Pareto 80/20 Rule: A New Principle for Serial Subscription

IF 0.6 4区管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Serials Review Pub Date : 2023-02-21 DOI:10.1080/00987913.2023.2179783

Fayaz Ahmad Loan, Rabiya Mushtaq

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Abstract

Abstract The purpose of the study is to test the application of the Pareto Principle on the research productivity of journals. Oncology was selected as the subject of study and data were extracted from the “Web of Science.” A series of keywords specifying Oncology and sub-fields have been derived from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). A string of 15 search terms (Lead, Related, and Narrow) was connected using the Boolean operator “OR” to retrieve results limiting the scope to journal articles of India and Iran consecutively. The results weren’t strictly as per Pareto’s Principle of 80/20 rule, but almost close (i.e., 75/25 in the case of India and 65/35 in the case of Iran). The results derived provide strong evidence that the Pareto principle fits the research productivity of journals to a great extend. The study could help libraries to improve the efficiency of collection development and financial management policies. The results will be highly applicable for the acquisition of scholarly journals for libraries, especially for library consortia. This law will be highly useful for cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of serial publications and will help in “subscribing the maximum collection at the least cost.”

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Pareto 80/20规则：一种新的串行订阅原则

摘要本研究的目的是检验帕累托原理在期刊研究生产力上的应用。肿瘤学被选为研究主题，数据从“科学网络”中提取。从医学主题词(MeSH)中衍生出一系列指定肿瘤学及其子领域的关键词。使用布尔运算符“OR”连接一个由15个搜索词组成的字符串(Lead、Related和Narrow)，以检索连续将范围限制在印度和伊朗期刊文章的结果。结果并不严格按照帕累托的80/20法则，但几乎接近(即，印度为75/25，伊朗为65/35)。研究结果有力地证明，帕累托原则在很大程度上符合期刊的研究生产力。研究结果可为图书馆提高馆藏建设效率和财务管理政策提供参考。研究结果对图书馆特别是图书馆联盟的学术期刊的采办具有重要的指导意义。这一规律对连载出版物的成本效益分析(CBA)非常有用，有助于“以最少的成本订阅最多的藏书”。

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Serials Review INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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1.60

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期刊介绍： Serials Review, issued quarterly, is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal for the international serials community. Articles focus on serials in the broadest sense of the term and cover all aspects of serials information; regular columns feature interviews, exchanges on controversial topics, book reviews, and conference reports. The journal encompasses practical, theoretical, and visionary ideas for librarians, publishers, vendors, and anyone interested in the changing nature of serials. Serials Review covers all aspects of serials management: format considerations, publishing models, statistical studies, collection analysis, collaborative efforts, reference and access issues, cataloging and acquisitions, people who have shaped the serials community, and topical bibliographic studies.