Are articles in library and information science (LIS) journals primarily contributed to by LIS authors?

Volume: 121, Issue: 1, Pages: 81 - 104
Published: Jul 11, 2019
Abstract
This study measured the proportion of articles by authors affiliated with library and information science (LIS)-related institutions and proportion of LIS authors in each journal using 3224 articles published in 75 journals in 2015 in the category of information science and library science as assigned by journal citation reports (JCR). Only 33.3% of journals published over half of their articles by LIS authors. Over half of authors affiliated...
Paper Details
Title
Are articles in library and information science (LIS) journals primarily contributed to by LIS authors?
Published Date
Jul 11, 2019
Volume
121
Issue
1
Pages
81 - 104
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