Periodicum biologorum, Vol. 115 No. 1, 2013.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
The role of the journal Periodicum biologorum in representing the development of biological sciences in Croatia
GROZDANA SIROTIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-5383-3159
; Central Biological Library, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 20/II, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
MAJA JOKIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-0344-0904
; The Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Amruševa 11/II, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Background and Purpose: The journal Periodicum biologorum is the
first Croatian journal in the field of biological sciences which has been
published regularly since 1886 and which has had the leading role in
conveying scientific information in the field of biology in Croatia. The
bibliometric analysis of the content of this journal in time span 1886-2010 provided an insight into the structure of scientific communication in the field of biology in Croatiawith a purpose to present trends and development of specific biological disciplines.
Materials and Methods: The analysed sample consists of 1,347 articles
classified into eight biological disciplines and 40 subdisciplines over a
122-year period, 1886-2010. In order to provide easier assessment of the development of biological sciences and presenting results, the publishing period of journal has been divided into functional periods.
Results and Conclusion: Since the beginning of its publication until the
1950s, the fields of study predominant in the journal involved classic
biological disciplines of zoology and botany, i.e. their mostly descriptive
subdisciplines. From the 1970s onwards, biological disciplines and subdisciplines in the journal have been developed in accordance to global trends, with domination of experimental fields ofmolecular biology, immunology, physiology etc. Despite the fact that research was conducted only with a purpose to enhance the development of biological sciences in Croatia, this journal also presents an important communication media in biomedical disciplines and subdisciplines. A detailed scientometric analysis might help the journal editorial board to reach decisions concerning journal’s future development more easily.
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Hrčak ID:
101215
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Datum izdavanja:
31.3.2013.
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