Diaz-Puente, JM; Cazorla, A; Dorrego, A Crossing national, continental, and Linguistic boundaries - Toward a worldwide evaluation research community in journals of evaluation AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EVALUATION, 28 (4): 399-415 DEC 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: jmdiazpuente at gmail.com

Author(s): Diaz-Puente, JM (Diaz-Puente, Jose M.); Cazorla, A (Cazorla, 
Adolfo); Dorrego, A (Dorrego, Ana) 

Title: Crossing national, continental, and Linguistic boundaries - Toward 
a worldwide evaluation research community in journals of evaluation 

Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EVALUATION, 28 (4): 399-415 DEC 2007 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: evaluation journals; internationalization; international 
exchange; cross-fertilization; boundaries 

Keywords Plus: INTERNATIONAL-ORGANIZATION; GLOBALIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; 
CITATION; ENGLISH; COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; FUTURE; IMPACT; BIAS 

Abstract: In an attempt to build a worldwide evaluation community, English 
evaluation journals are best positioned to promote international dialogue 
and increasingly provide international exchanges that deepen and enrich 
the evaluation field. This article analyzes the degree of 
internationalization achieved by these journals by looking at the extent 
of international authorship of the contributions they publish. Results 
show that-in spite of the efforts made-national, continental, and 
linguistic boundaries are still hindering the international exchange in 
the journals. Discussion is presented concerning the implications of these 
results and the efforts required to take greater advantage of the English 
journals to bridge national and regional traditions in the evaluation 
field.
 
Addresses: Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron, Dept 
Proyectos & Planificac Rural, E-28040 Madrid, Spain 

Reprint Address: Diaz-Puente, JM, Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super 
Ingn Agron, Dept Proyectos & Planificac Rural, Ave Complutense S-N, E-
28040 Madrid, Spain. 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC 

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ISSN: 1098-2140 

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