خلاصة:
This paper aims to study the performance of the International Journal of Information Science and Management (IJISM) over a decade using a scientometric approach. It also aims to study the co-authorship network of authors and institutions using different macro- and micro-level Social Network Analysis metrics. A total of 173 articles published in 23 issues of the IJISM covering the period 2003-2012 were analyzed in this study. The findings revealed that multi-author articles (69.1%) published in the journal far outnumbered single-author articles. Two-author papers comprise the highest percentage (46.2%) of total papers compared with other authorship patterns. The results showed that the co-authorship network of authors in the IJISM is a small world network by demonstrating its short distance and scale free properties. Moreover, the famous notion of six degree of separation can be valid in this network. The study also identified central and critical authors and institutions in IJISM’s collaboration network based on centrality, citation impact and productivity measures.
ملخص الجهاز:
10 Years of the International Journal of Information Science and Management: A Scientometric and Social Network Analysis Study Mohammadamin Erfanmanesh Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran Corresponding Author: amin.
com Abstract This paper aims to study the performance of the International Journal of Information Science and Management (IJISM) over a decade using a scientometric approach.
In celebration of the IJISM's 10th anniversary, this article uses both scientometric and SNA approaches to study the performance of the journal as well as to analyze the collaboration network of authors and institutions who have contributed to the journal during the past decade (2003-2012).
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