Social Network Analysis of Editorial Board Interlocking Phenomena from the Perspective of Astronomy and Astrophysics Journals

Danesh, Farshid; Kesht Karan, Samaneh; Banihashemi, Lili; GhaviDel, Somayeh

doi:10.22034/ijism.2022.1977746.0

Document Type : Articles

Authors

¹ Farshid Danesh Assistant Prof. of LIS, Department of Information Management, Regional Information Center for Science & Technology (RICeST), Shiraz, Iran. farshiddanesh@ricest.ac.ir ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5481-3988

² Samaneh Kesht Karan Ph.D. student in information science & knowledge, payame noor Tehan, Iran. Keshtkarann@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3000-5649

³ Lili Banihashemi Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science Department of Information Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology Alzahra University Vanak, Tehran, Iran.

⁴ Somayeh GhaviDel Phd of knowledge and Information Science, kharazmi university, Tehran, Iran. Corresponding Author: s.ghavidel@tehranpl.ir ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3852-3398

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijism.2022.1977746.0

Abstract

Editorial board members (EBMs) of journals play a pivotal role in authentic international scientific journals. Editorial Board Interlocking (EBI) phenomenon reflects the effectiveness and importance of the scholarly journal's editorial boards in various scientific fields. The primary purpose of this paper is to conduct a Social Network Analysis (SNA) of EBI phenomena from the perspective of astronomy and astrophysics journals. The present study is applied research based on EBI, SNA, and the descriptive-analytical approach. The statistical population of this study consists of the editorial board members of all journals of astronomy and astrophysics indexed in the JCR and official journal websites. There are 1597 job positions in 67 astronomy and astrophysics journals occupied by the 1394 scholars. Data analysis shows EBI for 95 scholars and 79 organizations. "Aleksei A. Starobinsky" from Russia and the Russian Academy of Sciences, "Daniel J. Scheeres" from the United States, and the University of Colorado Boulder have the highest EBI contributions in five journals. "Daniel J. Scheeres," with a centrality of 39, has the highest degree of centrality measurement among the EBMs. The presence of more than five times as many men as women indicates that astronomy and astrophysics journals are considered "masculine" by the editorial board. The EBI phenomenon is observed in astronomy and astrophysics journals due to the limited number of peop le eligible for the editorial board. Due to EBI, a limited number of famous scholars are made macro-policies such as publishing the articles, referees selections, and the reviewing process. Astronomy and astrophysics journals have "elite" academic networks. Gender inequality exists among EBMs, and the majority of them are male. Accordingly, these journals are "men's journals."

Keywords

Editorial Board Interlocking (EBI). Scientometrics. Social Network Analysis (SNA). Centrality measurements. Astronomy and Astrophysics. Editorial Board Members (EBMs)

20.1001.1.20088302.2023.21.1.7.7

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Social Network Analysis of Editorial Board Interlocking Phenomena from the Perspective of Astronomy and Astrophysics Journals

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Volume 21, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 2023
Pages 129-150

Social Network Analysis of Editorial Board Interlocking Phenomena from the Perspective of Astronomy and Astrophysics Journals

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Volume 21, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1January 2023Pages 129-150

Volume 21, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 2023
Pages 129-150