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From citation intent to knowledge contribution: Classifying what cited papers actually contribute 从引文意图到知识贡献：分类被引论文的实际贡献

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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-11-10 Epub Date: 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70127

Zhibang Quan, Zhentao Liang, Ming Ma, Jinyu Wei, Gang Li, Jin Mao

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Why “human-AI collaboration” obscures what actually happens in information seeking 为什么“人类与人工智能的合作”掩盖了信息搜寻过程中实际发生的事情

IF 5.1 2区管理学

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-11-10 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70059

Chirag Shah, Lynda Tamine

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The ultimate forgery: A semiotic deconstruction of large language models as engines of simulated selfhood 终极伪造：作为模拟自我的引擎的大型语言模型的符号学解构

IF 5.1 2区管理学

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-11-10 Epub Date: 2026-10-13 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70132

Martin Thellefsen, Alon Friedman

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Documenting change: Conceptualizing transition through an information lens 记录更改：通过信息镜头概念化转换

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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-11-10 Epub Date: 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70017

Ian Ruthven, Jenny Bronstein, Alison Hicks, Jette Seiden Hyldegård, Pamela McKenzie, Gunilla Widén

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Phenomenon-based classifications and the epistemic fallacy: A reply to Thellefsen 基于现象的分类与认识谬误：对Thellefsen的回答

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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-11-10 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70058

Claudio Gnoli

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Any old Tom, Dick, or Harry: The citation impact of author first name genderedness 任何老汤姆、迪克或哈利：作者名字性别的引用影响

IF 5.1 2区管理学

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-10-17 Epub Date: 2026-10-07 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70115

Maxime Holmberg Sainte-Marie, Vincent Larivière

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Critical questions for documenting collections as data: Provocations from developing datasheets for web archives datasets 将集合记录为数据的关键问题：开发web档案数据集的数据表带来的启发

IF 5.1 2区管理学

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-10-17 Epub Date: 2026-09-10 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70113

Emily Maemura, Helena Byrne

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From divergence to convergence: How human–bot collaboration influences the evolution of collective knowledge in online knowledge communities 从分化到趋同：人机协作如何影响在线知识社区中集体知识的演化

IF 5.1 2区管理学

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-10-17 Epub Date: 2026-10-07 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70123

Shuangyan Gao, Jiangnan Qiu, Fangfang Zhang, Jia Zhao

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The future of scholarly blogs: Scholarly bloggers' perspectives on long-term preservation 学术博客的未来：学术博客对长期保存的看法

IF 5.1 2区管理学

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-10-17 Epub Date: 2026-10-07 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70126

Catharina Ochsner, Heinz Pampel

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Failure in research? A methodological reflection on researching information behavior among older adults with diabetes in real-world settings 研究失败？现实世界中老年糖尿病患者信息行为研究的方法学反思

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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Pub Date : 2026-10-17 Epub Date: 2026-08-18 DOI: 10.1002/asi.70112

Xiaoqian Zhang, Shun Yang, Yintao Wang

{"title":"Failure in research? A methodological reflection on researching information behavior among older adults with diabetes in real-world settings","authors":"Xiaoqian Zhang, Shun Yang, Yintao Wang","doi":"10.1002/asi.70112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70112","url":null,"abstract":"Questionnaire-based designs remain central to information behavior research, yet the practical assumptions embedded in standardized survey administration are rarely examined. This paper offers a methodological reflection on five pilot studies conducted in preparation for a questionnaire-based investigation of information behavior among older adults with type 2 diabetes. Across hospital outpatient clinics, rural households, senior learning institutions, residential care facilities, and social media platforms, recurring tensions emerged between survey design assumptions and real-world research conditions. Rather than treating these tensions as isolated feasibility issues, the study conceptualizes them as methodological “failures” that revealed how questionnaire research operates as a situated and socially structured practice. The findings demonstrate that survey completion is shaped by environmental constraints, relational dynamics, institutional mediation, and perceptions of legitimacy. They challenge the assumption of the autonomous respondent and show that participation is trust-mediated and institutionally structured. By documenting iterative redesign across contexts, the paper advances a process-oriented account of methodological reflexivity and argues for greater transparency in reporting pilot-stage challenges. The study contributes conceptual and operational guidance for designing questionnaire-based research with aging populations and highlights the value of treating methodological failure as a productive source of knowledge in information science.","PeriodicalId":48810,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"77 11","pages":"1375-1393"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149206216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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