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The frame of reference of the study consists of theoretical concepts adopted from the diffusion of innovations theory. The study focuses on the diffusion of a formerly national scientific journal toward a more international audience, and on factors that have influenced the diffusion. The study is part of a larger project aiming to construct a model that describes the diffusion of a scientific journal towards an international audience based on the diffusion theory and a model of information acquisition.
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Kortelainen, T.A.M. Applying concepts of diffusion research in an informetric study. Scientometrics 40, 555–568 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459300
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459300