scholarly journals Editorial 30(3)

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barney Dalgarno ◽  
Gregor Kennedy ◽  
Sue Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Proxy Measure ◽  
Journal Citation

<p>In this editorial we take the opportunity provided by the release of the 2014 Google Scholar Journal Metrics to explain the various journal metrics, how they are calculated and how AJET rates against other Educational Technology journals.  Journal metrics broadly refer to the various measures of quality or impact of a journal, largely based on the number of articles published in the journal itself and citations in other journals to articles published in the journal. As well as being used to rank the journals themselves, metrics are often used as a proxy measure of the quality of articles in a particular journal, and thus individual researchers’ publication lists. The three most well known journal metric sources are the Thomson Routers Journal Citation Reports (previously known as the ISI Journal Citation Reports), Google Scholar Metrics, and Scopus Journal Analyser. Each of these sources includes a number of metrics or indices that use specific algorithms drawing on data within their own databases of journals, articles and citations. This editorial explains the key metrics used by these sources.</p>

scholarly journals Editorial from the Editor in Chief

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-334
Author(s):  
DIETER H.H. HOFFMANN
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Journal Citation Report ◽  
Applied Physics ◽  
Particle Beams ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Citation

Since 2003, the journal of Laser and Particle Beams no longer publishes conference proceedings. Even of those conferences where the topics are very closely related to the research fields discussed in this journal. Authors are instead encouraged to submit a regular paper dealing with the topic presented during a conference. The advantage for authors is that there is no page limit as long as the paper passes the peer review process. The discussion of the presented research during the conference helps reviewers to evaluate the quality of the paper and this usually leads to a speedy publication process. Every year in June, the ISI Web of Knowledge releases the Journal Citation Reports. The publication policy adopted by the Laser and Particle Beams editorial board was obviously quite successful since we experienced a substantial increase in the impact factor and in the immediacy index. Thus the Journal Citation Report lists Laser and Particle Beams now as a leading journal in the field of applied physics. This is an opportunity to thank authors for their high quality contributions to this journal. The publisher and the editorial board will try to continue to improve the service to readers and authors during the upcoming years.

How variable are the journal impact measures?

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliakbar Haghdoost ◽  
Morteza Zare ◽  
Azam Bazrafshan
Keyword(s):  
Half Life ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Subject Categories ◽  
Biomedical Journals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Citation Measures ◽  
Journal Citation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the variability of the impact factor (IF) and additional metrics in biomedical journals to provide some clues to the reliability of journal citation indicators. Design/methodology/approach – Having used ISI Journal Citation Reports, from 2005 to 2011, the authors extracted 62 subject categories related to biomedical sciences. The category lists and citation profile for each journal were then downloaded and extracted. Coefficient of variation was applied to estimate the overall variability of the journal citation indicators. Findings – Total citation indicators for 3,411 journals were extracted and examined. The overall variability of IFs and other journal citation measures in basic, clinical or translational, open access or subscription journals decreased while the quality and prestige of those journals developed. Interestingly, journal citation measures produced dissimilar variability trends and thus highlighted the importance of using multiple instead of just one measure in evaluating the performance and influence of biomedical journals. Eigenfactor™, Article's Influence and Cited Half Life proposed as more reliable indicators. Originality/value – The relative variability of the journal citation measures in biomedical journals would decrease with a development in the impact and quality of journals. Eigenfactor™ and Cited Half Life are suggested as more reliable measures indicating few changes during the study period and across different impact level journals. These findings will be useful for librarians, researchers and decision makers who need to use citation measures as evaluative tools.

scholarly journals The impact of open access citation and social media on leading top Information Science journals

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (77) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Roberto Cintra ◽  
Ariadne Chloe Furnival ◽  
Douglas Henrique Milanez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Acceso Abierto ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Citation

El objetivo de esta investigación fue verificar las posibles ventajas que el acceso abierto puede ofrecer al área de la Ciencia de la Información. Para ello, se analizaron los indicadores bibliométricos de citas y los datos de altmetría en 16 revistas científicas híbridas, seleccionadas mediante el Journal Citation Reports y filtradas con base en sus respectivos factores de impacto. La recolección de datos fue realizada en Web of Science, Google Scholar, Altmetric.com y Mendeley. Esta verificación se realizó en dos periodos de tiempo diferentes para examinar si hubo alguna influencia del acceso abierto en el tiempo. Los resultados indican que el acceso abierto puede ofrecer una ventaja en el número de citas y menciones en las redes sociales para el conjunto de artículos de las revistas analizadas aquí, y que esta ventaja es mayor para los casos en que los autores pagaron el cargo por procesamiento del artículo a garantizar la disponibilidad inmediata del artículo en acceso abierto al momento de la publicación. En la conclusión se afirma que no es sólo el acceso abierto el que provoca una mayor cantidad de citas a un artículo, aunque ayuda, sino la calidad del propio artículo.

scholarly journals Idosos, aplicativos e smartphone: uma revisão integrativa.

