Developing a Guidance List for repOrting Bibliom AnaLyses (GLOBAL)

A bibliometric analysis is a way to measure and analyze the impact and productivity of a person, organization, or field of study using the number and types of publications, citations, and other metrics. It can be used to identify patterns and trends in research, evaluate the performance of individual researchers or research groups, and identify areas of growth or decline in a field. The Guidance List for the repOrting of Bibliometric AnaLyses (GLOBAL) is a set of guidelines that will help researchers and authors report their bibliometric analyses in a consistent and transparent way. Over recent years, a large increase in the number of bibliometric analyses have been published, but little guidance is available on how to report it properly. This lack of guidelines is a problem, because it makes it difficult for others to understand, interpret, and critically assess the quality of the research. To address this issue, the intern and team propose to develop a set of guidelines through a process that involves reviewing existing literature and consulting with experts, then testing and refining the guidelines through surveys and a pilot study.

Faculty Supervisor:

David Moher;Stefanie Haustein

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Partner:

EBSCO Health

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Retail trade

University:

University of Ottawa

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