Souza MFSE, Foresti MCPP, Vidotti SABG "Criteria for analysis of the structure of electronic scientific journals" FROM INFORMATION TO KNOWLEDGE : 180-188, 2003

[Eugene Garfield]

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Title: Criteria for analysis of the structure of electronic scientific
journals

Author(s): Souza MFSE, Foresti MCPP, Vidotti SABG

Source: FROM INFORMATION TO KNOWLEDGE : 180-188, 2003

Editor(s): SouzaCosta SM, Carvalho JA, Baptista AA, Moreira ACS

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 27

Conference Information: 7th International Conference on Electronic
Publishing
UNIV MINHO, GUIMARAES, PORTUGAL, JUN 25-28, 2003
ICCC; Int Federat Informat Proc; Univ Brasilia

Abstract:
This paper is the result of the Masters dissertation studying the role and
history of scientific communication, especially the changes that have
occurred after the appearance of electronic communication and computer
networks. This study showed that hypertext systems are increasingly being
used in the scientific and academic world in the production of electronic
journals; this makes it possible for the user to rapidly access information
in their area. However, these systems need to be improved to help the user
during search and access to information. Both printed journals migrating to
electronic media, and the exclusively electronic journals should present
the current quality indicators. The attempt was made to discover whether
characteristics related to printed journals are being maintained in their
electronic counterparts. For this, a prototype model was developed to
analyze the structure of electronic scientific journals; it composes 14
criteria expressing aspects of quality for these journals. It includes
elements of Website Information Architecture and those already in place in
printed scientific journals in order to ensure that basic functions -
archiving and dissemination - are maintained in electronic publishing. Each
criterion consists of variables, which measure the maintenance of these
functions both in the migrating printed journals and the exclusively
electronic ones. This prototype model was used to analyze Ciencia da
Informacao On-line and DataGramaZero - Revista de Ciencia da Informacao.
Results indicate that this model is able to find out if the basic functions
of archiving and dissemination are being maintained in electronic journals.
Therefore, its implementation is justified in electronic journals. The
model can help librarians, authors, and users of electronic journals to
identify quality journals, and assist editors in developing their projects.
The material from the study may be included in the preservice and inservice
education of Information Science professionals and to support editors of
scientific journals.

Author Keywords: electronic scientific journal; quality criteria; analysis
of structure of electronic journal; web site Information Architecture;
Information Science

Addresses: Souza MFSE (reprint author), Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Ctr
Study Venoms & Venomous Anim, Rua Cardoso Almeida 1431, BR-18600005
Botucatu, SP Brazil
Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Ctr Study Venoms & Venomous Anim, BR-
18600005 Botucatu, SP Brazil

Publisher: UNIVERSIDADE MINHO DEPT SISTEMAS INFORMACAO, CAMPUS DE AZUREM,
GUIMARAES 4800, PORTUGAL

IDS Number: BX82Z
ISBN: 972-98921-2-1

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