The literature on multimethodology indicates that cognitive mapping is relevant to enriching the preliminary, information-gathering phase of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), and especially the rich picture. By noting the structural complementarity evidenced between SSM’s transformations and the...

An exploratory methodology is presented whose outputs coherently combine to facilitate initial systemic orientation through any one citation network, inform the choice and interpretation of subsequent analyses, and facilitate comparative studies between multiple citation networks. The...