Publication delays in the science field and their relationship to the ageing of scientific literature

被引：40

作者：

Luwel, M

Moed, HF

机构：

[1] Minist Flemish Community, Sci & Innovat Adm, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

[2] Leiden Univ, Ctr Sci & Technol Studies, NL-2300 RB Leiden, Netherlands

来源：

SCIENTOMETRICS | 1998年 / 41卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Science Field; Science Citation Index; Technical Science; Electronic Publishing; Publication Delay;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02457964

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

This article presents an exploratory analysis of publication delays in the science field. Publication delay is defined as the time period between submission and publication of an article for a scientific journal. We obtained a first indication that these delays are longer with regard to journals in the fields of mathematics and technical sciences than they are in other fields of science. We suggest the use of data on publication delays in the analysis of the effects of electronic publishing on reference/citation patterns. A preliminary analysis on a small sample suggests that - under rather strict assumptions - the cited half-life of references may be reduced with a factor of about 2 if publication delays decrease radically.

引用

页码：29 / 40

页数：12