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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author TAUBERT, Niels C.
Title Minerva and the development of science (policy) studies
Publication year 2012
Source/Footnote In: Minerva. - 50 (2012) 3, S. 261 - 275
Inventory number 33337
Keywords Wissenschaft : allgemein ; Wissenschaftliche Literatur
Abstract This article analyzes the transformation of Minerva from an intellectual towards a scholarly journal by making use of bibliometric methods. The aim is to provide some empirical insights that help to understand what properties of the journal changed in the course of this transformation process. Minerva was one of the first journals that reflected on science and its role in society and science policy in particular. Analyzing the development of the journal sheds light on the emergence of science (policy) studies and on Minerva?s role as a forerunner in this field. In a first step, the methods will be described. The second section provides some empirical results of the publication output of Minerva and its relations to other journals in the field. The empirical findings are put into a broader perspective in the concluding third section. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)