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Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks

Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks

Annamaria Silvana de Rosa, Laura Dryjanska, Elena Bocci
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522576013|ISBN10: 1522576010|EISBN13: 9781522576020
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch034
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Silvana de Rosa, Annamaria, et al. "Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks." Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 426-440. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch034

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Silvana de Rosa, A., Dryjanska, L., & Bocci, E. (2019). Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications (pp. 426-440). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch034

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Silvana de Rosa, Annamaria, Laura Dryjanska, and Elena Bocci. "Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks." In Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 426-440. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch034

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Abstract

This chapter examines the role of academic social networks in the dissemination of the social representations literature. In particular, it takes into account 9414 entries filed in the specialized SoReCom “A.S. de Rosa” @-library. Each entry was assessed concerning the presence of the publication in the three academic social networks (Academia.edu, ResearchGate, and Mendeley), which amounted to 2956 total entries. The publications on social representations found in academic social networks have undergone some of the comparative analyses based on “big data” and “meta-data” filed in the SoReCom “A.S. de Rosa” @-library repositories, concerning authors' countries and institutional affiliations, years of publication by year, type of publication, etc. This allowed presenting the geo-mapping of the wider scientific production in social representations and comparative results with different types of publications. Overall, the academic social networks constitute excellent allies in spreading knowledge in spite of their still relatively modest use.

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