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Inter-model agreement and journal-level classifications were then analyzed using statistical measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Library-centered journals were consistently classified as Core, while interdisciplinary journals like the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology were often labeled CorePeriph. However, inter-model agreement varied substantially (0.49\u20130.88). LLMs reproduced rather than resolved existing uncertainties about disciplinary boundaries, with their disagreements mirroring broader scholarly debates about field identity. This suggests computational approaches face the same epistemological limitations as human-based classification systems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study is limited to ten LIS journals and abstract-only analysis. Model disagreements may reflect the evolving nature of interdisciplinary boundaries rather than technical limitations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrates that LLMs reproduce rather than resolve disciplinary boundary uncertainties, revealing fundamental limitations in computational approaches to defining academic fields.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/jd-07-2025-0189","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,31]],"date-time":"2025-10-31T23:13:36Z","timestamp":1761952416000},"page":"65-78","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Can LLMs help redefine core journals in\n                    <i>Lib<\/i>\n                    <i>rary and Information Science<\/i>\n                    ? 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