Spatial Humanities and Geo-computation for Social Sciences:Advances and Applications

Humanities and Social Sciences(HSS) are undergoing the transformation of spatialization and quantification. Geo-computation, with geoinformatics(including RS: Remote Sensing;GIS: Geographical Information System;GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System), provides effective computational and spatialization methods and tools for HSS. Spatial Humanities and Geo-computation for Social Sciences(SH&GSS) is a field coupling geo-computation, and geoinformatics, with HSS. This special issue accepted a set of contributions highlighting recent advances in methodologies and applications of SH&GSS, which are related to sentiment spatial analysis from social media data, emotional change spatial analysis from news data, spatial analysis of social media related to COVID-19, crime spatiotemporal analysis, “double evaluation” for Land Use/Land Cover(LUCC), Specially Protected Natural Areas(SPNA) analysis, editing behavior analysis of Volunteered Geographic Information(VGI), electricity consumption anomaly detection, First and Last Mile Problem(FLMP) of public transport, and spatial interaction network analysis for crude oil trade network. Based on these related researches, we aim to present an overview of SH&GSS, and propose some future research directions for SH&HSS.

Mapping Diversity of Publication Patterns in the Social Sciences and Humanities: An Approach Making Use of Fuzzy Cluster Analysis

Purpose: To present a method for systematically mapping diversity of publication patterns at the author level in the social sciences and humanities in terms of publication type, publication language and co-authorship.Design/methodology/approach: In a follow-up to the hard partitioning clustering by Verleysen and Weeren in 2016, we now propose the complementary use of fuzzy cluster analysis, making use of a membership coefficient to study gradual differences between publication styles among authors within a scholarly discipline. The analysis of the probability density function of the membership coefficient allows to assess the distribution of publication styles within and between disciplines.Findings: As an illustration we analyze 1,828 productive authors affiliated in Flanders, Belgium. Whereas a hard partitioning previously identified two broad publication styles, an international one vs. a domestic one, fuzzy analysis now shows gradual differences among authors. Internal diversity also varies across disciplines and can be explained by researchers’ specialization and dissemination strategies.Research limitations: The dataset used is limited to one country for the years 2000–2011; a cognitive classification of authors may yield a different result from the affiliation-based classification used here.Practical implications: Our method is applicable to other bibliometric and research evaluation contexts, especially for the social sciences and humanities in non-Anglophone countries.Originality/value: The method proposed is a novel application of cluster analysis to the field of bibliometrics. Applied to publication patterns at the author level in the social sciences and humanities, for the first time it systematically documents intra-disciplinary diversity.

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC)is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS).Agricultural Sciences in China seeks review

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC)is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS).Agricultural Sciences in China seeks

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, an international journal with emphasis on scientific findings in China, publishes articles dealing with biologic and toxic effects of environmental pollutants on man and other forms of life. The effects may be measured with pharmacological, biochemical, pathological, and immunological techniques. The journal also publishes reports dealing with the entry, transport, and fate of natural and anthropogenic chemicals in the biosphere, and their impact on human health and well-being. Papers describing biochemical, pharmacological, pathological, toxicological and immunological studies of pharmaceuticals （biotechnological products） are also welcome.

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences,an international journal with special emphasis on scientificfindings in China,publishes articles dealing with biologic and toxic effects of environmental pollutants onman and other forms of life.The effects may be measured with pharmacological,biochemical,pathological,and immunological techniques.The journal also publishes reports dealing with the entry,transport,andfate of natural and anthropogenic chemicals in the biosphere,and their impact on human health andwell-being.Papers describing biochemical,pharmacological,pathological,and immunological studies ofpharmaceuticals that might facilitate the interpretation of toxic effects of environmental pollutants are alsowelcome.

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China (ASC) is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China （ASC） is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences （CAAS）, Agricultural Sciences in China seeks review and original contributions from all areas of agriculture and animal husbandry under the headings of： Crop Genetics ＆ Breeding, Germplasm Resources, Molecular Genetics, Tillage ＆ Cultivation, Physiology ＆ Biochemistry, Ecology ＆ Environment, Soil ＆ Fertilization, Irrigation, Plant Protection, Horticulture, Postharvest, Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Resource Insect, Review, Monograph and Short Communication.

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China （ASC） is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences （CAAS）. Agricultural Sciences in China seeks review and original contributions from all areas of agriculture and animal husbandry under the headings of： Crop Genetics ＆ Breeding, Germplasm Resources, Molecular Genetics, Tillage ＆ Cultivation, Physiology ＆ Biochemistry, Ecology ＆ Environment, Soil ＆ Fertilization, Irrigation, Plant Protection, Horticulture, Postharvest, Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Resource Insect, Review, Monograph and Short Communication.

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China (ASC) is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). Agricultural Sciences in China seeks review and original contributions from all areas of agriculture and animal husbandry under the headings of: Crop Genetics & Breeding, Germplasm Resources, Molecular Genetics,

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China (ASC) is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). Agricultural Sciences in China seeks review and original contributions from all areas of agriculture and animal husbandry under the headings of: Crop Genetics & Breeding, Germplasm Resources, Molecular Genetics,

Agricultural Sciences in China Instruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China (ASC) is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

Agricultural Sciences in ChinaInstruction to Authors

Aims and Scope Agricultural Sciences in China （ASC） is an official publication of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences （CAAS）. Agricultural Sciences in China seeks review and odginal contributions from all areas of agriculture and animal husbandry under the headings of： Crop Genetics ＆ Breeding, Germplasm Resources, Molecular Genetics, Tillage ＆ Cultivation, Physiology ＆ Biochemistry, Ecology ＆ Environment, Soil ＆ Fertilization, Irrigation, Plant Protection, Horticulture, Postharvest, Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Resource Insect, Review, Monograph and Short Communication.

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, an intemational journal with emphasis on scientific findings in China, publishes articles dealing with biologic and toxic effects of environmental pollutants on man and other forms of life. The effects may be measured with pharmacological, biochemical, pathological, and immunological techniques. The journal also publishes reports dealing with the entry, transport, and fate of natural and anthropogenic chemicals in the biosphere, and their impact on human health and well-being. Papers describing biochemical, pharmacological, pathological, toxicological and immunological studies of pharmaceuticals （biotechnological products） are also welcome.

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, an international journal with emphasis on scientific findings in China, publishes articles dealing with biologic and toxic effects of environmental pollutants on man and other forms of life. The effects may be measured with pharmacological, biochemical, pathological, and immunological techniques. The journal also publishes reports dealing ~ith the entry, transport, and fate of natural and anthropogenic chemicals in the biosphere, and their impact on human health and well-being. Papers describing biochemical, pharmacological, pathological, toxicological and immunological studies of pharmaceuticals （biotechnological products） are also welcome.

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, an intemational journal with emphasis on scientific findings in China, publishes articles dealing with biologic and toxic effects of environmental pollutants on man and other forms of life. The effects may be measured with pharmacological, biochemical, pathological, and immunological techniques. The journal also publishes reports dealing with the entry, transport, and fate of natural and anthropogenic chemicals in the biosphere, and their impact on human health and well-being. Papers describing biochemical, pharmacological, pathological, toxicological and immunological studies of pharmaceuticals （biotechnological products） are also welcome.