Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 8, No. 1 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS bi-annual journal, is published and available ONLINE now. ------------------ Webology: Volume 8, Number 1, 2011. TOC: http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/toc.html This issue contains: ----------------------------------------- Articles - Social networking tools and research information systems: Do they compete? -- Sven Bittner, & Andre Müller -- Keywords: Research information; Social networking -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a82.html - Open access to scientific knowledge and feudalism knowledge: Is there a connection? -- Vladimir M. Moskovkin -- Keywords: Open access; Feudalism knowledge; Universities; Transnational corporations; Google Scholar; Google Patents -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a83.html - The impact of electronic word-of-mouth in the distribution of digital goods -- Ravi S. Sharma, & Tushar Pandey -- Keywords: Social media; Web 2.0; Blogs; Online communities -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a84.html - Digitizing resources for University of Nigeria repository: Process and challenges -- Helen Nneka Eke -- Keywords: Repository; Digitization; Digitization process; Information resources; Libraries; Nigeria -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a85.html - Citation analysis of Journal of Documentation -- Neeraj Kumar Singh, Jyoti Sharma, & Navneet Kaur -- Keywords: Citation analysis; Journal of Documentation; Scopus; Bibliometrics -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a86.html - Bibliometric analysis of the 'Electronic Library' journal (2000-2010) -- Akhtar Hussain, Nishat Fatima, & Devendra Kumar -- Keywords: Electronic Library; Bibliometrics; Content analysis; Scientific journal -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a87.html ----------------------------------------- Call for Papers - Special Issue: Competitive Intelligence and the Web -- http://www.webology.org/callforpapers.html ========================================= Webology Impact Factor: Google Scholar journal h-index: 11 Google Scholar journal Impact Factor (GSjIF) = 5.77 Google Scholar journal Impact Factor (GSjIF) = Number of citations to a journal without counting citations to two last year (current and last year) / Number of citable items (papers, editorial notes and book reviews) up to two last year For example the GSjIF for Webology journal is counted as follows, No. of Citations: 647 / No. of Papers (72) + Editorial Notes (20) + Book Review (20) = 112 GSjIF: 647/112 = 5.77 GSjIF can be considered as a total impact of a journal on the Web. Note that I am writing a short paper about GSjIF. ======================== Best regards, Alireza -------------------- Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Information Consultant Editor-in-Chief of Webology Website: www.webology.org ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing. ~ ~ Scientific knowledge is the result of the knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences. ~