scholarly journals Influence of open access journals on the research community in Journal Citation Reports

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Sang-Jun Kim ◽  
Kay Sook Park
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Continue Monitoring ◽  
The Web ◽  
Journal Citation

Purpose: The number of open access (OA) journals is rapidly increasing, and it is very important for librarians to understand the influence of OA journals on the research community. This study investigated the influence of the OA journals listed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) based on various indicators.Methods: The data for this study were prepared by combining the JCR 2014 to 2019 journal list with the number of hybrid OA articles obtained by searching the Web of Science. Each journal’s JCR indicators and article processing charge were added. The influence of OA journals was compared according to OA type, whether they were published by large publishers, and whether they were top gold OA journals.Results: Gold OA journals remained weaker in terms of JCR indicators than hybrid journals. However, the top 20 gold OA journals, accounting for 27.0% of all OA articles in JCR 2014 to 2019, were superior in all JCR indicators. The top three OA publishers (MDPI, BioMed Central, and Public Library of Science) showed potential for development despite concerns regarding poor journals. The top three subscription publishers were very active in OA publishing, but their actual share of hybrid OA articles (Elsevier, 5.1%; Springer, 10.1%; and Wiley, 12.4% in JCR 2019) was still insufficient.Conclusion: Some gold OA journals showed high competitiveness and even the possibility for development beyond traditional journals. The transition of subscription journals to hybrid journals was found to be at the early stage. In light of these findings, librarians should continue monitoring the influence of OA journals.

scholarly journals Open access status of journals and articles in Journal Citation Reports

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Jun Kim ◽  
Kay Sook Park
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Annual Growth ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Compound Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Journal Citation

Purpose: There is somewhat of a difference between understanding the open access (OA) concept and practicing it by stakeholders. OA articles are mainly published by gold and hybrid OA journals, but the OA status may be confusing depending on the target databases. This study investigated the OA status of journals and articles and evaluated the extent to which OA2020 (publishing 90% of articles as OA) was achieved.Methods: This study collected OA data by combining 2014-2019 data from Journal Citation Reports at the journal level with Web of Science at the article level. Finally, 12,449 journals were analyzed focusing on gold and hybrid OA journals, and progress towards the goal of OA2020 was evaluated.Results: Even though 80.4% of Journal Citation Reports journals were gold and hybrid OA journals, only 20.9% of the articles were OA (gold OA journals, 16.6%; hybrid journals, 4.3%). The compound annual growth rate of the total articles was 4.7%, that of OA articles was 16.4%, and that of subscription articles was only 1.7%. Among the subscription journals, 77.4% had shifted to become hybrid journals, but only 5.2% of their articles were OA. Therefore, the hybrid journals were at the very early stage of OA publishing.Conclusion: Considerable progress must still be made to achieve the goal of OA2020. The influence of OA publishing will eventually expand and therefore, librarians should take interest in OA publishing for the library services.

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 A science mapping analysis of ‘Communication’ WoS subject category (1980-2013)

Comunicar ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (55) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Montero-Díaz ◽  
Manuel-Jesús Cobo ◽  
María Gutiérrez-Salcedo ◽  
Francisco Segado-Boj ◽  
Enrique Herrera-Viedma
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Science Mapping ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Mapping Analysis ◽  
The Web ◽  
Journal Citation

Communication Research field has an extraordinary growth pattern, indeed bigger than other research fields. In order to extract knowledge from such amount, intelligent techniques are needed. In such a way, using bibliometric techniques, the evolution of the conceptual, social and intellectual aspects of this research field could be analysed, and hence, understood. Although the communication research field has been widely analysed using bibliometric techniques and science mapping tools, a conceptual analysis of the whole communication research field is still needed. Therefore, this article introduces the first science mapping analysis in the communication research field based on the Web of Science Subject Category "Communication," showing its conceptual structure and scientific evolution. SciMAT, a bibliometric science mapping software tool based on co-word analysis and h-index, is applied using a sample of 33.627 research documents from 1980 to 2013 published in 74 main communication journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports of the Web of Science. The results show that research conducted in the communication research is concentrated on the following sixteen disconnected thematic areas: “children”, “psychological aspects”, “news”, “audience”, “surveys”, “advertising”, “health”, “relationship”, “gender”, “discourse”, “telephone communication”, “public relation”, “telecommunications”, “public opinion”, “activism” and “internet”. These areas have progressively disconnected among them, which drives to a Communication field relatively fragmented. El campo científico de la comunicación ha experimentado un enorme crecimiento a lo largo de los años, superando incluso a algunas áreas científicas consagradas. Mediante el uso de técnicas bibliométricas, podemos analizar la evolución conceptual, social e intelectual de esta área, así como comprenderla. En particular, el área de «Comunicación» ha sido ampliamente estudiada desde un punto de vista bibliométrico, pero no se ha realizado un análisis conceptual global del área englobado en un marco longitudinal. En este sentido, este artículo muestra el primer análisis de mapas científicos del área de investigación de la comunicación basándose en la Categoría de la Web of Science «Communication», centrándose en la estructura conceptual y cómo esta ha evolucionado. El estudio se ha realizado mediante la herramienta de análisis de mapas científicos SciMAT, basada en los mapas de co-palabras y en el índice-h. Un conjunto de 33.627 artículos científicos, publicados entre 1980 y 2013 en las 74 principales revistas del Journal Citation Reports de la Web of Science, han sido estudiados. Analizando los resultados, podemos destacar que la investigación llevada a cabo en el área de la comunicación se ha centrado en dieciséis áreas temáticas: «infancia», «aspectos psicológicos», «noticias», «audiencias», «sondeos», «publicidad», «salud», «relaciones», «género», «discurso», «comunicación telefónica», «relaciones públicas», «telecomunicaciones», «opinión pública», «activismo» e «Internet». Estas áreas se han desconectado entre ellas progresivamente, lo que conduce a un campo relativamente fragmentado.

