La visibilidad, las citas y el impacto de las publicaciones genealógicas en la era digital
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2013-12
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Morera, Bernal
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Asociación de Genealogía e Historia de Costa Rica (Asogehi) (Costa Rica)
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La Genealogía ha sido considerada como una de las disciplinas auxiliares de otras Ciencias Básicas y Sociales, tales como la Historia, la Antropología, la Biología evolutiva, la Genética, etc. (Meléndez Obando, 2002, 2004; Wikipedia, Genealogía, 2013a). Aunque aceptado tradicionalmente, ese papel subordinado implica una subvaloración. Razón por la cual a veces se utilizan otras expresiones eufemísticas que la denomina en forma conjunta entre las técnicas historiográficas o las ciencias históricas, ya que tiene metodologías diferenciadas y con entidad propia (Gimeno Blay, 1999; Wikipedia, Disciplinas auxiliares de la Historia, 2013b). Dado que la Genealogía es trabajada por los genealogistas, y estos no constituyen un gremio o cuerpo académicamente compacto, sino que proceden de muy diversos orígenes profesionales, quizás algunos incluso se sienten complacidos en que su “pasatiempo” sea considerado una ciencia auxiliar formal.
En este sentido, tampoco es de extrañar que hayan tardado en llegar a las publicaciones genealógicas, las tendencias de arbitraje de los trabajos (conocida en inglés como: peer review), y de la validación de la calidad, rigor, etcétera, previa a cualquier publicación (Campanario, 2002; Wikipedia, Revisión por pares, 2013c), de la calidad gráfica final, como tampoco los aspectos de cuantificación de citas y visibilidad. Procesos que dominan las publicaciones académicas formales en la actualidad, difundidos desde la “corriente principal de la ciencia”.
Genealogy has been considered one of the auxiliary disciplines of other Basic and Social Sciences, such as History, Anthropology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, etc. (Meléndez Obando, 2002, 2004; Wikipedia, Genealogy, 2013a). Although traditionally accepted, this subordinate role implies undervaluation. Which is why other euphemistic expressions are sometimes used that call it jointly between historiographic techniques or historical sciences, since it has differentiated methodologies with its own entity (Gimeno Blay, 1999; Wikipedia, Auxiliary Disciplines of History, 2013b ). Since Genealogy is worked on by genealogists, and they do not constitute a guild or academically compact body, but come from very diverse professional backgrounds, perhaps some even feel pleased that their “hobby” is considered a formal auxiliary science. In this sense, it is not surprising that it has taken a while for genealogical publications to reach trends in the arbitration of works (known in English as: peer review), and the validation of quality, rigor, etc., prior to any publication (Campanario, 2002; Wikipedia, Peer Review, 2013c), of the final graphic quality, as well as the aspects of citation quantification and visibility. Processes that dominate formal academic publications today, disseminated from the “mainstream of science.”
Genealogy has been considered one of the auxiliary disciplines of other Basic and Social Sciences, such as History, Anthropology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, etc. (Meléndez Obando, 2002, 2004; Wikipedia, Genealogy, 2013a). Although traditionally accepted, this subordinate role implies undervaluation. Which is why other euphemistic expressions are sometimes used that call it jointly between historiographic techniques or historical sciences, since it has differentiated methodologies with its own entity (Gimeno Blay, 1999; Wikipedia, Auxiliary Disciplines of History, 2013b ). Since Genealogy is worked on by genealogists, and they do not constitute a guild or academically compact body, but come from very diverse professional backgrounds, perhaps some even feel pleased that their “hobby” is considered a formal auxiliary science. In this sense, it is not surprising that it has taken a while for genealogical publications to reach trends in the arbitration of works (known in English as: peer review), and the validation of quality, rigor, etc., prior to any publication (Campanario, 2002; Wikipedia, Peer Review, 2013c), of the final graphic quality, as well as the aspects of citation quantification and visibility. Processes that dominate formal academic publications today, disseminated from the “mainstream of science.”
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PUBLICACIONES GENEALÓGICA, ERA DIGITAL, VISIBILITY, IMPACT