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26. Manuscripts Submitted for Publication in the Information Profession in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Characteristics of Rejected and Accepted Papers.

Author

Aina, L. O. and Mabawonku, I. M.

Abstract

Examines the characteristics of rejected manuscripts submitted to the "African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science." Most of the papers were rejected because they contributed nothing new to knowledge (65.5%), used unreliable data (13.1%) and lacked focus (13.1%). There were no remarkable differences with regard to status and affiliations between authors of rejected and accepted papers. (Author/AEF)

Published
1998

28. A Survey of Author Attitudes and Skills in Relation to Article Publishing in Paper and Electronic Journals.

Author

McKnight, Cliff and Price, Sheila

Abstract

Describes research regarding British authors' experience, attitudes, and perceptions of publishing in paper and in electronic journals. Questionnaires addressed current skills in information technology, peer review, and use of multimedia, and it is suggested that authors be involved in future research and debate on electronic serial publishing. (Contains 46 references.) (Author/LRW)

Published
1999

29. Linking science to technology: the 'patent paper citation' and the rise of patentometrics in the 1980s

Author

Björn Hammarfelt

Subjects
Research policy, Linear model, Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap, 05 social sciences, Patentometrics, Library and Information Sciences, Bibliometrics, 050905 science studies, Documents, Scholarly communication, Information Studies, Citation analysis, Work (electrical), Engineering ethics, Sociology, 0509 other social sciences, 050904 information & library sciences, Citation, Patents, Information Systems
Abstract

PurposeIn this article, the ideas and methods behind the “patent-paper citation” are scrutinised by following the intellectual and technical development of approaches and ideas in early work on patentometrics. The aim is to study how references from patents to papers came to play a crucial role in establishing a link between science and technology.Design/methodology/approachThe study comprises a conceptual history of the “patent paper citation” and its emergence as an important indicator of science and technology interaction. By tracing key references in the field, it analyses the overarching frameworks and ideas, the conceptual “hinterland”, in which the approach of studying patent references emerged.FindingsThe analysis explains how interest in patents – not only as legal and economic artefacts but also as scientific documents – became evident in the 1980s. The focus on patent citations was sparked by a need for relevant and objective indicators and by the greater availability of databases and methods. Yet, the development of patentometrics also relied on earlier research, and established theories, on the relation between science and technology.Originality/valueThis is the first attempt at situating patentometrics in a larger societal and scientific context. The paper offers a reflexive and nuanced analysis of the “patent-paper citation” as a theoretical and historical construct, and it calls for a broader and contextualised understanding of patent references, including their social, legal and rhetorical function.

Published
2021

40. Domain analytic paradigm: a quarter century exploration of fundamental ideas in information science.

Author

Wang, Lin and Qiu, Junping

Subjects
*INFORMATION science, *CONFERENCE papers, *PERIODICAL articles, *COMMUNITY centers, *METATHEORY
Abstract

Purpose: The conditions that domain analysis becomes an academic school of information science (IS) are mature. Domain analysis is one of the most important foundations of IS. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and discuss metatheoretical and theoretical issues in the domain analytic paradigm in IS. Design/methodology/approach: This paper conducts a systematic review of representative publications of domain analysis. The analysis considered degree theses, journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and other materials. Findings: Domain analysis maintains that community is the new focus of IS research. Although domain analysis centers on the domain and community, theoretical concerns on the social and individual dimensions of IS are inherent in it by its using sociology as its important approach and socio-cognitive viewpoint. For these reasons domain analysis can integrate social–community–individual levels of IS discipline as a whole. The role of subject knowledge in IS is discussed from the perspective of domain analysis. Realistic pragmatism that forms the philosophical foundation of domain analysis is argued and the implications of these theories to IS are presented. Originality/value: The intellectual evolving landscape of domain analysis during a quarter century is comprehensively reviewed. Over the past twenty-five years, domain analysis has established its academic status in the international IS circle. Being an important metatheory, paradigm and methodology, domain analysis becomes the theoretical foundation of IS research. This paper assesses the current state of domain analysis and shows the contributions of domain analysis to IS. It also aims to inspire further exploration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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50. The Publication and Availability of Scientific and Technical Papers: An Analysis of Requirements and the Suitability of Different Means of Meeting Them.

Author

Line, Maurice B.

Abstract

Authors, publishers, libraries, and individual consumers have different, sometimes conflicting, needs for scientific and technical information that are met in varying degrees by different publishing media. A number of print and nonprint formats (full-text journals, synopsis journals, microform, CD-ROM, online, etc.) are compared, and combinations of formats for access are proposed. (23 references) (LAE)

Published
1992