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- Title
Coverage of Spanish social sciences and humanities journals by national and international databases.
- Authors
Mañana-Rodríguez, J.; Giménez-Toledo, E.
- Abstract
Introduction. This paper analyses the presence of Spanish journals in humanities and social sciences in seventy-nine databases of different types: specialized, specialized in a field different from that of the journal, and multidisciplinary databases, to determine the relative relevance of the databases by field and type of database. Method. The mode of appearance of journals in databases as percentage of total appearance has been used as an indicator of relevance and coverage of the different databases. Analysis. A descriptive analysis of the frequency of appearance of journals in databases has been used to describe the relevance and coverage of the databases. A logarithmic regression has been used to characterize the distribution of journals among databases. Results. Strengths and weaknesses in the coverage of the databases studied by field and type of database were detected and Lotka's distribution was identified as the characteristic distribution of journals among databases. Conclusion: Under-utilization of the databases of certain fields (e.g., geography) has been identified, together with the absence of specialized databases in some fields (e.g., law) and the need of quality improvement in certain databases. Proposals are offered for the improvement in the international visibility of journals and the diffusion strategies of publishers through the presence of journals.
- Subjects
SOCIAL sciences databases; SOCIAL sciences -- Information services; HUMANITIES databases; DIGITAL libraries in the humanities; HUMANITIES periodicals; PERIODICAL publishing
- Publication
Information Research, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 4, p12
- ISSN
1368-1613
- Publication type
Article