Abt, HA (Abt, Helmut A.) Do Astronomical Journals Still Have Extensive Self-referencing? PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC, 121 (875): 73-75 JAN 2009

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: abt at noao.edu 

Author(s): Abt, HA (Abt, Helmut A.) 

Title: Do Astronomical Journals Still Have Extensive Self-referencing? 

Source: PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC, 121 
(875): 73-75 JAN 2009 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Abstract: Now that all the major astronomical journals are available 
online and search engines allow astronomers to find pertinent papers 
regardless of where they are published, do papers in those journals still 
have a strong tendency to reference papers in the same journals? Current 
statistics show that all the general astronomical journal papers still 
have 9% self-referencing, as they did 21 years ago. Equally disturbing is 
the large decrease (from 41.6% to 22.8%) in the past 21 years in citations 
to papers outside these eight major ones, even though the others can also 
be found in electronic searches. 

Addresses: Kitt Peak Natl Observ, Tucson, AZ 85726 USA 

Reprint Address: Abt, HA, Kitt Peak Natl Observ, Box 26732, Tucson, AZ 
85726 USA. 

E-mail Address: abt at noao.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 1 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: UNIV CHICAGO PRESS 

Publisher Address: 1427 E 60TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60637-2954 USA 

ISSN: 0004-6280 

29-char Source Abbrev.: PUBL ASTRON SOC PAC 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac.
 
Source Item Page Count: 3 

Subject Category: Astronomy & Astrophysics 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 404LF 

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