Mapping review networks: Exploring research community roles and contributions

Alesia Zuccala () and Peter Besselaar
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Alesia Zuccala: Rathenau Institute
Peter Besselaar: Rathenau Institute

Scientometrics, 2009, vol. 81, issue 1, No 8, 122 pages

Abstract: Abstract 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, reviewers 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.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2136-2

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