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Structural equivalence in a journal network

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  • Patrick Doreian
  • Thomas J. Fararo

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Concepts and techniques used in contemporary social network analysis are applied to a network of journals based on citation. By means of procedures drawing on the notion of structural equivalence, a set of blocks or positions, containing journals, are delineated. These blocks have a very close correspondence to a categorization of the journals based on their aims and objectives, supporting the idea of treating the journals of a discipline as a status‐role relational system. By means of the reduced image of the network, a highly centralized and hierarchical structure appears. Some hypotheses concerning the structure and operation of journal networks are advanced.

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  • Patrick Doreian & Thomas J. Fararo, 1985. "Structural equivalence in a journal network," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 36(1), pages 28-37, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamest:v:36:y:1985:i:1:p:28-37
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.4630360103
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