Black Studies Scholarship and Its Coverage in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science

Abstract

This study analyzes the coverage of black studies journals as compared to women's studies journals in Web of Science, Academic Search Complete, and ArticleFirst. This study also examines black studies bibliographies and directories to identify journals that are suitable for inclusion in Journal Citation Reports and consequently Web of Science and evaluates seven black studies journals using the Thomson Reuters journal selection process.

KEYWORDS:

• Black studies
• women's studies
• citation analysis
• Journal Citation Reports
• scholarly communication
• Thomson Reuters
• Web of Science
• Academic Search Complete
• ArticleFirst

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author would like to thank Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library for their support during the Association of Research Libraries Leadership & Career Development Program. She also extends special thanks to her colleagues at Texas A&M University for their close readings and encouragement.