Annual Review of Information Science and Technology
Encyclopedia
The Annual Review of Information Science and Technology was an annual review journal
published from 1966 to 2011. It was established in 1965 by the American Documentation Institute
and the National Science Foundation
. It published review article
s rather than empirical research articles. It's last (2010) impact factor
was 2.000. It was for 45 years "the main forum for scholarly review articles in information science."
). From Vol. 11 (1976) - vol. 35 (2001) editor-in-chief was Martha E. Williams; from Vol. 36 (2002) to Volume 45 (2011) the editor was [Blaise Cronin]].
The first publisher was Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; since Vol. 26 (1991) it was published by Information Today, Inc.
on behalf of American Society for Information Science and Technology
.
Review journal
A review journal in academic publishing is a periodical or series that is devoted to the publication of review articles that summarize the progress in some particular area or topic during a preceding period.-Types:Review journals can be divided by...
published from 1966 to 2011. It was established in 1965 by the American Documentation Institute
American Documentation Institute
The American Documentation Institute was founded by Watson Davis in 1935 as Documentation Institute which changed its name to the American Documentation Institute in 1937...
and the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
. It published review article
Review article
Review articles are an attempt to summarize the current state of understanding on a topic. They analyze or discuss research previously published by others, rather than reporting new experimental results....
s rather than empirical research articles. It's last (2010) impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
was 2.000. It was for 45 years "the main forum for scholarly review articles in information science."
Publishers and editors
The first editor-in-chief was Carlos A. Cuadra (System Development CorporationSystem Development Corporation
System Development Corporation , based in Santa Monica, California, was considered the world's first computer software company.SDC started in 1955 as the systems engineering group for the SAGE air defense ground system at the RAND Corporation...
). From Vol. 11 (1976) - vol. 35 (2001) editor-in-chief was Martha E. Williams; from Vol. 36 (2002) to Volume 45 (2011) the editor was [Blaise Cronin]].
The first publisher was Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; since Vol. 26 (1991) it was published by Information Today, Inc.
Information Today, Inc.
Information Today, Inc. is the publisher of several Internet and Technology magazines, newsletters and books all geared toward the library, information & knowledge management community...
on behalf of American Society for Information Science and Technology
American Society for Information Science and Technology
The American Society for Information Science and Technology, sometimes abbreviated ASIS&T or ASIST, is a non-profit membership organization for information professionals...
.
Further reading
- ASIST (2010), ARIST to cease publication following 2011 volume
- Bawden, David (2010). Alas poor ARIST: reviewing the information sciences. Journal of Documentation, 66(5), 625-626.
- Cronin, B. (2010), “Advances in information science”, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 61 No. 4, p. 639
- Heilprin, L. B. (1988). Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST): Early historical perspectives. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 39(4), 273-280.