A1 Journal article (refereed)
Highly cited educational technology journal articles : a descriptive and critical analysis (2022)
Mertala, P., Moens, E., & Teräs, M. (2022). Highly cited educational technology journal articles : a descriptive and critical analysis. Learning, Media and Technology, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2022.2141253
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Mertala, Pekka; Moens, Eleni; Teräs, Marko
Journal or series: Learning, Media and Technology
ISSN: 1743-9884
eISSN: 1743-9892
Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 31/10/2022
Volume: Early online
Publisher: Routledge
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2022.2141253
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/83791
Abstract
Citations are valuable capital in the academy as the number of citations is the most frequently used indicator in evaluating the quality of papers, journals, researchers, and universities. Thus, the characteristics of highly cited articles (HCA) have become a common research topic but the approach has been mainly descriptive with no profound critical reflection of what kind of research is cited, where the research is from, where the research is published, and what do these things mean for edtech research. This paper contributes to this need by providing a descriptive and critical analysis of 200 highly cited articles from 10 edtech journals. To summarize the key findings, a ‘typical’ edtech HCA is a Western-based review article or quantitative research paper reporting positive findings from higher education, published in a high-impact factor general edtech journal by a major publisher.
Keywords: educational technology; science publishing; citation indexes; bibliometrics
Free keywords: citation; educational technology; qualitative; quantitative; review
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2022
JUFO rating: 1
