A Bibliometric Analysis And Visualization Of Thejournal Of Documentation: 1945-2018

Purpose As a pioneering and influential journal in the field of library and information science (LIS), theJournal of Documentation (JDoc)needs to be evaluated from a bibliometric perspective. This study aimed at conducting a bibliometric overview and visualization of the scientific output ofJDocfrom its inception in 1945-2018. Design/methodology/approach In this bibliometric study, 2056 papers published inJDocwere analyzed. All needed data were extracted from Scopus in 9 July 2019 in CSV format. Bibliometric analyses were done in Microsoft Excel. Visualization was done by Vosviewer software and applying techniques such as co-citation, co-authorship and co-occurrence. As a limited altmetric study,JDochighly mentioned papers and the rate of their presence in social media were extracted from Altmetric LLP, too. Findings There was an increasing trend in published papers and received citations. Highly cited and most influential authors inJDocare well-known in the field. However, the contributions of developing countries and their affiliated institutions to the journal were relatively low. This is true in case of author, country and institute co-authorship patterns. Highly frequent keywords and keyword co-occurrence patterns showed that the journal considered most topics related to LIS, including newly emerged ones. The authors and sources (generally journals) cited byJDocare all prolific and influential ones. Originality/value The results of this study can be beneficial toJDoceditorial team for decision making on its further development as well as helpful for researchers and practitioners interesting in LIS field to have better contact with and contributions to the journal.