Table 2.
MIS Quarterly, JASIST, and Scientometrics compared in terms of total citations, IF-2009, %I3, and %PR6 within the reference set of 65 LIS journals
| Journal | N of papers | Total citations | IF 2009 | % I3 | % PR6 (six ranks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIS Quart | 66 | 847 | 4.485 [1] | 2.61 [7]+ | 2.34 [7]+ |
| J Am Soc Inf Sci Technol | 375 | 1,975 | 2.300 [7] | 9.73 [1]+ | 8.63 [1]+ |
| Scientometrics | 258 | 1,336 | 2.167 [10] | 7.24 [2]+ | 6.37 [2]+ |
Source Leydesdorff and Bornmann (2011b, p. 2139)
+ p < 0.01; above the expectation. Ranks are added between brackets