[ecrea] Maps on the basis of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index:

> Maps on the basis of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index:
> the journals Leonardo and Art Journal=B8 and =93Digital Humanities=94 as =
> a topic
>
> Abstract: The possibilities of using the Arts & Humanities Citation =
> Index
> (A&HCI) for journal mapping have not been sufficiently recognized =
> because of
> the absence of a Journal Citations Report (JCR) for this database. =
> However,
> any document set contained in the ISI domain can be used for =
> bibliographic
> coupling and co-citation analysis. Furthermore, we explore the =
> possibilities
> and limitations of the construction of a quasi-JCR for the A&HCI (2008). =
> At
> http://www.leydesdorff.net/ah08/cited/index.htm and
> http://www.leydesdorff.net/ah08/citing/index.htm cosine-normalized =
> citation
> matrices for all 1,157 source journals to the A&HCI are brought online =
> in
> Pajek format.=20
>
> We compare the maps of two art journals -- Leonardo and Art Journal -- =
> in
> terms of how they inform us about the relevant citation environments, =
> both
> cited and citing. Using animations, the presence and reproduction of
> structure can be examined. The journals share a common knowledge base in
> their reference patterns, but their cultural impact is much wider than =
> the
> limited domain of the A&HCI. =93Digital humanities=94 is additionally =
> analyzed
> as a topic. The topic seems to function as an intellectual focus more =
> than
> the journals.=20
>
> Availaible in html at http://www.leydesdorff.net/ahci/index.htm=20
> As PDF at http://www.leydesdorff.net/ahci/ahci.pdf =20
>
>
> Loet Leydesdorff & Alkim Almila Akdag Salah
>
>
> ** apologies for cross-postings

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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