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This paper investigates the publishing trends of e-learning literature catalogued in SSCI database during 1967-2009. Our findings indicate that (1) the quantity of recent research on e-learning is expanding remarkably; (2) the frequency indexes of authors productivity do not appear to abide by Lotca’s Law; (3) most research papers on e-learning are generated by multiple authorship; and (4) applications of e-learning have most found in research areas such as Education & Educational Research, Information Science & Library Science, and Computer Science/Interdisciplinary Applications. Finally, future directions of research on e-learning are considered. Moreover, according to Bradford’s Law, the three zone ratio comparisons almost equal as 1 : 8 : 82, which means the data does match Bradford’s Law. And the seven core journals in e-learning are identified and analyzed.
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Chiang, J.K., Kuo, CW., Yang, YH. (2010). A Bibliometric Study of E-Learning Literature on SSCI Database. In: Zhang, X., Zhong, S., Pan, Z., Wong, K., Yun, R. (eds) Entertainment for Education. Digital Techniques and Systems. Edutainment 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6249. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14533-9_15
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