Acknowledgement Patterns in Research Articles: a Bibliometric Study based on Journal of Natural Rubber Research 1986-1997
(2002) Acknowledgement Patterns in Research Articles: a Bibliometric Study based on Journal of Natural Rubber Research 1986-1997. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science 7(1):pp. 43-56.
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Abstract
Analyses the acknowledgements included in the research articles and short communications published in Journal of Natural Rubber Research (1986-1997) in respect of types, frequency of occurrence, individuals acknowledged, etc. Results indicate that 74% items contain acknowledgements; an average acknowledgement per item is 2.2; the most common type of acknowledgments relates to technical support. Peer interactive communication accounts for 44% of the total acknowledgements. The result of the study substantiates the earlier findings that a small number of individuals are highly acknowledged and the rest are acknowledged infrequently.
| Keywords: | Journal of Natural Rubber Research; Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia; Acknowledgements; Natural Rubber; Bibliometrics; Informetrics; Scientometrics |
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| Subjects: | B. Information use and sociology of information. > BB. Bibliometric methods. |
| ID Code: | 8835 |
| Deposited By: | Tiew, W. S. |
| Deposited On: | 01 March 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/ |
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