How do we measure the use of scientific journals? A note on research methodologies

Scientific journals represent a significant and growing part of the libraries and many researchers have attempted to measure their use by various methodological approaches till date. In this paper, the author reviews the methodologies employed by researchers working on scientific journals usage. It...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scientometrics 2008-07, Vol.76 (1), p.125-133
Hauptverfasser:	Moghaddam, Golnessa Galyani, Moballeghi, Mostafa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bibliometrics Bibliometrics. Scientometrics Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation Computer Science Exact sciences and technology Information and communication sciences Information science. Documentation Information Storage and Retrieval Library and information science. General aspects Library Science Research methods Scholarly publishing Sciences and techniques of general use
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Zusammenfassung:	Scientific journals represent a significant and growing part of the libraries and many researchers have attempted to measure their use by various methodological approaches till date. In this paper, the author reviews the methodologies employed by researchers working on scientific journals usage. It aims to present an overall picture of the research methods used in the area, in a way that will be of value to anyone seeking to study scientific journals. The author reviews four main research methodologies which are being used for profiling scientific journals usage including questionnaire, interview, citation analysis and transaction log analysis.
ISSN:	0138-9130 1588-2861
DOI:	10.1007/s11192-007-1901-y