Acknowledgement trends in the research literature of information science
Abstract
Data were gathered on acknowledgements in five leading information science journals for the years 1991‐1999. The results were compared with data from two earlier studies of the same journals. Analysis of the aggregate data (1971‐1999) confirms the general impression that acknowledgement has become an institutionalised element of the scholarly communication process, reflecting the growing cognitive and structural complexity of contemporary research.
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Citation
Cronin, B. (2001), "Acknowledgement trends in the research literature of information science", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 57 No. 3, pp. 427-433. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007089
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:MCB UP Ltd
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