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The relationship between corresponding authorship and author position
No full textAuthorship is a marker of scientific capital and prestige, and corresponding authorship is associated with higher scientific status. Several studies have examined the relationship between corresponding author and author order; however, these studies often focus on small datasets, covering a limited number of research fields or time period. This study presented an empirical analysis of corresponding authorship as indexed in two major bibliometric databases (WoS and Scopus).
We found that although the number of documents with reprint author has increased steadily over time, WoS indexed more papers with reprint author metadata than Scopus, while the number of documents with more than one reprint author is larger in Scopus than in WoS. Besides, there are significant differences in documents where only one database identifies a reprint author or the reprint author is not the same. Therefore, there is an important need of future research to further understand these differences in indexing strategies between these two databases.
In our analysis of corresponding author in WoS, we found that WoS started registering consistently reprint author metadata from 2005 onwards and more than one reprint author in 2016, including author email data. We also found that first authorship is the most common position of the corresponding author, although this is declining in favour of middle and last author as corresponding authors, especially in MED and NSE fields. The average of percentage of papers with no corresponding author remain steady over time (around 20%).
There are also some country differences. Although first authorship is more likely to serve as corresponding author in most countries, there are exceptions such as South Korea, China or Taiwan, suggesting that different scientific cultures may also play a role in the choice of the corresponding author. Moreover, the percentages of articles with more than one corresponding author or “equal first authors” has risen over time. This might also point that funding incentives have implications on the raise of more than one corresponding author in publications, which open new research questions to be further investigated.
Given the value of bibliometric metadata for science policy, it is important to assess their strengths and weaknesses in order to guarantee the bibliometric relevance of the sources. This is particularly relevant nowadays, with more bibliometric databases being developed (e.g. Dimensions.ai or OpenAlex). How these databases operationalize specific metadata elements may differ substantially among them, and sometimes important metadata elements like the corresponding authors may even be overlooked (e.g. the current version of OpenAlex does not include corresponding author identification). It is therefore important to continue studying these differences among data sources and provide better evidence for researchers to choose those which better represent their ultimate goals
Bulletin No. 302 (Reprint) - Dryland Pastures For the Great Plains
No full textBulletin No. 302 (Reprint) - Dryland Pastures For the Great Plain
A Study to Analyze Collaboration Patterns for Asian Library and Information Science (LIS) Scholars on Author, Institutional and Country Levels
No full textThe aim of the present study is to determine the collaborative activities of Asian library and information science (LIS) researchers through bibliometric, social network analysis at the author, institution, and country levels of the LIS publications produced by Asian researchers. For the study, research articles were derived from the 1994-2013 Web of Science (WoS) archives. Coauthor analysis software was used to analyze author contributions on the New Modified Author Activity Index (NMAAI(1, 2, 3))-a measurement tool to evaluate author research activities. Results reveal (a) that LIS "institutions collaboration pattern" outcomes did not yield strong collaboration with Asian countries or regions, (b) intracontinent and intercontinent collaboration was less harmonious on institutional and author levels, and (c) interpretation through NMAAI(1,2,3) revealed that Asian countries did not produce sufficient collaborative LIS publications. Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Iran, Israel, and Turkey have been producing ample LIS papers, but the United States and United Kingdom emerged as leaders. This work provides a holistic view of Asian LIS development and emphasizes individual levels of collaboration, finding that most influential authors serve on coauthor networks, which differentiates this study from previous studies in the LIS field. There is immense need to develop liaisons, sign memoranda of understanding (MOUs), and participate in combined research plans and short-term research exchange programs.BIT; National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [71033001, 71273030]; MOST of China [2012DFG11750][email protected]
Implied Author, Overall Consideration, and Subtext of "Desiree's Baby"
No full textThis essay explores how to infer from a text the image of the implied author. It examines Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby" (1893), which has been widely regarded as an indictment of racism but which an "overall consideration" of the implied author's choices will lead us to see as a racist text. Through the interaction of various details in the text, the implied author suggests three racist dichotomies: (1) white characters' nondiscrimination versus black characters' discrimination, (2) positive slavery under white masters versus negative slavery under a black master, and (3) superior whites versus inferior blacks. This implied racist stance reflects the historical context of Chopin's personal experiences, but it contrasts with the quite different racial stances of the implied authors of some other Chopin narratives with different thematic designs. The complexity of the narratives under the name "Kate Chopin" offers an opportunity not only to gain a better understanding of the concept of implied author but also to clarify the relations (connections as well as disparities) among textual, intertextual, and extratextual evidence in literary interpretation in general.LiteratureA&HCI4ARTICLE2285-3113
Online reprint request: Search, access, read, and update
No full textOnline reprint request (ORR) is the standard protocol to obtain the
reprints (e-print/hard copy) using the internet (author′s e-mail
address) when the required literature is not available. The problem of
higher cost of surface mail for the author and the reader, as well as
the time taken to receive postal reprints, is overcome by ORR. This
technique has its limitation in message failure, expiration of mail
(e-mail decay), or journal not providing author′s e-mail address.
This article analyzes the available practical solution to overcome
these barriers. This process facilitates the exchange of scientific
information. In e-mail decay, reprint request can be sent in the
following order: a) search and send to author′s latest e-mail
address, b) co-author′s latest or affiliated institution′s
e-mail address, c) postal reprint request providing the
requestor′s e-mail address. This protocol can be practiced when
library facilities or required literature is not available. Literature
can be pooled and used for residency teaching programs, like group
discussions, journal clubs, and e-learning exercises (teleeducation),
to update the recent advances for practice and research
Reprint Request Analysis in Documentation (Concerning the Paper by W. I. B. Onuigbo)
No full textThe author considers the fundamental possibilities provided by reprint request analysis for direct measurement of article use and indirect determination of their value, as compared to citation studies. The comparison of the two approaches takes into account such characteristics as completeness, accuracy, and speed. The possibility is revealed for applying reprint request documentation to evaluate the productivity of collections of papers, as well
Reprint Request Analysis in Documentation (Concerning the Paper by W. I. B. Onuigbo)
No full textThe author considers the fundamental possibilities provided by reprint request analysis for direct measurement of article use and indirect determination of their value, as compared to citation studies. The comparison of the two approaches takes into account such characteristics as completeness, accuracy, and speed. The possibility is revealed for applying reprint request documentation to evaluate the productivity of collections of papers, as well
The death of William Golding: authorship and creativity in darkness visible and the paper men
No full textIn the seventies and eighties William Golding was deeply responsive to the critical, anti-authorial ethos that followed the publication of Roland Barthes's "La mort de I'auteur" (1968). In Darkness Visible (1979) and The Paper Men (1984) he investigates means by which to reaffirm authorial presence. Working through paradox, he performs the authorial death in these novels, and establishes language’s inadequacy as a means of conveying absolute meaning, authorial "vision," truth or revelation. Having done so he nonetheless gestures towards the divine, towards the possibility of a vatic communication. In this manner the novels work upon principles of contradiction and collapse. What remains is a discourse of hope, promise, desire, without means of substantiating such optimism. Thus Golding might be said to have practiced a form of negative theology, and to have anticipated in this respect some recent trends in literary theory
Waste is "wicked" when we try to solve it. Author's response to Joshua Goldstein's comments
No full textThis is the author's response to Dr. Goldstein's response to our recent article The rise and fall of a Waste cityin the construction of an urban circular economic systenif The changing landscape of waste in Beijingin the February 2016 issue of this publication. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.SCI(E)REVIEW175-17611
Comments on author citations for nomenclatural novelties published in volume 15 of the Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (FRPS)
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