Library science

Linguistics

Philosophy

Computer science

Politics

Political science

International relations

Sociology

Citation

Citation analysis

Information retrieval

Subject (documents)

Collection development

Social science

Library Collections Acquisitions and Technical Services

By examining citations in international relations journal articles published between 2000 and 2005, this study reveals that international relations scholars more heavily rely on books rather than on journals. Less than 2% of the citations are from electronic resources. Materials in foreign languages are utilized insignificantly, with English language citations dominating the research literature. The analysis of subject scatter details the main disciplines that are associated with international relations research. Qualitative scholars cite a higher proportion of monographic literature, while quantitative scholars display a higher journal citation rate.

Citation analysis for collection development: A study of international relations journal literature