DO A FIELD LIST OF INTERNATIONALLY VISIBLE JOURNALS AND THEIR JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS DEPEND ON THE INITIAL SET OF JOURNALS? A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
RONALD ROUSSEAU
(rousseau@kh.khbo.be KIHWV, Zeedijk 101, 8400 Ostend and LUC Diepenbeek, 3590 Belgium)
ERNESTO SPINAK
(spinaker@adinet.com.uy Escuela Universitaria de Bibliotecologia Casilla de Correo 1258, Correo Central, Montevideo, Uruguay)
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Abstract
A research model is proposed to prove or disprove the dependence of a field list of internationally visible journals on the initial set. Applications of the experiment are outlined. A conjecture is formulated concerning the validity of isi's impact factors.
Citation
ROUSSEAU, R. and SPINAK, E. (1996), "DO A FIELD LIST OF INTERNATIONALLY VISIBLE JOURNALS AND THEIR JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS DEPEND ON THE INITIAL SET OF JOURNALS? A RESEARCH PROPOSAL", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 52 No. 4, pp. 449-456. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026975
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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