Reactive tendencies of bibliometric indicators: Trends in the alphabetization of authorship in economics and information science
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Reactive tendencies of bibliometric indicators: Trends in the alphabetization of authorship in economics and information science. / Faber Frandsen, Tove; Nicolaisen, Jeppe.
2008. Paper presented at ASIS&T 2008 Annual Meeting , Columbus, United States.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Reactive tendencies of bibliometric indicators: Trends in the alphabetization of authorship in economics and information science
AU - Faber Frandsen, Tove
AU - Nicolaisen, Jeppe
N1 - Conference code: 71
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The paper adds a category to the list of possible negative steering effects of bibliometric indicators with a category for changes in credit assignment. The results of a longitudinal study of credit assignment practices in the fields of economics and information science are presented. The practice of alphabetization of authorship is demonstrated to vary significantly between the two fields. A slight increase is demonstrated to have taken place in economics during the last 30 years (1978-2007). A substantial decrease is demonstrated to have taken place in information science during the same period. A possible explanation for the demonstrated difference could be that information scientists have been much more aware of the bibliometric consequences of being first author compared to their colleagues in comparable fields (e.g., economics). This and other possible reactive tendencies of bibliometric indicators are presented and discussed.
AB - The paper adds a category to the list of possible negative steering effects of bibliometric indicators with a category for changes in credit assignment. The results of a longitudinal study of credit assignment practices in the fields of economics and information science are presented. The practice of alphabetization of authorship is demonstrated to vary significantly between the two fields. A slight increase is demonstrated to have taken place in economics during the last 30 years (1978-2007). A substantial decrease is demonstrated to have taken place in information science during the same period. A possible explanation for the demonstrated difference could be that information scientists have been much more aware of the bibliometric consequences of being first author compared to their colleagues in comparable fields (e.g., economics). This and other possible reactive tendencies of bibliometric indicators are presented and discussed.
U2 - 10.1002/meet.2008.1450450226
DO - 10.1002/meet.2008.1450450226
M3 - Paper
Y2 - 24 October 2008 through 29 October 2008
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