Editorial: Change publication frequency in 2015

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 040401
Author(s):  
David Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Change Publication

On Raising the International Dissemination of German Research

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Dinkel ◽  
Hendrik Berth ◽  
Ada Borkenhagen ◽  
Elmar Brähler
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Psychology ◽  
English Language ◽  
German Language ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Change Publication ◽  
English Language Journal ◽  
German Research ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Publication Language ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. It has been proposed that German basic psychology journals should change publication language to English in order to facilitate access to research from German-speaking countries. However, to truly increase the dissemination of German research, it seems crucial to progress towards an internationalization of authors and readers. We applied bibliometric analysis to investigate the impact of the transition to English on the rate of foreign authors publishing in Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie/Experimental Psychology, as well as possible associated changes in citation patterns. There was an increase in the rate of articles published by foreign authors from 14.6 and 8.7 per cent, respectively, for the last biannual periods as German-language journal, to 52.7 per cent in the first biannual period as English-language journal. Regarding citations patterns, the clearest changes emerged for domestic authors. The results illustrate possible consequences of a transition to English as publication language, and reveal that Experimental Psychology has successfully established certain prerequisites for an increase of the international dissemination of German psychology research.

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