scholarly journals Where to publish

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sharman
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Chief Editor ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Nature Publishing Group ◽  
Open Access Journals

“If you want to make an impact among your colleagues, look especially at the journals that they’re reading and publishing in” Dr H Goldman, Chief Editor of Polar Research Writing medical articles is highly competitive. Many hours are expended conducting research, and even more hours writing and rewriting the manuscript. Furthermore, countless hours are spent chasing references and performing complex statistics. However, when it comes to understanding the target audience, are authors guilty of not investing as much effort to get maximum impact from the fruits of their labour? The issue of where to send your manuscript has never been more critical. Most clinicians receive daily invitations via email to submit work to journals that sound legitimate and valid. But are they? Although many journals are reputable, many others are not. This stems partly from the sharp decline in paper journals and the parallel exponential rise in digital journals. With intense pressure to publish, it is hard not to be seduced by online journal marketing ploys. For instance, one researcher used www.randomtextgenerator.com to make up an article and submitted it to 37 open access journals over a period of 2 weeks. 1 At least 17 accepted his work and agreed to publish his article once a $500 ‘processing fee’ had been paid. Investing time and effort in ‘where to publish’ is time well spent. It is an exercise in understanding the target audience that will benefit most from the publication. Doing this at an early stage in the publishing process saves valuable time and resources. More importantly, this increases the chances of acceptance. So what are the tips for checking journal legitimacy and avoiding the trap of predatory journals? > Check the journal website and look through a recent issue. > Is the journal indexed? Check journal databases like PubMed Central® or the Web of Science®. Is there a link on the journal web pages to the spoof www.medline.com ? > Check the name of the editor-in-chief and associated board members. > Check the registered address on Google Maps®. > Have your colleagues and friends read, reviewed or published in the journal? > Is the journal identified in Jeffrey Beall’s list of potential predatory journals? 2 Finally, a word about blogs and social media. As the internet revolutionises the whole business of publishing and makes information easy to access, are blogs and self-publishing a way forward for scholarly publications? Such open narratives encourage comments and dialogue with readers, leading to an open and transparent form of peer review. This process itself leads to change, revision and expansion. Is this the future? In this article, Anna Sharman, who launched Cofactor in 2014, provides readers with some useful insights into where to publish. Anna did a PhD degree in biology and then entered the world of journal publishing. She worked for publishers such as BMJ, Public Library of Science, BioMed Central and Nature Publishing Group. Her latest venture, Cofactor, is a company that offers editing advice and training for scientific researchers to help them publish their work more effectively. JYOTI SHAH Commissioning Editor References 1. Why a fake article titled ‘Cuckoo for cocoa puffs?’ was accepted by 17 medical journals . Fast Company. http://www.fastcompany.com/3041493/body-week/why-a-fake-article-cuckoo-for-cocoa-puffs-was-accepted-by-17-medical-journals (cited May 2015 ). 2. List of Standalone Journals . Scholarly Open Access . http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ (cited May 2015 ).

scholarly journals Awareness of predatory journals and open access publishing among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons – results from an online survey in Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Maurer ◽  
Nike Walter ◽  
Tina Histing ◽  
Lydia Anastasopoulou ◽  
Thaqif El Khassawna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Trauma Surgery ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Trauma Surgeons

