Dimitrova DV, Bugeja M. "Consider the source: Predictors of online citation permanence in communication journals " Portal-Libraries and the Academy 6(3): 269-283 July 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: danielad at iastate.edu, bugeja at iastate.edu 

Title: Consider the source: Predictors of online citation permanence in 
communication journals 

Author(s): Dimitrova DV, Bugeja M 

Source: PORTAL-LIBRARIES AND THE ACADEMY 6 (3): 269-283 JUL 2006 

Document Type: Article 
Language: English 
Cited References: 22      Times Cited: 0        

Abstract: 
This study focuses on six leading communication journals and their use of 
online citations in articles published between 2000 and 2003. The study 
uses content analysis to explore if there is a relationship between 
citation characteristics and their stability. The findings show that online 
citations in the .gov and .org domains are more likely to remain accessible 
over time. Year of publication and URL level also emerged as significant 
predictors of online citation permanence. More than 37 percent of the 
online citations have disappeared from the original source over a four-year 
period (2000-2003). The implications of these findings are discussed in the 
context of reliability and replicability of scholarship. 


Addresses: Dimitrova DV (reprint author), Iowa State Univ, Greenlee Sch 
Journalism & Commun, Ames, IA USA
Iowa State Univ, Greenlee Sch Journalism & Commun, Ames, IA USA 

E-mail Addresses: danielad at iastate.edu, bugeja at iastate.edu 

Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS, JOURNALS PUBLISHING DIVISION, 2715 
NORTH CHARLES ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21218-4363 USA 
Subject Category: INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE 
IDS Number: 069AG 

ISSN: 1531-2542 

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