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سال دوم شماره 1 (پیاپی 3، بهار 1402)

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the readiness of Iranian English language journals of technical and engineering for indexing in international citation databases

This research is applied in term of purpose and descriptive-survey in term of data collection method. The population of study is those Iranian English-language journals in the technical and engineering field which are not indexed in Web of Science and Scopus Databases. The number of these journals is equal to 57.

The findings of the research showed that out of 57 studied journals, only 9 journals did not provide printed or electronic International Standard Serial Number. Also, 61.40 percent (35 cases) of the journals had delays in the publication of the journal issues. All the journals had peer-review process. Regarding policy criteria, 6 journals did not have geographical diversity in term of contributing authors and 2 journals did not have international editorial boards. In terms of access criteria, 8 journals did not have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for articles and 2 journals did not provide the possibility of getting Endnote output for journal articles, and the rest of the criteria were met by all journals. In terms of position criteria, 14 journals did not have a profile in Google Scholar, and therefore their H-index and received citations were not available.

An important weakness of most engineering journals was the delay in the publication of journal issues. A relatively favorable situation was observed in the rest of the criteria.

The most important part of cybernetics is the study of how to control exchanging of information, and the statistical phenomena resulting from this control, which simultaneously exist in advanced computing machines (such as computers) and living organisms (such as the nervous system). Therefore, it can be said that control is one of the important elements of cybernetics and information is an important element in the control process.

This article is a collection of researches, data obtained through searching texts and articles as well as interviews with experts in the field of quantum physics.

Examining the relationship between the features of Shannon's and quantum information theory and first & second order cybernetics shows that the topics raised in both fields are consistent. And both fields have a common intellectual origin.

relativism is a prominent feature of second-order cybernetics and quantum theory, and the positivist point of view can be seen in Shannon's information theory and first-order cybernetics. Both information theories emphasize that the observer affects the system and changes its structure, and reality is defined based on the type of observation. The principle of superposition in quantum theory is consistent with the connection of components and their effect on system performance in cybernetics of the second type.

The present study assesses the level of awareness of library and information science students of Allameh Tabatabai University about scientific communication.

The study was conducted using a survey-descriptive method. The research community consisted of 70 postgraduate library and information science students studying at Allameh Tabatabai University. The research tool was a researcher-designed questionnaire.

Data analysis showed that in general, students were moderately familiar with examples of formal and informal scientific communication. Also, they were aware of individual and environmental factors affecting such communication. The highest level of awareness of library and information science students about individual factors affecting scientific communication related to the method of establishing personal communication, adherence to ethical principles in communication, the existence of cultural differences among people and scientific communities inside and outside the country, and the appearance and openness of the country. In addition, students used these tools in different ways while familiarizing themselves with various channels and tools for scientific communication. They were most aware of scientific communication tools and channels related to face-to-face communication, mobile phones, Telegram, and WhatsApp.

Postgraduate library and information science students at Allameh Tabatabai University were aware of scientific communication. However, due to the nature of the field, postgraduate students should try to create a rich scientific relationship with researchers and prominent people in various scientific fields while becoming more familiar with the concept of scientific communication.

This study discovers the global knowledge structure of landslide research over the past twenty years in Researchers' research outputs. This study uses co-word analysis to determine and visualize the global structure of landslide knowledge, track the most widely used subjects, and choose the conceptual dynamics in research on landslides.  This scientometric method was used to study data from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) regarding 9185 landslide research publications produced from 2000 to 2020. The keyword “geographic information systems (GIS)” had the highest frequency, and the phrase “landslide susceptibility” was the most often used co-word pair. Co-word analysis produced 15 thematic clusters. Cluster 8 has the highest density among the clusters, and the highest centrality was seen in Cluster 1. Most of the thematic clusters are located in the third quadrant of the strategic diagram, indicating either emerging or declining clusters. The maturity and cohesion of each cluster show their trends.  Co-word analysis, as a suitable and powerful tool, can visualize the scientific and intellectual structure of landslides and track the most used topics, and determine the conceptual dynamics and areas of Landslide research, and its results will be of great help to research and practical planners and policymakers. The results of the study significantly help researchers and applied planners and policymakers in adopting appropriate measures to reach more effective solutions in the shortest possible time. Also, develop research evaluation policies, and university managers aimed to create research evaluation policies.Value:The research has also explored the complex relationships governing international studies, illuminates angles, highlights research gaps, and leads scholars and analyses. These results will pave the paths forward for planners and policymakers in organizations and centers actively addressing landslide management’s strategic plans. Subsequent studies could focus on the examination of the networks of collaboration between centers and researchers, and their impacts on decision-making.

identifying the challenges facing governmental publications in Iran to improve the situation and providing Executive Strategies for publishing management by looking at the publications of NLAI.

This research has been done by documentary or library method and in a "descriptive-analytical" method. By field studies and observation of documents and the publishing process of NLAI and based on the lived experience of authors, the challenges of publication were identified and then executive Strategies were proposed.

the challenges were: lack of bylaws and regulations, articles of association, guidelines and updated procedures, inactivity in the triangle or publishing foundations, lack of attention to market valuation, poor evaluation and monitoring, the lack of branding in catalogs and series of thematic publications, the lack of exports and presence in international markets, and the one-sided flow of works.

Updating the statutes and publishing regulations, fundamental changes in the policy, evaluation of pre-printed works, attention to quality instead of quantity, identifying audience, utilization of new technologies, Holding courses and workshops for publishing personnel, high competency of sales agents, use of radio and television capacity, price management of works, critique and review of works, thematic editingand outsourcing of production and distribution and especially the economic and profitability view are the only way out of the current situation.Value: This research opens up new horizons for the publications of governmental organizations, so that by deepening the challenges and the suggestions provided, they can act in the direction of optimal and competitive management of their publications.

Librarians always use Subject Headings and thesauruses as Controlled Vocabulary. This means that cataloguers must select a single subject when referring to these sources for a single document. But by looking at most of the library catalogs, such an assumption is not confirmed and two cataloguers have attributed two different subjects to a single document. Why is this? Why are two catalogers/  indexers who see the same text and the same Standard Subject Heading or Controlled Vocabulary unable to agree on the subject matter of the document?

Because the main problems of the representation of documents are concerned with meaning and language, the subject analysis is here explored from a philosophical  perspective and thereby provides an understanding of the subject analysis process.  The presentation of this analysis is based on the framework of Gadamer's hermeneutic and Wittgenstein's interpretive theory.

This is part of the author's publications on philosophical issues in information science, especially on hermeneutics and the interpretive aspects of librarians' work, that hear followed by an epistemological approach to subject analysis in cataloging and indexing.

Discussing meaning-making and subject analysis as an epistemological concept and as found, for instance, in cataloging and indexing which reflect expressions of that prejudice, may provide an opportunity to indexers and cataloguers to explore the interpretive aspects and hermeneutic uncertainty and consider as a concept in a part of their field of work.Value: The meaning of a text or subject matter in a book may result from the interaction of sense- the cataloger's or author's mind on one hand, and engaged lingual system (SH, Classification systems, CV, or any other documentary tools), social environment and social-cultural atmosphere on the other hand.