SO FAR, SO NEAR: SOCIOLOGIA & ANTROPOLOGIA ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DECADE

Abstract

The text presents a semantic and bibliometric map of the collection of articles published by Sociologia & Antropologia. Revista do PPGSA, making use of information methodologies. Published by the Postgraduate Program in Sociology and Anthropology of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro since 2011, the journal has become established as one of the most important periodicals for disseminating the latest scientific production in the social sciences in Brazil. At the same time as registering and reflecting on our publication over the last decade, offering an overview of the articles, the map presented here also explores the potential of so-called Big Data in the broader debate on research methods and techniques in the social sciences.

Keywords Sociology & Anthropology; Scientific journals; Bibliometric analysis; Big data; Distant reading