The profile of Spanish journals in the field of communication (2007-2008)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.2010.4.756Keywords:
Bibliometrics, scholarly production, scholarly journals, communication studies, social network analysisAbstract
The evolution of parameters for scholarly publications and of academic requirements in Spain has resulted in changes to scholarly journals, among others, those in the fi eld of communication sciences. This article characterizes the core Spanish communication journals according to variables such as the number of published articles, language, author institution and collaboration networks, and citation patterns during 2007-2008. By applying bibliometric techniques and social network analysis, a profi le showing similarities and differences among the journals is obtained, as well as a profi le of the overall system.
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