Bibliographic, Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis of Scientific Journals of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka for the Period From 2010 to 2020

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide a comparative overview of a bibliographic, bibliometric, and scientometric analysis of scientific journals published at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka in the period from 2010 to 2020. The scientometric aspect presents the analysis of available metrics on journals, articles, and authors indexed in the bibliographic databases Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) and Scopus, as well as the citation databases Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR). Interpretation of the results is preceded by a theoretical overview of the terminology of subcategories of information sciences in the field of metrics of scientific articles, a review of current issues in evaluating scientific productivity, and the role of academic library in conducting bibliometric and scientometric research. Paper also presents the importance of applying more transparent methods, fairer evaluation, and a better understanding of the humanities scientific field.