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Update on journal impact ratings in communication: 2006-2008

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Abstract

Bibliometric data indexed through the Institute for Scientific Information were analyzed for 45 communication journals. Several measures were included to identify the most widely cited journals in the field, including (a) journal impact factor, (b) five-year journal impact, (c) article influence, and (d) journal relatedness. Results serve to expand on findings by Feeley (2008) with respect to overall and within-field influence of communication journals whose analysis covered 2002 through 2005 and 19 journals. Results indicate stability in journal impact ratings over time and several journals (e.g., Communication Research, Human Communication Research, Journal of Communication, Communication Monographs, and Communication Theory) are highly central in the communication journal citation network.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)355-364
Number of pages10
JournalCommunication Research Reports
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Bibliometrics
  • Centrality
  • Cited
  • Citing
  • Communication
  • Impact
  • Journal
  • Network
  • Ratings

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