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A note on theoretical correlation between Bradford's law and recently proposed linear equation of the type R(r)=a.r−b

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Some theoretical connections with Bradford's law of scattering of articles in journals have been note to substantiate the completely empirical linear formula,R(r)=a.r−b wherer is the rank of a class of journals in increasing productivity,R is a typical function, called “mean relative scatter” (MRS), of the class rankr, a andb are arbitrary constants. It is also shown that an exponential formula can be transformed to the linear one, thereby explicating certain constants and co-efficients of Bradford's formula and the proposed one.

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Sen, S.K. A note on theoretical correlation between Bradford's law and recently proposed linear equation of the type R(r)=a.r−b. Scientometrics 17, 205–210 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02026410

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Keywords

  • Linear Equation
  • Arbitrary Constant
  • Typical Function
  • Relative Scatter
  • Linear Formula