The readability of abstracts in library and information science journals

IF 1.7 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Documentation Pub Date : 2022-08-19 DOI:10.1108/jd-05-2022-0098

Nina Jamar

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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of the research was to find out if there are any differences in the readability score between abstracts published in scientific journals from library and information science with and without an impact factor. Therefore, the author made a comparison between the readability of abstracts from one journal with (Journal of Documentation) and one journal without (Knjižnica or Library) an impact factor.Design/methodology/approachAs a measure of readability, the Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula was used. Then, with the help of statistical experts, a comparison of the readability scores between the abstracts of two selected journals was performed.FindingsThe results showed that some statistically important differences exist between the abstracts published in the Journal of Documentation and Knjižnica. The statistically important differences were found in the number of words and sentences in abstracts and in the readability of abstracts included in the research. Therefore, it can be said that there exists a statistically important difference between abstracts with and without an impact factor.Originality/valueThe primary purpose was to find out whether there is a statistically important difference in the readability score of abstracts with and without an impact factor in the field of library and information science. Some similar research studies have been conducted in other scientific fields.

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图书馆情报学期刊摘要的可读性

目的本研究的目的是了解在有影响因子和没有影响因子的情况下，发表在图书馆情报学科学期刊上的摘要的可读性评分是否存在差异。因此，笔者比较了一份有影响因子的期刊(journal of Documentation)和一份没有影响因子的期刊(Knjižnica或Library)摘要的可读性。设计/方法/方法:为了衡量可读性，我们使用了Flesch Reading Ease readability公式。然后，在统计专家的帮助下，比较了两种期刊摘要的可读性得分。研究结果表明，在Journal of Documentation和Knjižnica上发表的摘要之间存在一些统计上的重要差异。摘要的字数和句子数以及摘要的可读性均存在统计学上的显著差异。因此，可以说在有影响因子和没有影响因子的摘要之间存在统计学上的重要差异。原创性/价值本研究的主要目的是发现在图书馆情报学领域中，有无影响因子的摘要的可读性得分是否存在统计学上的重要差异。在其他科学领域也进行了一些类似的研究。

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来源期刊

Journal of Documentation INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

14.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： The scope of the Journal of Documentation is broadly information sciences, encompassing all of the academic and professional disciplines which deal with recorded information. These include, but are certainly not limited to: ■Information science, librarianship and related disciplines ■Information and knowledge management ■Information and knowledge organisation ■Information seeking and retrieval, and human information behaviour ■Information and digital literacies