Why is a new Journal of Informetrics needed?

In our study we analysed 3.889 records which were indexed in the Library and ion Science Abstracts (LISA) database in the research field of informetrics. We can show the core journals of the field via a Bradford (power law) distribution and corroborate on the basis of the restricted LISA data set that it was the appropriate time to found a new specialized journal dedicated to informetrics. According to Bradford’s Law of scattering (pure quantitative calculation), Egghe’s Journal of Informetrics (JOI) first issue to appear in 2007, comes most probable at the right time. Keywords Informetrics, Bradford’s law of Scattering, new journal, LISA Database

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: CORR
• Authors: Philipp Mayr, Walther Umstätter
• Keywords: Bradford’s Law, CORR 2007, Education, Ion Science Abstracts, Pure Quantitative Calculation