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-151
Author(s):  
Márcia Barros de Sales ◽  
Juliana Jesus de Souza ◽  
André Barros de Sales
Keyword(s):  
Google Scholar ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Computing Machinery ◽  
Journal Citation

RESUMO: Este artigo pretende analisar pesquisas já consolidadas, de âmbito nacional e internacional, sobre as Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs), disponibilizadas em smartphones direcionadas para usuários idosos. A metodologia usa revisão integrativa com publicações compreendidas entre 2009 e 2018, em base de dados indexadas como: SCOPUS, Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) e Google Scholar, da área de informática relacionadas a área de Interface Humano-Computador. Entre os resultados destacam-se: a análise e sistematização de 23 estudos e a sua categorização em: a) estudos desenvolvidos para benefício da saúde do idoso; e b) pesquisas sobre a avaliação de usabilidade de smartphones e aplicativos para o usuário idoso, conforme o contexto em que foram analisados, desenvolvidos ou avaliados. 

scholarly journals The effect of librarian involvement on the quality of systematic reviews in dental medicine

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0256833
Author(s):  
Jana Schellinger ◽  
Kerry Sewell ◽  
Jamie E. Bloss ◽  
Tristan Ebron ◽  
Carrie Forbes
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Dental Research ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Review Team ◽  
Survey Instruments ◽  
Search Quality ◽  
Journal Citation

Objectives To determine whether librarian or information specialist authorship is associated with better reproducibility of the search, at least three databases searched, and better reporting quality in dental systematic reviews (SRs). Methods SRs from the top ten dental research journals (as determined by Journal Citation Reports and Scimago) were reviewed for search quality and reproducibility by independent reviewers using two Qualtrics survey instruments. Data was reviewed for all SRs based on reproducibility and librarian participation and further reviewed for search quality of reproducible searches. Results Librarians were co-authors in only 2.5% of the 913 included SRs and librarians were mentioned or acknowledged in only 9% of included SRs. Librarian coauthors were associated with more reproducible searches, higher search quality, and at least three databases searched. Although the results indicate librarians are associated with improved SR quality, due to the small number of SRs that included a librarian, results were not statistically significant. Conclusion Despite guidance from organizations that produce SR guidelines recommending the inclusion of a librarian or information specialist on the review team, and despite evidence showing that librarians improve the reproducibility of searches and the reporting of methodology in SRs, librarians are not being included in SRs in the field of dental medicine. The authors of this review recommend the inclusion of a librarian on SR teams in dental medicine and other fields.

Repräsentanz von Pflegewissenschaftlerinnen und Pflegewissenschaftlern aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum in Zeitschriften mit hohem Impact Factor

Pflege ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Hirt ◽  
Christian Buhtz ◽  
Benedikt Mersdorf ◽  
Gabriele Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Journal Citation

Zusammenfassung.Hintergrund: Die Häufigkeit pflegewissenschaftlicher Beiträge aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum in Zeitschriften mit hohem Impact Factor gibt Hinweise auf die Teilhabe der Disziplin am internationalen Diskurs. Bisherige Analysen beschränken sich auf pflegewissenschaftliche Zeitschriften. Diese konstatieren eine Unterrepräsentanz experimenteller Studien und klinischer Themen. Ziel: Identifikation und Analyse der Publikationen von im deutschsprachigen Raum ansässigen Pflegewissenschaftlerinnen/Pflegewissenschaftlern in internationalen pflegerelevanten High Impact Journals. Methode: Mittels Journal Citation Reports wurden pflegerelevante Zeitschriftenkategorien identifiziert, in denen die nach dem 5-Jahres-Impact-Factor höchsten 10 % der Zeitschriften der Jahre 2010 bis 2014 ausgewählt wurden. Der Einschluss der Publikationen und die Datenextraktion erfolgten durch zwei unabhängige Personen. Ergebnisse: Durchsucht wurden 106939 Publikationen aus 126 Zeitschriften. Eingeschlossen wurden 100 Publikationen, an denen 114 Pflegewissenschaftler/-innen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum insgesamt 229 Mal beteiligt sind. Insgesamt 42 % sind Beobachtungsstudien, 11 % sind experimentelle Studien. Die berichteten Themen sind mehrheitlich klinisch orientiert (55 %). Über 50 % sind in den letzten zwei Jahren publiziert worden. Schlussfolgerungen: Das pflegewissenschaftliche Publikationsaufkommen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum in High Impact Journals ist gering. Eine Zunahme über den Beobachtungszeitraum ist zu verzeichnen. Im Gegensatz zu früheren Analysen zeigt sich ein höherer Anteil klinischer Forschung.

scholarly journals Enseñanza en Investigación en Urología. Análisis Bibliométrico

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (04) ◽  
pp. 195-201
Author(s):  
Veronica Tobar Roa ◽  
Beatriz Johanna Vega López ◽  
Catalina Solano ◽  
Luisana Castillo Carvajal ◽  
Joan Stefany Duque Pulido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Journal Citation

Resumen Objetivo Caracterizar el panorama de la educación en investigación en urología mediante un análisis bibliométrico. Métodos Realizamos un análisis bibliométrico, utilizando artículos publicados entre 1955- 2019, sin restricción en el idioma. Se utilizaron las herramientass estadísticass PubMed, FABUMED y PubReminer para la obtención de la información de las variables y realización del análisis bibliométrico. Analisis de mapeo utilizando el software: VOSviewer,. Para la obtención del factor de impacto (FI), se utilizó el Journal Citation Reports 2017/2018. Resultados Desde 1955 hasta 2019 se publicaron 718 referencias en 245 revistas. A partir del 2000 encontramos un aumento significativo en el número de publicaciones con un punto de corte en el año 2009. Las revistas con mayores publicaciones fueron: J Urol (8.6%), BJU Int (6.8%) y Urology (6.5%). De las 20 revistas con mayor número de publicaciones, sólo desolo 5 un FI mayor a 3. Los paises con mayor publicacion fueron: Estados Unidos (23,6%), Reino Unido (20,2%). El país de América Latina con mayor publicacion fué Brasil (0,8%). Conclusiones El estado de la educación en investigación en urología demuestra un crecimiento en la producción científica , con una baja contribución por parte de los países latinoamericanos. Para poder desarrollar una creación intelectual de calidad se deberá invertir tiempo y recursos en un adecuado entrenamiento en investigación en los programas de formación en urología.

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