Analysis of cited references from the Journal of the Slovene Nursing Association

Abstract

AbstractThe article is part of an extensive bibliometric and content analysis of the Journal of the Slovenian Nursing Association (JSNA), which was the topic of the first author’s MSc thesis. The historical development of the journal is presented, while the empirical research focuses on references cited in the JSNA. The analysis is based on 843 papers, published in the Articles section between 1976 and 2001; 625 of them cite references, which are In average 6.9 years old. In general, the authors cite only a few references, but there are exceptions; altogether, 6.449 references are cited. The type and language of cited references were statistically analysed, whereby journal articles and monographs were studied in detail, as well as references to articles from the JSNA.