Does a Social Network Based Model of Journal Metrics Improve Ranking? A review of: Bollen, Johan, Herbert Van de Sompel, Joan A. Smith and Rick Luce. “Toward Alternative Metrics of Journal Impact: A Comparison of Download and Citation Data.” Information Processing and Management 41.6 (2005):1419‐40.

Does a Social Network Based Model of Journal Metrics Improve Ranking? A review of: Bollen, Johan, Herbert Van de Sompel, Joan A. Smith and Rick Luce. “Toward Alternative Metrics of Journal Impact: A Comparison of Download and Citation Data.” Information Processing and Management 41.6 (2005):1419‐40.

<b>Objective</b> – To test a new model formeasuring journal impact by using principles of social networking. Research questions are as follows: 1. Can valid networks of journal relationships be derived from reader article download patterns registered in a digital library’s server logs? 2...

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Main Author: Carol Perryman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2007-06-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
Subjects:
Social Networking
Impact Factor
Journals
Bibliometrics
Online Access:http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/238/402

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