Polish Sociology Citation Index as an example of usage of national citation indexes in scientometric analysis of social sciences

This paper describes results of a comparative analysis between Social Sciences Citation Index ( SCCI ) and a locally created Polish Sociology Citation Index . It concludes that, while SSCI is a valuable tool in assessing the presence and impact of Polish sociology in an international context, a deep...

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Published in:Journal of information science 1998-01, Vol.24 (1), p.19-32
Main Author: Webster, Berenika M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation
Citation analysis
Citation indexes
Comparative analysis
Exact sciences and technology
Indexes
Information and communication sciences
Information processing
Information science. Documentation
Library and information science. General aspects
Polish materials
Polish Sociology Citation Index
Sciences and techniques of general use
Scientometrics
Social sciences
Sociology
Studies
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Summary:This paper describes results of a comparative analysis between Social Sciences Citation Index ( SCCI ) and a locally created Polish Sociology Citation Index . It concludes that, while SSCI is a valuable tool in assessing the presence and impact of Polish sociology in an international context, a deeper view of the discipline and its development may be obtained through the analysis of a locally oriented index.
ISSN:0165-5515
1741-6485
DOI:10.1177/016555159802400103