Document Type : مقاله کوتاه
Authors
1 MSc, Department of Knowledge and Information Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of Yazd, Yazd, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of Yazd, Yazd, Iran
3 Lecturer, Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Medical Information and Management, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran AND PhD Student, Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Today, scientific collaboration has a rising trend in scientific journals. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to analyze the co-authorship network among authors of the Journal of Health Information Management (JHIM). Methods: The present applied and descriptive study was conducted through social networks analysis approach. In the present study, 568 articles published in the JHIM from 2006 to 2014 were studied. The data were analyzed using UciNet software and SPSS software. Results: The findings revealed that a large amount of the articles were the results of the collaboration of three main authors. In addition, 25% of the authors were the most influential individuals in producing journal papers. These authors mostly collaborated with authors of lower rank. The authors were divided into 3 categories of outstanding, active, and non-active. Conclusion: It can be concluded that co-authorship has had a rising trend in the JHIM. As the results revealed, the number of articles with multiple authors has increased. It seems that the increasing of outstanding authors should be one of the policies of this journal.
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