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The Information Service of the Northeast Border of Spain (SIFNE) in the Civil War (1936-38) SIFNE [El Servicio de Información de la Frontera Nordeste de España (SIFNE) en la Guerra Civil (1936-38)]

Publicated to:Historia Y Comunicacion Social. 28 (2): 471-480 - 2023-01-01 28(2), DOI: 10.5209/hics.88771

Authors: Clavell, Sara Nunez de Prado; Abengozar, Javier Rodriguez

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Abstract

On July 1936 the Spanish civil war begins, both sides have as the most pressing problems establishing a well-functioning information service. In the case of the Francoists, in addition to the military information, they had the support of various private organizations which, with varying degrees of success, set up different offices to provide as much information and help as possible. This article explores the into-history of what was the most important private information service of the Francoist regime: The SIFNE was set up around the border with France with the support of aristocrats, diplomats, and other personalities, many of them from Catalonia, which was considered a handicap at some point. © 2023 Universidad Complutense de Madrid. All rights reserved.

Keywords

civil initiativefrancoisminformation servicesspanish civil warCivil initiativeFrancoismInformation servicesSifneSpanish civil war

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Historia Y Comunicacion Social due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 85/525, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category History.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-04:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 1.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Núñez de Prado Clavell, Sara) and Last Author (Rodríguez Abengózar, Javier).