CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice October Call – Enhancing Citation Integrity through Bibliometrics

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET

Registration

We invite those across Canada interested in bibliometrics and research impact indicators to join this month’s call of the CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact (BRI) Community of Practice for a session on Enhancing Citation Integrity through Bibliometrics.

In the ever-changing world of scholarly publishing, the increase in questionable journals poses significant risks to the credibility of academic work. This session, led by Dr. Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes, will explore the important role of bibliometrics in safeguarding research integrity. By analyzing citation patterns and publication practices, researchers can effectively identify and address citation risks. Furthermore, the emergence of various types of questionable citations, such as citation cartels, misleading citations, over-citations, phantom citations etc., complicates the landscape even more. This session will offer practical strategies for using bibliometrics to reduce these risks. Participants will learn to assess source quality critically, recognise problematic citation patterns, and use bibliometric tools to enhance their professional practice.

Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes is a Scientometrician with a PhD in Bibliometrics from the University of Extremadura, Spain. She currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Computing and Mathematics subject area at the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom. Her primary research focus is on citation analysis, but she has also published on factors influencing research productivity across countries, bibliometric mappings of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and issues related to questionable publishing practices.

In addition to her research, Barbara is also a dissertation supervisor at the Information School at the University of Sheffield and chairs the LIS Bibliometrics Committee, which organizes the annual international LIS Bibliometrics conference. Her work continues to advance the field of bibliometrics and promote responsible research practices.

This session will be recorded.