A retrospective overview of Journal of Enterprising Communities : People and Places in the Global Economy from2007 to 2021 using abibliometric analysis
Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
ISSN: 1750-6204
Article publication date: 20 August 2021
Issue publication date: 29 November 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine the pattern of publications, using a bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy (JEC) for the period between 2007 and 2021.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses relevant bibliometric metrics and procedures. The analysis covers mainly the number of articles published in JEC, most influential years in terms of the number of publications and citations, top productive countries, most prolific authors, most influential institutions, funding institutions, co-authorship trends, keywords co-occurrence, and vital themes of JEC articles between 2007 and 2021.
Findings
The journal’s influential impact in terms of citations has increased over time, with 83.62% of the published works receiving at least one citation. Léo-Paul Dana has been recognised as the most prolific author by virtue of his contribution of articles in JEC, and the maximum contribution to JEC comes from the USA, followed by Canada and the UK. University of Canterbury, New Zealand and La Trobe University, Australia were the leading contributing institutions. The study identified “indigenous entrepreneurs”, “gender”, “social entrepreneurship”, “education” and “innovation” as contemporary keywords in the study of enterprising communities. These issues present a clear opportunity for research-related topics for the JEC.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first comprehensive piece in the journal’s history that provides a general overview of the journal's major trends and researchers.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their gratitude to Dr Rohail Hassan (Universiti Utara Malaysia) for his insightful remarks, which considerably improved the paper’s quality. Furthermore, the Indian Council of Social Science and Research (ICSSR) supported this research with a research grant (No. IMPRESS/P1083/489/18–19/ICSSR).
Citation
Chhabra, M., Dana, L., Ramadani, V. and Agarwal, M. (2022), "A retrospective overview of
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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