Title: Sociological Research Online

Title: Sociological Theory and Methods

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? Tsuzuki, K. (2002), An attempt to construct a mathematical model of the growth of mathematical sociology in Japan. Sociological Theory and Methods, 17 (1), 71-87.

Abstract: Scientometrics studies had made clear that the growth of science indexed by the number of the scientists or the number of the scientific papers shows exponential or logistic curve. On the other hand, according I Kuhn, the history of science shows cyclical pattern: paradigm revolution --> ripen --> normal science --> appearance of anomaly --> crisis --> paradigm revolution. The purpose of this paper is to try to integrate these two views, by building the mathematical model of the growth of science.

We present a model in which ‘possibility’ and ‘aporia’ are interacting. As a result of interaction of these, pattern of the growth of science prescribed. The model is formulated by differential equations. The solutions to the equations correspond to two growth patterns previously described.

Keywords: Sociology of Science, Scientific Growth, Possibility, Aporia, Differential Equation

Title: Sociologija I Prostor

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? Mali, F. (2010), Policy issues of the international productivity and visibility of the social sciences in Central and Eastern European countries. Sociologija I Prostor, 48 (188), 415-435.

Full Text: 2010\Soc Pro48, 415.pdf

Abstract: The contribution deals with the issue of the international productivity and visibility of the social sciences in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The reasons why the social sciences in CEE countries lag behind in being more internationalised stem not only from the past, but also the present. The intellectual potential of the social sciences is often neither fully acknowledged nor effectively used by different groups of social actors. There is also a lack of institutional support from R&D policy decision-makers to encourage social scientists to publish more abroad and to establish excellent networks beyond national borders. In the paper, the main focus is national R&D evaluation systems. R&D evaluation systems play a crucial role in the allocation of financial support to scientists, the promotion of individual scientific careers, ensuring disciplinary (or interdisciplinary) standards etc. Last but not least, it is impossible to fully understand the state-of-the-art in the social sciences’ international productivity and visibility in CEE countries without explaining the context of how these national R&D evaluation systems function. Some analytical data are used to illustrate the international orientation of social scientists. These data warn that the great expectations that social scientists from this part of Europe would easily “break through” into publication channels in the West and thereby have a big scientific impact have yet to be realised.

Keywords: Bibliometrics, Co-Authorship, Europe, International Productivity and Visibility, Knowledge, Patterns, Peer Review, Policy, Publication, Publications, R&D Evaluation System, Research Collaboration, Social Sciences, Standards, State of the Art, Visibility

? Prpić, K. and Petrović, N. (2010), Croatian social scientists’ productivity and a bibliometric study of sociologists’ output. Sociologija I Prostor, 48 (188), 437-459.

Full Text: 2010\Soc Pro48, 437.pdf

Abstract: According to (pseudo)longitudinal empirical studies, the publication productivity of Croatian social scientists has been following the main global trends, especially the increase in co-authored and international/foreign publications. However, it shows more similarities to the social science output of other post-socialist countries than to the techno-scientifically developed European regions. The most recent bibliometric study of sociologists’ publication productivity offers a more detailed picture of social science publication practices, as well as a specific disciplinary culture. Books form an essential part of sociological and SS&H output and thus they should also be included in any system of research productivity monitoring and evaluation. Web of Science (WoS) and Google Scholar (GS) bibliographical and citation data bases differ in covering sociological publications (especially books), which results in considerably different indicators of the quantity and visibility of published output. Empirical typology of visibility of sociologists’ publications detects the difference between article and book visibility, as well as local and international visibility combined with WoS and GS coverage. The predictors of visibility types suggest that increasing the impact of Croatian sociological research should be based on stimulating publication by sociologists in both international books and journals.

Keywords: Australian Sociology, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Studies, Citation, Citation Patterns, Collaboration, Departments, Determinants, Disciplines, Humanities, Influential Books, Journals, Productivity, Productivity Patterns, Productivity Predictors, Publication, Publication Practices, Publication Productivity, Publications, Questionnaire Studies, Research, Sciences, Social Scientists, Sociologists, Visibility, Web of Science