The Landscapes of Sustainability in the Library and Information Science: Collaboration Insights
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Many thanks for your submission to the Sustainability journal. I believe that it aligns somewhat with the scope of the journal.
I believe that it is an interesting paper, and includes a logical and well-applied methodology. However, I believe that a number of revisions should be made, along with greater attention paid to aspects of the manuscript to improve clarity.
From the outset, I believe that the title could be clearer to highlight that LIS means library and information science, for the benefit of more readers.
Also, throughout the manuscript, sentences such as the first sentence within the introduction are very long and require refining. Additionally, the introduction appears too long and some paragraphs could be contained in the background section, concerning various themes alluded to.
I would also suggest reducing the number of research questions. At present there are far too many, which weakens the focus and distinct purpose, and impacts the originality of the manuscript.
Furthermore, a number of themes and potential areas for significant discussion are mentioned in the introduction. These should be displayed more clearly in the background section, possibly with sub-headings. Within what context are you discussing sustainability?
Clear and identifiable themes should therefore be revisited in the discussion as thematic headings, and conclusions discussing theoretical and practical implications and recommendations.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Major Comments
Paper entitled "The Landscapes of Sustainability in the LIS: Collaboration Insights", is a very well written and clear scientific work on the research being published regarding the scientific collaboration concentrated around the discipline of sustainable library and information science (LIS). It presents an appropriate structure and reviews correctly literature the published, which can be found in Scopus database, presenting the results of the bibliometric analysis, namely, joint publication trends, actions of individual thematic areas compared with scientific collaboration and analysis of the collaboration network. Such findings summarized the most important research results on the topic. The level of written English is very good, and the manuscript uses the references style correctly.
The paper should be accepted at the Sustainability Journal.
Suggested Revisions
- Insert the data labels in figures 2, 3, 4 and 5.
- Figure 5 is not referenced in the text.
- In the conclusion and discussion, refer and reinforce the added value of this article (theoretical and practical) that is what this article adds to the existing literature.
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Reviewer 3 Report
In this article, the authors aimed a bibliometric study on the phenomenon of co-authorship in the field of library and information science (LIS). When the article is considered as a whole, its presentation with both the history of the field and the analysis of methods and data is acceptable. However, I believe that the article should be improved by taking into account the issues stated on the article. My views are available on the attached article text.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Satisfied with changes to the revised manuscript. Happy to approve.
