期刊名称：SCIENTOMETRICS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Description
Covering in quantitative fashion the development and mechanism of science
Published in cooperation with Akadémiai Kiad?BR>Scientometrics is concerned with the quantitative features and characteristics of science. Emphasis is placed on investigations in which the development and mechanism of science are studied by statistical mathematical methods.
The journal publishes original studies, short communications, preliminary reports, review papers, letters to the editor and book reviews on scientometrics. Due to its fully interdisciplinary character, the journal is indispensable to research workers and research administrators . It provides valuable assistance to librarians and documentalists in central scientific agencies, ministries, research institutes and laboratories.
Scientometrics includes the Journal of Research Communication Studies. Consequently its aims and scope cover that of the latter, namely, to bring the results of research investigations together in one place.
Impact Factor: 1.472 (2007)
Subject category "Information science & library science": Rank 12 of 56
Abstracted/Indexed in:
AgeLine, Astrophysics Data System (ADS), BIOSIS Previews, CINAHL, Current Abstracts, Current Contents / Social & Behavioral Sciences, Current Index to Statistics, Engineering Index Monthly, FRANCIS, Google Scholar, Health Reference Center Academic, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, LISA (Library and Information Sciences Abstracts), OCLC ArticleFirst Database, OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online, PAIS International, PASCAL, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), SCOPUS, Social Science Citation Index, Summon by Serial Solutions, TOC Premier
Copublisher/ Distribution Rights
Co-publication with Akadémiai Kiad? Budapest, Hungary
Instructions to Authors
Manuscript Submission
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Permissions
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Editorial Board
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
T. Braun, Hungary
Editor:
A. Schubert, Hungary
Co-editor:
W. Glänzel, Hungary
Honorary Editor:
E. Garfield, USA
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