Alternative and traditional indicators of the Brazilian Feminist Studies Journal

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https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2020.v14n1.06.p112

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Alternative Metrics, Traditional Metrics, Open Access Publishing, Dimensions database, Pearson's coefficient

Abstract

The connection of traditional and alternative indicators of academic impact has been recommended by scholars in the field of metric studies as they are considered complementary and offer a more complete picture of the evaluation of research results. From this perspective, the present descriptive exploratory study aimed to analyze the correlation coefficient between the traditional and alternative impact of Revista Estudos Feministas. The sample comprised the period from 2001 to 2018. Analysis data were obtained from the Dimensions database via API. 1,296 texts with 2,609 citations and 5,982 altmetric data were analyzed. The results showed that Mendeley obtained a positive evaluation in the correlation of Pearson's coefficient when compared with the quantity of published articles and with the citation and visibility indicators. The study found that altmetric data is 4.6 times larger than traditional data, although fluctuating it is important for indicating the tools and networks where readers and users share scientific content.         

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  • Juliana Fachin, Federal University of Santa Catarina

    PhD Student and Master from the Graduate Program in Information Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina. Capes Scholarship. It operates in the following research groups: Instituto Biblion; NUPEARC - Center for research and studies in contemporary archives; Web Information Metrics Studies Lab (Lab-iMetrics). Develops research in: Open Access Scientific Publication; Altmetria and its applications. Since 2013, she has been managing editor at Ágora Magazine: Archivology under discussion at UFSC. Brazil Santa Catarina.

  • Ronaldo Ferreira Araújo, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL)

    PhD and MSc in Information Science, Graduate Program in Information Science, School of Information Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He is Associate Professor of the Library Course at the Institute of Human Sciences, Communication and Arts (ICHCA), Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL). Professor and Vice-Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Information Science (PPGCI / UFAL) and Professor of the Graduate Program in Knowledge Management and Organization of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (PPG-GOC / UFMG). Leader of the "Web Information Metric Studies Laboratory" (Lab-iMetrics) and the Information and Communication Policy and Technology Research Groups (GPoliTICs). Researcher at the National Institute of Science & Technology in Digital Democracy (INCT-DD). Editor of the scientific journal "Information Science in Review". Ad Hoc Consultant of the State of Alagoas Research Support Foundation (FAPEAL). Brazil, Alagoas.

  • Ursula Blattmann, Federal University of Santa Catarina

    Prof. Dr. from the Federal University of Santa Catarina in the areas of Librarianship, Archivology and Information Science. Leader of the Biblion Research Institute and researcher at the NUPEAC Contemporary Archives Research Nucleus of the UFSC Department of Information Science. She is editor of the Ágora Magazine: archivology under discussion at UFSC, Brazil Santa Catarina.

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2020-03-27

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Vol. 14 No. 1 - jan-mar (2020)

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Fachin, Juliana, et al. “Alternative and Traditional Indicators of the Brazilian Feminist Studies Journal”. Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research Trends, vol. 14, no. 1 - jan-mar, Mar. 2020, pp. 112-29, https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2020.v14n1.06.p112.

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