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How Useful are `Key Words' in Scientific Journals?

Department of Psychology, Keele University, UK, j.hartley{at}psy.keele.ac.uk

Ronald N. Kostoff

Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, USA

In this article we consider the generation, use and value of key words in research articles designed to help readers, writers, indexers and abstractors locate related information, and we also present some suggestions for future practice.

Key Words: periodicals • articles • indexing • information retrieval • relevance • science and technology

Journal of Information Science, Vol. 29, No. 5, 433-438 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/01655515030295008


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