The magnitude of Scholarly Communication Theories Used during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study
Author(s): Murtala Ismail Adakawa & N.S. Harinarayana
Abstract - This study aimed to test the hypothesis that using theories in open-access resources during the COVID-19 pandemic would be greater than in copyrighted resources. Using the Scopus database from August 18-28, 2023, the search terms “COVID-19,” “Coronavirus,” “SARS-CoV-2,” and “2019-nCoV” retrieved 511,920 results, of which 17,487 were selected. After filtering, 8,254 studies were analyzed. These were categorized as "Both Theory and Model," "Only Theory," and "Only Model." Using MS Excel, the researchers sorted studies based on titles, abstracts, and keywords to assess the magnitude of theory and model use. The study found that theories and models were employed across various disciplines and indexed accordingly....
Keywords - COVID-19 pandemic; models; scholarly communications; theories; open access; copyrighted access.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.10.4.2024.1811
Cite This Article As: Adakawa, M.I. & Harinarayana, N.S. (2024) The Magnitude of Scholarly Communication Theories Used during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 10(4) 165-178. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1811 Page: 165-178 Publication Date: 14 December 2024