good way to assess the quality and factual basis of claims and can lead to more funding for authors and for research work. However, due to the more diverse fields covered, this type of evaluation is less effective in the world of humanities. Many professionals and researchers in humanities fields believe that bibliometric evaluation is meant only for STEM research and can't properly assess any findings made in humanities. Four common claims made about bibliometrics in humanities are that bibliometrics do not adequately cover the non-uniform nature of humanities; greater bibliometric coverage will not solve all the research problems in humanities subjects; metrics use already has an impact on humanities research practices and finally; other evaluation methods, like altmetrics, are conventional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Cerdá, José H. Canós, Nieto, Eduardo Mena, and Campos, Manuel Llavador
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CITATION analysis, CITATION networks, RESEARCH methodology, WEBOMETRICS, STATISTICAL methods in information science
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Citation analysis needs an in-depth transformation. Current systems have been long criticized due to shortcomings such as lack of coverage of publications and low accuracy of the citation data. Surprisingly, incomplete or incorrect data are used to make important decisions about researchers' careers. We argue that a new approach based on the collection of citation data at the time the papers are created can overcome current limitations, and we propose a new framework in which the research community is the owner of a Global Citation Registry characterized by high quality citation data handled automatically. We envision a registry that will be accessible by all the interested parties and will be the source from which the different impact models can be applied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]