Mapping review networks: Exploring research community roles and contributions

TY - CONF

T1 - Mapping review networks

T2 - 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2007

AU - Zuccala, Alesia

AU - Van Den Besselaar, Peter

PY - 2007/1/1

Y1 - 2007/1/1

N2 - In this paper we investigate the position of a review network within a research specialty; the network of scholars who write reviews of their colleagues' work. This is one of the voluntary activities that researchers perform as a prerequisite for the functioning of the invisible college. We compare this network to other networks within the specialty, and this allows us to distinguish various roles: stars, influentials, members, supporters and juniors. As scholars are characterized by different role-configurations, the invisible college becomes stratified. We discuss the implications for the development of a referee factor and review factor, norms for refereeing and reviewing, and the development of systems-based research evaluations.

AB - In this paper we investigate the position of a review network within a research specialty; the network of scholars who write reviews of their colleagues' work. This is one of the voluntary activities that researchers perform as a prerequisite for the functioning of the invisible college. We compare this network to other networks within the specialty, and this allows us to distinguish various roles: stars, influentials, members, supporters and juniors. As scholars are characterized by different role-configurations, the invisible college becomes stratified. We discuss the implications for the development of a referee factor and review factor, norms for refereeing and reviewing, and the development of systems-based research evaluations.

KW - Invisible colleges

KW - Mapping knowledge domains

KW - Peer review

KW - Subject specialties

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M3 - Paper

AN - SCOPUS:84902161124

SP - 803

EP - 813

Y2 - 25 June 2007 through 27 June 2007

ER -