The use of references in Finnish forest sciences

• Main Author: Leikola, Matti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1984-01-01
• Series: Silva Fennica
• Online Access: https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5203

The purpose of this study was to examine the use or citations in Finnish forestry publications using source analysis. The material consisted of three of the four main series published in the field of forestry in Finland. The study was confined to three sample years in the middle of each decade during the period of 1910â1980. The use of references in Finnish forestry sciences was abundant: from 30 to 60 references per report and from 1.1 to 1.7 references per page. The amount of self-citations varied from 6 to 9%. The half-time of the references was, in general, very long varying from 8â12 years in forest economics to 14â17 years in silviculture and forest biology. The amount of âclassicalâ publications was 4â11%. The amount to Finnish references was large varying from 30 to 59%. Anglo-Saxon series made 22â24%, Scandinavian 11â13%, German 7â9%, Russian 1â3% and French series less than one per cent of all references. The PDF includes a summary in English.