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How scientific papers mention grey literature: a scientometric study based on Scopus data
Collection and Curation Pub Date : 2020-03-18 , DOI: 10.1108/cc-12-2019-0044
Joachim Schöpfel , Hélène Prost

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical insight into the use of the term and concept of grey literature in recent scientific papers.

Design/methodology/approach

The author conducted a scientometric analysis with Scopus data on 1,606 papers mentioning grey (or gray) literature published in 2018. Additionally, the author analysed the evolution between 1999 and 2018, and performed a content analysis on a random subsample of 70 papers in open access.

Findings

The percentage of papers that mention grey literature is low (0.05%) but steadily rising. They are from over 100 countries and a long tail of institutions, covering, namely, medical and health sciences and related topics. The dominant document type is systematic reviews, defining grey literature generally thought of as “unpublished”, “not peer reviewed” and “not in databases” and meaning, most of the time, all kinds of reports and conference papers. A large variety of sources and options on how to retrieve grey literature is mentioned, including Google and Google Scholar, specialised digital libraries, relevant websites, handsearching in bibliographic references and contact with experts in the field.

Research limitations/implications

The study is limited to papers indexed in the Scopus database, mainly journals, written in English, with a bias in favour of medical and life sciences.

Originality/value

There is no recent study on the real usage of the term of grey literature in a large sample of academic papers.



中文翻译:

科学论文如何提及灰色文献:基于Scopus数据的科学计量研究

目的

本文的目的是对最近的科学论文中灰色文献的术语和概念的使用提供实证见解。

设计/方法/方法

作者使用Scopus数据对提到2018年发表的灰色(或灰色)文献的1,606篇论文进行了科学计量分析。此外,作者分析了1999年至2018年之间的演变,并对开放获取的70篇论文的随机子样本进行了内容分析。 。

发现

提及灰色文学的论文比例很低(0.05%),但是稳步上升。他们来自100多个国家,机构众多,涉及医学和健康科学及相关主题。占主导地位的文件类型是系统评价,定义灰色文献通常被认为是“未出版”,“未经同行评审”和“不在数据库中”,并且在大多数情况下,含义是各种报告和会议论文。提到了有关如何检索灰色文献的多种资源和选项,包括Google和Google Scholar,专门的数字图书馆,相关网站,参考书目参考文献的手动搜索以及与该领域专家的联系。

研究局限/意义

这项研究仅限于在Scopus数据库中建立索引的论文,主要是用英语撰写的期刊,偏向于医学和生命科学。

创意/价值

在大量的学术论文中,没有关于灰色文学术语的实际用法的最新研究。

更新日期:2020-03-18
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