Abstract Background Along with emerging open access journals (OAJ) predatory journals increasingly appear. As they harm accurate and good scientific research, we aimed to examine the awareness of predatory journals and open access publishing among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Methods In an online survey between August and December 2019 the knowledge on predatory journals and OAJ was tested with a hyperlink made available to the participants via the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) email distributor. Results Three hundred fifty orthopaedic and trauma surgeons participated, of which 291 complete responses (231 males (79.4%), 54 females (18.6%) and 5 N/A (2.0%)) were obtained. 39.9% were aware of predatory journals. However, 21.0% knew about the “Directory of Open Access Journals” (DOAJ) as a register for non-predatory open access journals. The level of profession (e.g. clinic director, consultant) (p = 0.018) influenced the awareness of predatory journals. Interestingly, participants aware of predatory journals had more often been listed as corresponding authors (p < 0.001) and were well published as first or last author (p < 0.001). Awareness of OAJ was masked when journal selection options did not to provide any information on the editorial board, the peer review process or the publication costs. Conclusion The impending hazard of predatory journals is unknown to many orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Early stage clinical researchers must be trained to differentiate between predatory and scientifically accurate journals.

Efecto del ejercicio físico sobre la inflamación en adultos mayores hospitalizados en unidad de agudos

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Anel Eduardo Recarey Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Science Journal ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Revisión Sistemática ◽  
Journal Citation

El envejecimiento se asocia con un deterioro del sistema inmunológico, un estado inflamatoriocrónico de bajo grado y una serie de alteraciones metabólicas que desencadenan enfermedades como la sarcopenia, conduciendo progresivamente al deterioro de la capacidad funcional que impacta negativamente en la calidad de vida y el bienestar emocional. Dichas alteraciones se asocian, a su vez, con el incremento de enfermedades crónicas, riesgo de hospitalización, costos de la atención sanitaria, morbilidad y muerte para esta vulnerable población. En este sentido, se ha sugerido que el ejercicio físico supervisado puede contrarrestar los efectos negativos delenvejecimiento al reducir la inflamación y las alteraciones metabólicas, provocando así unproceso de envejecimiento saludable y mejorando la calidad de vida de estos pacientes. Sin embargo, no está claro qué efecto tienen las intervenciones con ejercicios sobre dichas variables en pacientes muy ancianos durante la hospitalización aguda. En esta Tesis Doctoral, presentamos los resultados de dos estudios: una revisión sistemática y un estudio clínico que examina el impacto de las intervenciones con programas de ejercicio físico multicomponente en la mejora den los resultados metabólicos e inflamatorios, previniendo así el deterioro funcional y mejorando el estado cognitivo y la calidad de vida en pacientes adultos mayores durante la hospitalización aguda, en reconocidas revistas científicas internacionales indexadas JCR reconocidas en la Web of Science - Journal Citation Reports.

scholarly journals Latin American triple-A journals 1

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo ◽  
Javier Tarango ◽  
Eduardo Medina-Yllescas
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Open Access Journals

The current presence of Latin American journals in Web of Science and Scopus is analyzed, as the first part of a quality roadmap intended to strengthen regional publications, especially those that have started as institutional publications. The next issue will study the quality requirements and journals’ presence in other recognized indexes and platforms such as Scimago Journal and Country Rank, the Directory of Open Access Journals, Latindex, SciELO, and RedALyC.

scholarly journals Citation Accuracy in Obstetrics and Gynecology Journals indexed in the Web of Science

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 368-373
Author(s):  
Najme Khodabakhshi ◽  
Maryam Shekofteh ◽  
Maryam Kazerani ◽  
Sara Jambarsang
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Journal Citation Report ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Article Type ◽  
Science Major ◽  
The Web ◽  
Journal Citation

The accuracy of the citations is crucial in scientific writing. The present study aims to investigate the accuracy of citations in the obstetrics and gynecology journals indexed in the Web of Science. Major and minor citation errors, type of errors, and citation errors in the Q1 to Q4 journals investigate as the objectives. The journals were retrieved by searching the “Obstetrics & Gynecology” category in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) in the Web of Science, and journals in different quartiles (Q1-Q4) were identified by applying the JIF Quartile filter. Eight hundred forty citations were selected from articles in the first five Q1 to Q4 journals using systematic sampling and article type citations were included in the study (730 citations). Bibliographic elements were assessed for citation errors. Findings show that 554 citations (75.89 %) involved errors. Only 24.1 per cent of the citations had no errors. The highest citation errors were related to the volume and issue, with 582 major errors (79.72 %). The citation accuracy in the Q2 and Q3 journals is higher than in other journals. The high rate of citation errors, especially in volumes and numbers, indicates that the journals need to pay attention to citation accuracy in these sections and the use of valid and complete citation styles.

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