Information Science and Library Science (IS-LS) journal subject categorisation and comparison based on editorship information

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Highlights：

• Our method of journal subject categorisation embraces both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

• We utilise the subject-related information of 232 editors to classify 77 IS-LS journals into five categories.

• The subject-related information covers research interests, experience, professional identity, and affiliated departments.

• We conclude the descriptive differences in editorship characteristics for the subfields’ journals.

摘要

•Our method of journal subject categorisation embraces both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.•We utilise the subject-related information of 232 editors to classify 77 IS-LS journals into five categories.•The subject-related information covers research interests, experience, professional identity, and affiliated departments.•We conclude the descriptive differences in editorship characteristics for the subfields’ journals.

论文关键词：Journal subject categorisation,Information Science and Library Science (IS-LS),Management Information Systems (MIS),Library and Information Science (LIS),Editorship,Subject-related information

论文评审过程：Received 15 December 2019, Revised 26 May 2020, Accepted 27 May 2020, Available online 7 June 2020, Version of Record 7 June 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2020.101069