Beyond the island of metrics: An addendum to Stratford's ten years of Island Studies

Nash, Joshua

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Title:	Beyond the island of metrics: An addendum to Stratford's ten years of Island Studies
Contributor(s):	Nash, Joshua (author)
Publication Date:	2016
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21765
Open Access Link:	http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-11-1-Q-Nash_0.pdf
Abstract:	Stratford's (2015) consideration of the impact of a decade of Island Studies Journal concentrates primarily on bibliometrics, journal citation, and on issues crucial to career oriented scholars. This addendum considers Stratford's position in light of two further issues of significance to island studies and Island Studies Journal: the use of technology and non-professional (university student) citation as an indicator of a(ny) journal's impact. It suggests that professional citation is but one means to assess the impact of a journal. There are several qualitatively assessable measures of success and performance available to career oriented academics and journal editors. Such yardsticks lie at the heart of a more personal interpretation of the purpose of island studies.
Publication Type:	Journal Article
Source of Publication:	Island Studies Journal, 11(1), p. 285-290
Publisher:	University of Prince Edward Island, Institute of Island Studies
Place of Publication:	Canada
ISSN:	1715-2593
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:	200405 Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) 200408 Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	470411 Sociolinguistics 470409 Linguistic structures (incl. phonology, morphology and syntax)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008:	970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	280114 Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies 280116 Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:	Journal Article School of Psychology