The development of political science in Central and Eastern Europe: bibliometric perspective, 1996-2013

Jokić, Maja and Mervar, Andrea and Mateljan, Stjepan (2019) The development of political science in Central and Eastern Europe: bibliometric perspective, 1996-2013. European political science, 18 (3). pp. 491-509. ISSN 1680-4333 (Print), 1682-0983 (Online)

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Abstract

IN ENGLISH: This research is aimed at getting a deeper insight into the development of political science from the bibliometric perspective by analysing peer-reviewed journal articles (n=1, 117) indexed in Scopus database and published by authors from fifteen Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in the 1996-2013 period. Results indicate that the majority of articles (84 per cent) by CEE authors have been published in international journals and in the English language. The visibility of these articles in international journals measured by the mean number of citations is 5.2 per paper, while the same indicator for CEE journal articles amounts to 0.2. Authorship analysis indicates a gradual but continuous increase in co-authorships. Additionally, there are significant differences in citations between single-authored and co-authored articles, both in international and CEE journals. Co-authorship among CEE authors is present in only 1 per cent of the analysed articles confirming weak collaboration between political scientists in CEE countries. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Svrha ovog istraživanja je dobivanje uvida u razvoj političkih znanosti u zemljama srednje i istočne Europe (CEE) korištenjem bibliometrijske analize znanstvenih radova (n=1.117) autora iz 15 europskih post-socijalističkih zemalja objavljenih u politološkim časopisima indeksiranim u bazi Scopus u razdoblju 1996-2013. Rezultati pokazuju da je većina članaka (84%) autora iz CEE zemalja objavljena u međunarodnim časopisima i na engleskom jeziku. Vidljivost radova objavljenih u međunarodnim časopisima, mjerena prosječnim brojem dobivenih citata bila je 5,2 citata po rada, dok je isti indikator za radove objavljene u časopisima koji izlaze u CEE zemljama bio 0,2. Analiza autorstva pokazuje postupan i kontinuirani porast koautorskih radova. Dodatno, utvrđena je značajna razliku u citiranosti između jednoautorskih i višeautorskih radova, kako u međunarodnim tako i u domaćim CEE časopisima. Koautorstvo na radovima među autorima iz CEE zemalja izraženo je samo u 1% članaka, čime se potvrđuje slaba suradnja među znanstvenicima iz 15 europskih post-socijalističkih zemalja u polju političkih znanosti.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Razvoj političkih znanosti u srednjoj i istočnoj Europi u razdoblju 1996-2013: bibliometrijska perspektiva. - Published in cooperation with Palgrave Macmillan.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bibliometric analysis, Central and Eastern Europe, political science journals (bibliometrijska analiza, Srednja i Istočna Europa, časopisi političkih znanosti)
Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Depositing User: Karolina
Date Deposited: 02 Oct 2018 14:09
Last Modified: 02 Sep 2019 09:33
URI: http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/815

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