Altmetrics indicators in Brazilian Journals of Information Science

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https://doi.org/10.26512/rici.v12.n2.2019.9156

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altmetrics, online social networks, information science, database of references from information science journals, Brazil

Abstract

The growing informational volume boosted by the development of Information and Communication Technologies has increased the focus on the seek for visibility of publications in the scientific field, raising the degree of relevance of the academic recognition by researchers, resulting in questions about the perception of the traditional measures of evaluation of the academic impact. The goal of this study is to identify the visibility of the Brazilian scientific production of Information Science area, from the periodicals indexed in BRAPCI ”“ Referral Database of Journals Papers in Information Science, with the use of data of altmetric indicators from Online Social Networking services and databases related with reference management websites. The results show that the altmetric data still have a low level of adherence in the Brazilian journals context related to Information Science. Among the factors involved, stand out the lack of identifiers in approximately eighty percent of the journals indexed by BRAPCI and the low level of mentions on publications into the Online Social Networks services. It is concluded that these alternative metrics to complement the traditional metrics still need to be more explored theoretically and, as a requirement, technically through an implement process by publishers.

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Ilídio Lobato Ernesto Manhique, UNESP - São Paulo State University

Possui Graduação em História (2008), orientação em História Social pela Universidade Eduardo Mondlane de Moçambique, mestre em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) e Doutorando em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). É professor do Curso de Biblioteconomia e Documentação Escola Superior de Jornalismo de Moçambique. Membro fundador da Associação de Ciências da Comunicação e Informação de Moçambique (ACICOM);Colabora com a Biblioteca Nacional de Moçambique no âmbito da formação dos funcionários do Estado em Gestão de documentos e Arquivos Públicos. Na pesquisa atua, fundamentalmente, nas áreas de bibliotecas universitárias, mediação, competência informacional e comportamento informacional; Gestão documental e de arquivos públicos e comunicação científica.

Fernando de Assis Rodrigues, UNESP - São Paulo State University

Ph.D. and M.S. in Information Science area, in Information Science Post-Graduate Program at São Paulo State University - UNESP. Internet Systems Specialist (Centro Eurípedes Soares da Rocha - UNIVEM) and Bachelor in Information Systems (Universidade do Sagrado Coração - USC). Member from research groups Novas Tecnologias em Informação - GPNTI (UNESP), Informação, Dados e Tecnologia - IDT (USP) and Data and Metadata (UFSCar). Collaborate with outreach university program Projeto de Extensão Competências Digitas para a Agricultura Familiar (CoDAF). Works on Information Science and Computer Science areas, with emphasis in Software Engineering, Information & Communication Technologies and Digital Information Environments, focus in themes: Privacy, Social Networks, Data Gathering, Data Access, Linked Data, Linked Open Data, Metadata, Internet Applications, Programming Languages, Databases and Database Software, e-Government, Open Government Data and Public Transparency.

Ricardo César Gonçalves Sant'Ana, UNESP - São Paulo State University

Adjunct Professor at UNESP - São Paulo State University, FCE - Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Campus of Tupã, in exclusive dedication, where he is Local Coordinator of CENEPP - Center for Pedagogical Studies and Practices and Local Ombudsman. Professor of the Graduate Program in Information Science at UNESP, Campus of Marília. Undergraduate in Mathematics and Pedagogy, M.S. in Information Science (2002), Ph.D. in Information Science (2008) and Full Professor in Management Information Systems by UNESP (2017). He holds specializations in Object Orientation (1996) and Management of Information Systems (1998). Ad hoc advisor of periodicals and development agencies. Member of the Research Group - New Technologies in Information GPNTI-UNESP. Has experience in the area of Computer Science, currently conducts research focused on information science and information technology, investigating issues related to the Data Life Cycle, Transparency and Information Flow in Productive Chains. He worked as a professor at Faccat Faculdade de Ciências Contábeis e Administração de Tupã, where he coordinated a course of Administration with Qualification in Systems Analysis for ten years and the Licenciatura course in Computing. He worked in the private sector as a consultant, integrator, and researcher of new information technologies from 1988 to 2004.

Helen de Castro Silva Casarin, UNESP - São Paulo State University

Possui graduação em Biblioteconomia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1992), mestrado em Ensino na Educação Brasileira pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1996), doutorado em Letras pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2002) e Livre-Docência pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2011). Atualmente é professor Adjunto III do Departamento de Ciência da Informação da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. É bolsista Produtividade em Pesquisa CNPq e líder do grupo de pesquisa "Comportamento e competência informacionais". Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Informação, com ênfase em Biblioteconomia, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: comportamento informacional, competência informacional e biblioteca escolar.

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2019-02-04

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Manhique, I. L. E., Rodrigues, F. de A., Sant’Ana, R. C. G., & Casarin, H. de C. S. (2019). Altmetrics indicators in Brazilian Journals of Information Science. Revista Ibero-Americana De Ciência Da Informação, 12(2), 515–532. https://doi.org/10.26512/rici.v12.n2.2019.9156

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2019): Revista Ibero-americana de Ciência da Informação

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