A Comparative Analysis of the Abstracts Published in Iranian Journals of LIS and their compliance with APA Manual

Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 10

Abstract

This survey concerns providing a comparative analysis of the abstracts published in Persian journals of Library and Information Science (LIS) and their compliance with APA manual. This study is based on a content analysis method. The data were collected by studying the abstracts. Besides, 6 journals in the field of Library Science were chosen for this study. Abstracts of 4 recent issues out of each journal have been studied. Results revealed that abstracts published in Faslname-ye Ketab were the most consistent ones with reference to APA manual; and the abstracts published in Library and Information Science Quarterly have the least degree of compliance. The findings of the current study showed that a structured format upholds the quality of abstracts.

Authors and Affiliations

Ali Akbar Khasseh| Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Iran, Omid Alipour| MA of LIS of IAU, Hamadan Branch, Ebrahim Ezzati| Department of Foreign Languages, Payame Noor University, Iran

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Ali Akbar Khasseh, Omid Alipour, Ebrahim Ezzati (2013). A Comparative Analysis of the Abstracts Published in Iranian Journals of LIS and their compliance with APA Manual. International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences, 4(10), 3154-3157. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-5731