An attempt to assess the usefulness of Google Scholar as a data source for entomological review papers on the example of the description of the biology of Anomala dubia (Scopoli, 1763) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
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Date
2023
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Instytut Uprawy Nawożenia i Gleboznawstwa – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy w Puławach
Abstract
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Review papers, especially those with features of meta-
analysis, are a valuable part of the scientific literature, both from
the point of view of specialists and researchers seeking informa-
tion in fields new to them. The basis of this type of publication is
the proper selection of study sources. The aim of this study was to
assess the usefulness of the Google Scholar search engine in the
selection of material for review papers in entomology. The analy-
sis was based on a sample assignment involving the characterisa-
tion of the beetle species Anomala dubia. Problems arising in us-
ing the retrieved resource were identified and assigned to selected
categories. The search results included almost all relevant records
from the SCOPUS and Web of Science databases, plus a number
of potentially valuable publications from other sources. The col-
lected material was not sufficient to characterise the studied spe-
cies in detail, but this could also be due to the lack of digitalised
data in the available literature resources.
Keywords
Google Scholar, Anomala dubia, scientific publications, bibliographic data
Citation
Polish Journal of Agronomy
2023, 52, 171–183