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DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-65-2010-917-538-552-EN

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<meta name="DC.title" content="Qualitative study of the communication processes of Revista Latina de Comunicación Social (RLCS) from 1998 to 2009”/>
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<meta name="DC.Description" lang="en" content=“Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, RLCS, is a scientific journal edited at the University of La Laguna, ULL (Tenerife, Canary Islands) in the Laboratory of Information Technologies and New Analysis of Communication, LATINA according to its initials in Spanish, founded in 1987 by Dr. José Manuel de-Pablos-Coello, under the protection of special doctorate programmes for Latin American professors. The journal publishes under the main summary almost exclusively research papers written following the formula IMR&DC+B: introduction, methodology, results and discussion plus conclusion, with a updated bibliography: at least 70% of the bibliographic entries must be from the past 10 years and half of them from scientific journals in Spanish and English languages. Reviewers make a double blind peer examination. This is a collective and inter-university project, including many professors and researchers from almost all Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. The journal is the following databases: EBSCO (USA), DOAJ (Lund University, Sweden), Redalyc (Mexico), Dialnet (Spain); and is indexed by the CINDOC-CSIC in DICE, ISOC, RESH, Office of Latin American Education, OEI according to its initials in Spanish; Dulcinea, etc. In Spain the journal is a reference in the Directory of Index of Spanish Periodicals of Social and Communication Sciences, IN-RECS, of the University of Granada, UGR. RLCS occupies the first position in the cumulative index for the periods 2003-2007; 2004-2008 and the year 2008.”/>
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<meta name="DC.contributor.referee I" content="Reports: The article presents the results of a metric study performed on RLCS (the Latino Journal of Social Communication) throughout its existence, which is a very relevant subject for the editor of the magazine as well as its readers, because it confirms the importance and prestige of the journal. There is a quite extensive theoretical exhibition (about half of the article), which might be considered excessive, but it turns out to be useful to understand the importance of the study. The statistical tables are perfectly made and present the situation clearly. The interpretations and conclusions are justified and consistent. We fully agree with the author when he or she claims that this study is pioneering.-- Raymond Colle, Ph.D. – Santiago de Chile."/>
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<meta name="DC.contributor.referee II" content="Reports on the article: The title and the abstract defined very well the content of the article. The theme is current and presents a rigorous analysis based on an appropriate research methodology that allows establishing the achievements of the journal under study. The article uses a good research structure and presents conclusions which pose interesting implications for the progress of the journal under study. The results indicate the editorial policy that the journal should follow to increase its impact, visibility and dissemination, especially in English-speaking countries. The bibliographic references are relevant and up-to-date. I recommend the publication of the article.-- Carmen Fonseca, Ph.D. – University of Huelva."/>
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<meta name="DC.description.abstract" content="Abstract: This article presents the results of a metrics study performed the Revista Latina de Comunicación Social (Latina Journal of Social Communication) from January 1998 to December 2009. The quantitative analysis explores the communication processes registered in 878 articles, through five bibliometric indicators: gender, academic degree, country of origin, co-authorship and institutional affiliation. This last criterion was applied only to Spanish authors as they account for 55% of the scientific production in the Revista Latina de Comunicación Social (hence RLCS). The results indicate that there are 1,047 authors, of which 44% are women and 56% are men. This study addresses the position of RLCS in Latin America and highlights the academic contribution of countries such as Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, and Chile. Moreover, the study addresses the participation of 42 Spanish universities in RLCS, which is also Spanish. So of these universities stand out because they have registered more than 20 authors each (e.g. the University of Seville, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Complutense University of Madrid, the University of the Basque Country, the University of Santiago de Compostela, the University of Malaga, and the Rey Juan Carlos University). Finally, the article identifies the institutional affiliation of 285 (27%) authors who published in co-authorship, and classifies the types of collaboration of the Spanish authors in three categories: intra-institutional, inter-institutional and international."/>
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<meta name="DC.keywords" content="Keywords: metrics studies; scientific production; academic networks; co-authorship; information analysis; bibliometric indicators."/>
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<meta name="DC.TERMS.bibliographicCitation" content="Maricela López-Ornelas, M.A. (2010): "Qualitative study of the communication processes of Revista Latina de Comunicación Social (RLCS) from 1998 to 2009", at Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 65, pages 538 to 552. La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands): La Laguna University, retrieved on ___th of ____ of 2_______, from
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DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-65-2010-917-538-552-EN"/>