Citation, Citation, Citation: Bibliometrics, the web and the Social Sciences and Humanities

Abstract

The use of digital resources and the affirmation of research assessment exercises throws a new light on the issue of bibliometrics. The paper reviews the main data bases and indicators in use. It demonstrates that these instruments give a biased information about the scientific output of research in Social Sciences and Humanities. Emerging publishing and editing strategies on the web are analysed. The paper supports open access solutions and sharing resource policies for the social science's literature.

Keywords

• social sciences and humanities
• bibliometrics
• research assessment
• scientific publication
• Scopus
• Google Scholar