Twenty years of Paleohispanistics. Bibliometric and historiographical analysis of Palaeohispanica (2001-2021) in the context of Spanish journals on languages and cultures of ancient Hispania
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https://doi.org/10.36707/palaeohispanica.v22i0.476Keywords:
Palaeohispanistics, Historiography, Bibliometrics, Journals, Journals EvaluationAbstract
This paper presents a bibliometric and historiographical study of Palaeohispanica journal in the first two decades of its history (2001-2021), analyzing its position as an international reference journal in the field of Paleohispanistics. Its main bibliometric indicators (authorship, internationalization, thematic scope) are analyzed, as well as its presence in documentary databases, and its quality indices, in the context of Spanish journals on the languages and cultures of ancient Hispania. This study allows us to conclude that Palaeohispanica has become, due to the quantity and impact of the works published in it since its creation, one of the main scientific journals in its field.
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Names and email addresses submitted to this journal will only be used for tasks related to the journal and will not be shared with any third party or used for any other purpose.
In accordance with the Regulation UE 2016/679, information gathered by the Institución Fernando el Católico de la Excma. Diputación de Zaragoza (IFC) will be used for carrying out the functions of an academic publication, the handling of claims, appeals, complaints, suggestions, surveys as well as any other activity involved in the management of the journal.
Cubic Factory is in charge of handling said data. They can be contacted at cubic@cubicfactory.com.
Data can be given to public agencies with the relevant competencies and in case of legal obligations.
Those who are interested can exercise their rights of access, correction, suppression, limitation of the use, opposition and portability by contacting ifc@dpz.es.
Users can also go to the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos to make any complaints that they feel is necessary.
User information will be kept during the period in which it is needed to complete the task for which said information was provided in the first place or for the period necessary to comply with any legal obligations. Once a given objective has been completed, personal data that is not part of fulfillment of public service will be blocked until the applicable period has ended.
Ethical and confidentiality policy of Palaeohispanica can be consulted here.