30 years of IJPSM publications: an analysis
International Journal of Public Sector Management
ISSN: 0951-3558
Article publication date: 14 August 2017
Abstract
Purpose
By using the analysis of 30 years of publications in the journal International Journal of Public Sector Management, the purpose of this paper is to discover trends in publications, such as single vs joint authorship, topics and country of origin in authorship and readership.
Design/methodology/approach
Using secondary sources, such as Scopus and the Manuscript Central system, quantitative data are collected and then analysed with simple descriptive statistics.
Findings
Single authorship has gone down, while the number of articles has gone up. The authors still mainly come from English-speaking countries, as do the readers who cite the articles. The majority of publications still reports findings from qualitative, empirical research but on an increasing number of varying topics.
Originality/value
The findings give insight into the publication patterns in public management, indicating developments in the academic practices of the discipline.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Amy Helsloot for her assistance in the analysis of the IJPSM articles.
Citation
van Thiel, S. and Bouwman, R. (2017), "30 years of
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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