Introductory preface : publication patterns of the Central European Public Administration Review – a bibliometric analysis

Bunescu, Liliana (author), Klun, Maja (author)

Abstract: On the 20th anniversary of the Central European Public Administration Review (CEPAR), this study underscores the significance of the journal’s inclusion in indexing. Employing scient metrics, bibliometric techniques, and knowledge mapping, the analysis offers a comprehensive overview of CEPAR’s evolution over the past two decades, the challenges encountered following the journal’s indexing in Web of Science, and the distinctive characteristics of authorship patterns. The data used in bibliometric analysis was extracted from Web of Science and covers the period 2018– 2023 (103 papers), while the data for authoring analysis was collected from the archives of journal volumes covering the period 2003–2023 (425 papers). Over its 21 years of existence, CEPAR has published a total of 425 articles with an average of 20 articles per year. These contributions represent the collaborative efforts of 684 authors from different countries, with the average article written by 1.61 authors. The trend in annual citations is positive, with citations increasing tenfold following indexation in Web of Science. The publications in the sample (bibliometric analysis) were written by 175 authors affiliated with 75 institutions, of which 84% contributed a single article to CEPAR’s evolution. In the five years since its indexing in Web of Science, CEPAR has garnered about 200 citations, approximately 33 per year. The most frequent topics include studies on performance, public administration, comparative analysis, e-government, administrative courts, and access to information.

• Language: English
• Keywords: authorship patterns, bibliometric analysis, CiteSpace, journal metrics, journal performance, knowledge map
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.20 - Preface, editorial, afterword
• Organization: FU - Faculty of Administration
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 7-32, 221
• Numbering: Vol. 22, iss. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-158234
• UDC: 35:050:001.891
• ISSN on article: 2591-2240
• DOI: 10.17573/cepar.2024.1.01
• COBISS.SI-ID: 197062915
• Publication date in RUL: 30.05.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Central European public administration review
• Shortened title: CEPAR
• Publisher: Fakulteta za upravo
• ISSN: 2591-2240
• COBISS.SI-ID: 293849600

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Namesto uvoda : vzorci objavljanja v reviji CEPAR – bibliometrična analiza

Abstract

Študija, ki sovpada z 20. obletnico revije Central European Public Administration Review (CEPAR), poudarja pomen vključitve omenjene revije v indeksiranje. Analiza z uporabo scientometrije, bibliometrije in kartiranja znanja ponuja celovit pregled razvoja revije CEPAR v zadnjih dveh desetletjih, izzivov, s katerimi se je revija soočala po vključitvi v Web of Science, in posebnosti vzorcev avtorstva. Podatki, uporabljeni za bibliometrično analizo, so bili pridobljeni iz Web of Science in zajemajo obdobje 2018–2023 (103 članki), medtem ko so bili podatki za analizo avtorstva zbrani iz arhivov revije in se nanašajo na obdobje 2003–2023 (425 člankov). V 21 letih obstoja je revija CEPAR objavila skupaj 425 člankov, v povprečju 20 na leto. Ti članki predstavljajo skupna prizadevanja 684 avtorjev iz različnih držav, pri čemer je povprečen članek napisalo 1,61 avtorja. Trend citiranj je pozitiven, saj se je število citatov po indeksiranju v Web of Science povečalo za desetkrat. Prispevke v izbranem vzorcu (bibliometrična analiza) je napisalo 175 avtorjev, povezanih s 75 institucijami, od katerih jih je 84 % prispevalo po en članek. V petih letih od vključitve v Web of Science je revija CEPAR dosegla okoli 200 citiranj, kar je približno 33 na leto. Med najpogosteje citiranimi so študije o uspešnosti, javni upravi, primerjalni analizi, e-upravi, upravnih sodiščih in dostopu do informacij.

• Keywords: vzorci avtorstva, bibliometrična analiza, metrika revij, delovanje revije, zemljevid znanja