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The Electronic Library
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The Electronic Library

0264-0473

Published by: Emerald Publishing

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/el

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 784 15 17 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 39
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.412
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Electronic Library?

The journal mainly tackles studies in World Wide Web, Linguistics, The Internet, Knowledge management and Multimedia. The Electronic Library focuses on World Wide Web but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Information technology, Digital library, Information retrieval, Software and Information system. The studies on Linguistics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Artificial intelligence and Natural language processing.

  • World Wide Web (23.58%)
  • Linguistics (10.10%)
  • The Internet (8.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Elucidating user behavior of mobile learning: A perspective of the extended technology acceptance model (243 citations)
  • E-readiness of SMEs in the ICT sector in Botswana with respect to information access (177 citations)
  • Aspects of networking in multiplayer computer games (176 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Electronic Library:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like World Wide Web, Information and Communications Technology, The Internet, Knowledge management and Multimedia. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of World Wide Web by exploring it in line with topics in Digital library which intersect with Library science subjects. The Information and Communications Technology research tackled in the most cited articles is interrelated with Management which concerns subjects like Medical education.

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

  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • The Internet

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Linguistics, Foreign language, Humanities, Process (engineering) and Mathematics education are the subjects of interest in The Electronic Library. Studies on Linguistics discussed in it link to the field of Relevance (information retrieval). Some problems in Foreign language that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Teaching method, Language acquisition and First language.

It explores topics in Process (engineering) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like World Wide Web and Task (project management). The Electronic Library addresses concerns in Mathematics education which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Context (language use), Cognition and Communicative competence. The study on Meaning (linguistics) presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Object (philosophy).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Peculiarities of complex sentences with object clauses in the texts of mathematical works in the english and french languages (2 citations)
  • Linguocultural specifity of phraseological units in the process of teaching languages (2 citations)
  • ENTREVISTA COM FELIPE MUNITA (1 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 The Electronic Library (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Philip Calvert (131 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ina Fourie (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Howard Falk (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philip Barker (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Monica Blake (46 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 The Electronic Library (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tsukuba (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kazan Federal University (47 papers) published 47 papers at the last edition,
  • Nagoya University (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tohoku University (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Osaka University (32 papers) absent at the last 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, 52.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 56.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 40.96% 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.

Future Topics and Trends

In order to stay abreast with the fast changing domains of World Wide Web, Linguistics, The Internet, Knowledge Management and Multimedia, it is important to look forward towards the future trends and topics that the Electronic Library could focus on. Emerging research areas like Data Science, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Machine Learning and Deep Learning pose intriguing possibilities for libraries and can become a part of the Journal's future discussions. Novel pedagogical strategies to leverage these technologies for teaching and learning can also be explored. For instance, individuals making a career shift towards teaching in the digital age might be interested in learning about the most affordable methods to acquire a teaching certificate in Iowa. Furthermore, the future editions of the Electronic Library could also delve into how libraries can gear up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It will undeniably be fascinating to observe how these upcoming trends shape the future dynamics of the Electronic Library.

Top Publications

  • Virtual reality services in academic libraries: deployment experience in Hong Kong

    Rosalinda Lok Ting Suen;Dickson K.W. Chiu;Jeff K.T. Tang

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Research on the optimization of the management process on internet of things (Iot) for electronic market

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • A quantitative study on utilizing electronic resources to engage children’s reading and learning: parents’ perspectives through the 5E instructional model

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • What books will be your bestseller? A machine learning approach with Amazon Kindle

    Seungpeel Lee;Honggeun Ji;Jina Kim;Eunil Park

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Identification of phishing websites through hyperlink analysis and rule extraction

    Chaoqun Wang;Zhongyi Hu;Raymond Chiong;Yukun Bao

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Neural graph collaborative filtering for privacy preservation based on federated transfer learning

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Development and application of a digital humanities research platform for biographies of Malaysian personalities

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Predicting the future increment of review helpfulness: an empirical study based on a two-wave data set

    Xue Pan;Lei Hou;Kecheng Liu

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Factors influencing the adoption of public mobile libraries in China: a stimulus–response perspective

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • A cross-platform recommendation system from Facebook to Instagram

    (2023)
    3 Citations

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