DOCUMENTATION NOTES: SELECTION OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS: A MODEL

Abstract

The merits and demerits of existing techniques for the selection of journals are discussed. This discussion brings out the fact that the use of journals characterizes their importance. A model for the ideal selection of journals is presented. A canon of decreasing usefulness is invoked to determine journal priorities and to formulate guidelines for selection. The highest priority in the matter of journal selection should be given to those journals which are highly cited, abstracted, and used.

Citation

DHAWAN, S.M., PHULL, S.K. and JAIN, P. (1980), "DOCUMENTATION NOTES: SELECTION OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS: A MODEL", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026689