Indigenous Knowledge in Africa: A Bibliometric Analysis of Publishing Patterns

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the publication patterns of indigenous knowledge in Africa. IK has always been subjected to prejudice, and the contributions made by Africa to the body of knowledge are conspicuously missing from text books for formal education and continue to remain un...

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Published in:Publishing research quarterly 2019-09, Vol.35 (3), p.445-462
Main Authors: Resenga Maluleka, Jan, Ngulube, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Library and information science
Library Science
Methodology of the Social Sciences
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Printing and Publishing
Social Sciences
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Summary:This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the publication patterns of indigenous knowledge in Africa. IK has always been subjected to prejudice, and the contributions made by Africa to the body of knowledge are conspicuously missing from text books for formal education and continue to remain unknown. Data for this study were collected from WoS and Scopus databases and saved into excel sheets for further analysis. The results suggest that the bulk pf IK research was done in medicinal and pharmaceutical sciences. When it comes to Library and Information Science, the researchers focus was more on the management of IK, which was motivated by the preservation role that Information science professionals must play as the custodians of knowledge generated in societies.
ISSN:1053-8801
1936-4792
DOI:10.1007/s12109-019-09656-6