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AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
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AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

1177-1801

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ALN

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 975 10 15 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.579
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at AlterNative?

The scientific interests tackled in AlterNative are Indigenous, Social science, Project commissioning, Publishing and Gender studies. Indigenous research presented in AlterNative encompasses a variety of subjects, including Anthropology, Aotearoa, Colonialism and Environmental ethics. In addition to Social science research, AlterNative aims to explore topics under Epistemology and Politics.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Politics but it intersects with the subject of Political economy. The in-depth study on Political economy also explores topics in the intersecting field of Democracy. Most of the Project commissioning studies addressed also intersect with Public relations.

It features Publishing research that overlaps with concepts in Media studies. The study on Gender studies presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Identity (social science).

  • Indigenous (31.83%)
  • Social science (16.37%)
  • Project commissioning (16.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Geopolitics of Geopolitical Space: Toward a Critical Social Theory of International Politics: (223 citations)
  • Embracing Complexity the Challenge of the Ecosystem Approach (163 citations)
  • Cartographic Anxiety: Mapping the Body Politic in India: (139 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at AlterNative:

The published articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Politics, Social science, Epistemology, Political economy and Indigenous. The journal articles with studies in Social science featured incorporate elements of Publishing, Project commissioning, Environmental ethics and Conversation. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Indigenous, it also covers topics in Gender studies, Face (sociological concept), Environmental stewardship and Environmental planning.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

AlterNative is mainly concerned with subjects like Indigenous, Gender studies, Traditional knowledge, Environmental ethics and Aotearoa. Indigenous works presented in AlterNative have a specific focus on Indigenous education. The Gender studies works featured in it incorporate elements from Autonomy, Latin Americans, Sexual violence and Social group.

It focuses on Environmental ethics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cultural knowledge, Participatory action research, Cultural diversity, Social research and Order (business). Aside from discussions in Treaty, AlterNative also deals with the subject of Political economy which intersects with Ideology disciplines. The journal explores research in Key (cryptography) and overlapping concepts in Politics to expand the discourse in Space (commercial competition).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Yarning as protected space: relational accountability in research: (4 citations)
  • Digital innovation and funeral practices: Māori and Samoan perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic (2 citations)
  • Hobbes in the Anthropocene: Reconsidering the State of Nature in Its Relevance for Governing: (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in AlterNative (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tim McCreanor (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sophie M. Lavoie (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helen Moewaka Barnes (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Richard A. Falk (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fiona Cram (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in AlterNative (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Auckland (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massey University (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Otago (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Waikato (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Victoria University of Wellington (21 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 17.24% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.92% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 54.17% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Indigenous environmental defenders in Aotearoa New Zealand: Ihumātao and Ōroua River

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • Indigenous-led environmental research in Aotearoa New Zealand: beyond a transdisciplinary model for best practice, empowerment and action:

    Helen Moewaka Barnes;Garth Harmsworth;Gail Tipa;Wendy Henwood

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Indigenous peoples’ experiences and preferences in aged residential care: a systematic review:

    Karen Keelan;Suzanne Pitama;Tim Wilkinson;Cameron Lacey

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Māori and Tauiwi nurses’ perspectives of anti-racism praxis: findings from a qualitative pilot study:

    Jacquie Kidd;Heather Came;Sarah Herbert;Tim McCreanor

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Illuminating Indigenous health care provider stories through forum theater

    Vanessa Van Bewer;Roberta L Woodgate;Donna Martin;Frank Deer

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Mana motuhake, Indigenous biopolitics and health

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Exploring elderly Māori experiences of aged residential care using a kaupapa Māori research paradigm: methodological considerations

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Engaging Indigenous peoples in research on commercial tobacco control: a scoping review:

    Kelley Lee;Julia Smith;Sheryl Thompson

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Healing through meaning as an aspect of spirituality for Indigenous Australians: a qualitative study

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Kainga (families) experiences of a Tongan-Indigenous faith-based violence-prevention programme:

    Sesimani Havea;Siautu Alefaio-Tugia;Darrin Hodgetts

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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