BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AS A TOOL IN JOURNAL EVALUATION

被引:11
作者
RASHID, HF
机构
[1] UNIV QATAR,DEPT HIST & LIB,DOHA,QATAR
[2] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,SCH INFORMAT & LIB SCI,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
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D O I
10.1300/J123v20n02_05
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
A new formula for establishing the relationship between the number of papers (n) published in a journal of physics, chemistry or biology and the rank (R) of the journal concerned is proposed. The new formula is straightforward and simple, and appears to lead to a reasonably accurate prediction of the number of published source items in a journal, provided the rank of the journal is known. The proposed formula may be considered as a modification of or alternative to Bradford’s law. © 1991 by The Haworth Press, Inc.
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页码:55 / 64
页数:10
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