Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science

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Taking the Kuhnian revolution in the philosophy of science as its point of departure, this chapter discusses the lessening influence of logical positivism as well as how the recognition of the subjectivity of the researcher, the social and historical nature of bibliometric patterns, and the importance of subject knowledge and subject theories have the potential to transform all sciences and meta-sciences including informetrics in a positive direction.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTheories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
EditorsCassidy Rose Sugimoto
Number of pages27
PublisherDe Gruyter
Publication date25 Feb 2016
Pages20-46
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-11-030846-4
Publication statusPublished - 25 Feb 2016

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