In this paper we aim to investigate the role of the media in the diffusion of Open Source, analysing three web-based periodicals from Italy, United Kingdom and USA. The influence of the media in our society is wide and we have to look to that direction if we want to seriously investigate the indepth causes of the different trends. Nevertheless, our results show a picture that may not be familia...

conclusions iranian nursing journals should publish special issues in the neglected subject areas. these journals should encourage authors to publish research evidence with higher quality. background little is known about the features of iranian nursing journals, specifically the subject areas used in articles, study designs, sampling methods, international collaboration of iranian nursing scho...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: information has a big portion in the success of every research system. although journals are the main resources for researchers, the increasing price and number of them have made difficult duties for libraries in providing information needs. methods: in this descriptive survey, data gathered using a check lis...

introduction: websites of academic journals have an important role in communicating and providing services to researchers. the present study aimed to determine the number of incoming links of iranian journal of medical sciences websites. besides, it aimed to determine the rate of visibility of core websites based on these findings. methods: this descriptive study was performed using webometrics...