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M easuring i nternationalisation of book publications in the Social Sciences and Humanities The barycentre method

M easuring i nternationalisation of book publications in the Social Sciences and Humanities The barycentre method. Frederik Verleysen & Tim Engels Ecoom -Antwerpen, 7 mei 2013. Overview. Introduction : internationalisation of publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH )

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M easuring i nternationalisation of book publications in the Social Sciences and Humanities The barycentre method

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  1. Measuringinternationalisationof bookpublications in the Social Sciences andHumanitiesThe barycentremethod Frederik Verleysen& Tim Engels Ecoom-Antwerpen, 7 mei 2013

  2. Overview • Introduction: internationalisationof publishing in the Social Sciences andHumanities (SSH) • Data on bookpublications in the VABB-SSH & the barycentremethod • Results: 2 variants • Conclusions

  3. Internationalisation of SSH research • Growinginternationalisation of journalarticles as measuredby: • Increasinguse of English • More publishing in WoS-journals • Growinginternationalcollaboration • Unknownterritory: internationalisation of SSH bookpublishing?

  4. Bookpublications in the VABB-SHW • Since 2010: VABB-SHW database, coveringall ‘Flemish’ SSH publicationssince 2000 • Included peer reviewedbookpublications: • Monographs: 401 • Editedbooks: 762 • Bookchapters: 3977 ? -> How tomeasureinternationalisation?

  5. The barycentreMethod • barycentre= geographiccentre of weight or the imaginary point at which a flat, weightless but stiff map of the worldwouldbalanceifweights of identicalvaluewereplaced on itsothateachweightrepresented the place of publication of onemonograph, editedbook or bookchapter • here: distancetoFlanders of barycentres of places of publication

  6. The barycentreMethod • Calculation= weightedaverage of geographiccoordinates of places of publication • Variant 1: geographiccoordinates on anactual map of the world • Variant 2: coordinates of vertices in a standardisedpolygon, wherebyeachvertex represents a geographiclocation

  7. Results: variant 1 • Variant 1= geographiccoordinates on Google Mapsusing the open software GIS-tool Geocommons.com • On the map (next slide): • A: barycentre 2002-2003 - X: barycentre 5 univs. • B: barycentre 2004-2005 • C: barycentre2006-2007 • D:barycentre2008-2009 • E: barycentre 2010-2011

  8. Results1: all disciplines, 2002-2011

  9. Results1: 16 SSH disciplines Comm.studies Theology History Linguistics Psychology PoliticalScience

  10. Results: variant 2 • Variant 2 = abstract representation in a polygon(rectangle), the 4 verticesrepresenting: • Flanders • Elsewhere on the European continent • The UK • The US

  11. Results2: aggregatedSSH

  12. Results2: aggregatedSS + H

  13. Results2: 16 SSH Disciplines

  14. Conclusions

  15. Conclusions • Barycentremethod is a rarelyused but useful way tovisualiseinternationalisation of bookpublishing • Results show anincreasingweight of continental European and UK-basedpublishersforSSH booksbyFlemishscholars • Results show strongerinternationalorientationfor the SS, but a strongerevolution over time on the part of the H

  16. Further research • Evolution of barycentrelocation: more detail (e.g. per discipline) • Differencesbetweenmonographs, editedbooks, chapters? • Are barycentresforbooksrelatedtopublisher types?

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