Informetrics of Scientometrics abstracts: a rhetorical move analysis of the research abstracts published in Scientometrics journal

Rashidi, Naser; Meihami, Hussein

doi:10.1007/s11192-018-2795-6

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“…The discussion of Methods and Results in a scientifi c RA abstract is crucial. This fi nding supports Rashidi and Meihami's (2018) was framed by Hyland's (2000) fi ve-move model. The researchers found that the Method and Results sections contained most of the information in RA abstracts.…”

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A Move Structure Model for Dentistry Research Article Abstracts: A Genre-Based Study of Variations and Similarities in Eight Dentistry Subdisciplines

Alyousef

2021

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The abstract is one of the most important sections in a research article (RA) because it is the first section researchers read to determine whether it is relevant to their research. The abstract provides an overview or summary of the entire article. In the dentistry discipline, the RA abstract can either be structured using headings or written as a summary. However, subdisciplinary investigations of intradisciplinary (within the same discipline) variations of move structures in dentistry RA abstracts are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the prototypical rhetorical move structure realizations of 119 English RA abstracts in eight dentistry disciplines: Oral Sciences, Periodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics, Operative Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Orthodontics. It also aimed to investigate whether there are any intradisciplinary variations and/or similarities between the eight dentistry subdisciplines in terms of move sequence and length. The findings showed a lack of intradisciplinary variations in the rhetorical four-move structure (Purpose-Method-Result-Conclusion) across the eight dentistry subdisciplines. The Introduction/Background move was not present in all the dentistry subdisciplines; therefore, it is optional in five subdisciplines but conventional in the Oral Sciences, Endodontics, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery subdisciplines since its occurrence exceeded 60 per cent of investigated RA abstracts of those subdisciplines. The analysis of the move lengths indicated the importance of the Methods and the Results moves in dental research discourse because each move constituted over 25 per cent of text space. The findings revealed the importance of drawing learners’ attention to the research gap when establishing the context for a study. Future studies may employ the proposed move-analysis model for RA abstract analyses in other academic disciplines.

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“…Conversely, the move that provided the least information (i.e. used the least text space) in the present study was the Introduction, while it was the Conclusion in Rashidi and Meihami's (2018) study of RA abstracts in the Scientometrics Journal. This refl ects disciplinary-specifi c variations in move length.…”

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A Move Structure Model for Dentistry Research Article Abstracts: A Genre-Based Study of Variations and Similarities in Eight Dentistry Subdisciplines

Alyousef

2021

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“…They analyzed three hundred RA abstracts during two different time intervals; 1998 -2007 and 2008 -2015, mentioned inclination to use 'Five move model' (Introduction, Purpose, Method, Product, Conclusion). Likewise, Meihami and Rashidi (2018) who analyzed four thousand two hundred and fourteen RA abstracts in four different time intervals; 1978 -1987, 1988 -1997, 1998 -2007 and 2008 -2017, also indicated the increase of implementing 'Five move model' in RA abstract.…”

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“…This practice (Wenger, 1998) occurred from time to time up to this moment. As Meihami and Rashidi (2018) who did research across disciplines within different time intervals, addressed some reasons which affected choices such as dynamic situational options, community of practice (Wenger, 1998) and the extent of clarity of information.…”

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Rhetorical Moves and Linguistic Realizations of Research Article Abstracts by Indonesian Authors in Applied Linguistics Published in International Journals

Hakim

Arsyad

Syahrial

2021

J. appl. linguist. lit.

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The existence of abstract is compulsory within a research article (RA). Abstract is a summary or brief overview that describes entire content of RA. At a glimpse, abstract tells readers what the RA is all about and at the same time, it acknowledges readers and allows them indirectly to give pre-assessment about quality of the RA. This study aims to find rhetorical moves and linguistic features; tenses and voice forms of RA abstracts by Indonesian authors in Applied Linguistics published in international journals. Using content analysis method, sixty RA abstracts were extracted from two international journals; Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IJAL) and TEFLIN journal, and examined based on their rhetorical move following five-move model by Hyland (2005) and Arsyad (2014) for fact-finding. The results reveal; 1) Move 2 (Aim/ Purpose), Move 3 (Method) and Move 4 (Finding/ Result) exist in total sixty RA abstracts, unlike Move 1 (Introduction) and Move 5 (Conclusion and Suggestion), 2) The Simple Present Tense is major tense to apply in all rhetorical moves except in Move 3 (Method) in which Past Tense is mostly used. 3) Active voice dominates rhetorical moves except in Move 3 (Method) in which Passive voice is precisely more applied. This study concludes that the use of rhetorical move models and linguistic features in RA abstracts implies the quality of RA abstracts. Indonesian authors are suggested to follow international standards and trends to achieve outstanding RA abstract.

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“…It is a known secret that Swales’s move analysis was pedagogical in its origin, motivated to booster academic literacy proficiency of the advanced-level nonnative English-speaking students (Rashidi & Meihami, 2018). In other words, it was not built upon the then-current theories, including cognitive linguistics (e.g., Croft & Cruse, 2004), functional linguistics (e.g., Luelsdorff, 1994), discursive psychology (e.g., Davies & Harré, 1990), or information structure theory (e.g., Kruijff-Korbayová & Steedman, 2003).…”

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Research Video Abstracts in the Making: A Revised Move Analysis

Liu

2019

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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This article reports on a revised move analysis of a video abstract (VA) repository curated by Cell Press. The analysis reveals that the VA displays several distinct core moves, optional moves, and move units. The analysis suggests that albeit evidence being inconclusive due to the sample size, the VA is in effect an emerging genre whose implications for further research and practice are worth discussing. The article also questions the assumed analytic pertinence of move analysis to researching multimodal genres and cautions against the uncritical use of the VAs curated by leading academic publishers and journals in professional training.

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Informetrics of Scientometrics abstracts: a rhetorical move analysis of the research abstracts published in Scientometrics journal

Cited by 20 publications

References 27 publications

A Move Structure Model for Dentistry Research Article Abstracts: A Genre-Based Study of Variations and Similarities in Eight Dentistry Subdisciplines

A Move Structure Model for Dentistry Research Article Abstracts: A Genre-Based Study of Variations and Similarities in Eight Dentistry Subdisciplines

Rhetorical Moves and Linguistic Realizations of Research Article Abstracts by Indonesian Authors in Applied Linguistics Published in International Journals

Research Video Abstracts in the Making: A Revised Move Analysis

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