Literature and its relationship with other scientific disciplines seen through scientific journals

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesdoc.485671
Keywords: Literature, scientific journals, social network analysis, interdisciplinarity, Web of Science

Abstract

Among the scientific methodologies used to measure the Science, the Social Network Analysis (SNA) is considered a very useful means to assess the quality of the networks established by the Science. The SNA offers the possibility of simulating the relationships established by different factors, such as the scientific collaboration, the analysis of subjects, or the relationships of scientific journals. The Arts & Humanities Citation Reports (A&HCI) and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) databases of the Web of Science (WoS) have been selected as sources of information. From these databases, we analyze the behavior presented by the 550 journals classified in the different thematic categories of literature. It is proven that the current interdisciplinarity in literature results from collaboration with 11 other scientific branches, among which linguistics and history stand out.

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16-02-2022
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Osca-Lluch, J., & Haba-Osca, J. (2022). Literature and its relationship with other scientific disciplines seen through scientific journals. Information Science Journal, 25. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesdoc.485671
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