Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years
Abstract
Women‘s studies has emerged as a recognised academic specialty in recent years. We explored the social structure of the field by analysing bibliometrically all scholarly articles (n = 1,302) and acknowledgements (n = 595) appearing in three pioneering journals over a twenty year period. We analysed authors (n = 1,504) and acknowledgees (n = 3,252) in terms of gender. We also conducted a content analysis of all editorial statements (n = 135) published by the three journals. Our results demonstrate the highly gendered nature of the field and the incompatibility of its publicly stated objectives.
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Citation
Cronin, B., Martinson, A. and Davenport, E. (1997), "Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 53 No. 2, pp. 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007196
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:MCB UP Ltd
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