Publication and Language Trends of References in Spanish and Latin American Literature

Abstract

This study examined references found in three journals in the field of Spanish and Latin American literary studies. Few previous studies have examined types of publishers producing highly cited/referenced books. The data indicate that the primary publishers of scholarly monographs referenced in the journals are U.S. university presses, foreign academic trade presses, and foreign popular trade presses. U.S. university presses, foreign academic trade presses, and government entities published most of the volumes of collected essays referenced. Scholarly monographs published outside the U.S. represented the largest proportions of references, with large growth in references to volumes of collected essays published in the United States. References to English-language materials increased significantly from 1970 to 2000.

A probe into 66 factors which are possibly associated with the number of citations an article received

“…We found that the proportion of foreign-language references in an article also associated with citation counts. A study of the usage of English-language resources by Spanish and Latin American literature scholars shed light on the percentage growth of foreign resources in humanities (Nolen 2014).…”

Using Google’s Custom Search Engine Product to Discover Scholarly Open Access and Cost-Free eBooks from Latin America

“…A study by David Nolen (2014) found that, in a single year, nearly 38 % of all references to scholarly monographs in three top Latin American Literary Studies journals were to foreign university, academic, and governmental publications. This suggests that there may be a motivation for research libraries to enhance discovery of and access to the OA book production from these types of publishers.…”

What Do They Use? Where Do They Get It? An Interdisciplinary Citation Analysis of Latin American Studies Faculty Monographs, 2004–2013

“…12 Similarly, in his analysis of three journals in the field of Spanish and Latin American literature, Nolen concludes that scholarly monographs and volumes of collected essays are highly referenced materials growing in importance over the years between 1970 and 2000. 13 Mendez and Chapman discussed the use of citations in the Hispanic American Historical Review and concluded that English language materials represent about twothirds of all citations. 14 Schadl and Todeschini examined dissertations across academic departments and showed that English language materials predominated, representing 85 percent of all citations.…”