scholarly journals New Journals in Education and Psychology: General Trends, Discoverability, and Ubiquitous Journals of the Decade, 2000–2009

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette A. Lear

This study identified nearly 700 English-language refereed journals in education and psychology that were founded in 2000–2009. Part one discusses the publishers, format, open-access availability, and current status of these publications. Titles were then searched against coverage lists of EBSCO Academic Search Complete, Gale Academic OneFile, ProQuest Central, ERIC, PsycINFO, Web of Science, DOAJ, Google Scholar, WorldCAT, and the library catalogs of the “Big Ten” universities to determine whether databases and libraries include these new publications. Subscription database coverage was poor, ranging from 8.8 percent (ProQuest Central) to 42.0 percent (PsycINFO). Psychology materials were heavily favored over education items in several databases. Although some library catalogs provide better title-level coverage, they are unable to search individual articles. Google Scholar only indexed the publishers’ versions of the journals in 143 (58.0%) of 247 cases examined. Significant differences in database coverage and library holdings were found when comparing publications of major corporations (Elsevier, Routledge/Taylor & Francis, Sage, Springer, and Wiley) against periodicals produced by smaller companies, colleges/universities, and scholarly/professional organizations. This article also describes a “ubiquity index” devised by the author to identify approximately 70 “journals of the decade” based on database coverage and library holdings. The study provides much cause for concern about the comprehensiveness and currency of existing discovery tools. It also offers evidence that the relationship between libraries and publishing conglomerates deserves further examination.

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumeer Gul ◽  
Tariq Ahmad Shah ◽  
Suhail Ahmad ◽  
Farzana Gulzar ◽  
Taseen Shabir

Purpose The study aims to showcase the developmental perspective of “grey literature” and its importance to different sectors of the society. Furthermore, issues, challenges and possibilities concerned with the existence of “grey literature” have also been discoursed. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on the existing literature published in the field of “grey literature” which was identified with the aid of three leading indexing and abstracting services, Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus, and Google Scholar. Keywords like grey literature, black literature, The Grey Journal, The International Journal on Grey Literature, International Conference on Grey Literature, non-conventional literature, semi-published literature, System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe (SIGLE), European Association for the Exploitation of Grey Literature (EAGLE), white literature, white papers, theses and dissertations, GreyNet, grey literature-electronic media, Grey market, open access, OpenNet, open access repositories, institutional repositories, open archives, electronic theses and dissertations, institutional libraries, scholarly communication, access to knowledge, metadata standards for grey literature, metadata heterogeneity, disciplinary grey literature, etc. were searched in the select databases. Simple as well as advanced search feature of the databases were made use of. Moreover, for more recent and updated information on the topic, the “citing articles” feature of the databases was also used. The “citing articles” were consulted on the basis of their relevance with the subject content. Findings The study helps to understand the definitive framework and developmental perspective of “grey literature”. “Grey Literature” has emerged as a promising content for enhancing the visibility of the ideas that were earlier unexplored and least made use of “Grey literature” has also overcome the problems and issues with its existence and adoption. Technology has played a catalytic role in eradicating the issues and problems pertinent to the “grey literature” to a greater extent. Research limitations/implications The study is based on the published literature that is indexed by only three databases, i.e. Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus and Google Scholar. Furthermore, some limited aspects of “grey literature” have been covered. Practical implications The study will be of great help to various stakeholders and policymakers to showcase the value and importance of “grey literature” for better access and exploitation. It will also be of importance to those interested to know how the literature tagged as grey changed with the passing time and how it through its unseen characteristics has evolved as an important source of information at par with the “white literature”. Originality/value The study tries to provide a demarcated and segregated outlook of the “grey literature”. It also focuses on various issues, problems and possibilities pertinent to the adoption and existence of “grey literature”.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Fábio Hech Dominski

Introdução: É notável o crescimento na produção de conhecimento na área da psicologia do esporte (PE). O conhecimento produzido pelos pesquisadores ocorre através da publicação de seus trabalhos no formato de artigos em periódicos científicos. Não existe na literatura análises considerando os periódicos específicos da área e suas características. Objetivo: Discutir acerca do cenário atual de periódicos específicos relacionados à PE. Métodos: Trata-se de uma pesquisa documental a respeito dos periódicos de PE. Foram extraídos e analisados dados como país, instituição, editora, língua de publicação, as métricas (JCR - ISI Web of Science, SJR, Citescore e SNIP – Scopus, e índice h5 – Google Scholar), periodicidade, período de publicações e número de artigos publicados em 2018. Resultados: Foram observados 14 periódicos na literatura relacionados diretamente a temática da PE. A maioria dos periódicos (5) é dos Estados Unidos, três da Espanha e três do Reino Unido. Brasil, Itália e Holanda apresentaram um periódico cada. A maioria dos periódicos publica na língua inglesa (13 dos 14). O fator de impacto (JCR) dos periódicos variou de 0,64 a 6,90, cinco periódicos não apresentaram essa métrica em 2018. Neste ano, os periódicos publicaram de 11 até 144 artigos. Conclusão: A partir da análise dos periódicos científicos específicos da PE, verificou-se que os de maior qualidade considerando as métricas analisadas, são dos Estados Unidos e da Europa. No Brasil ressalta-se a necessidade de fortalecimento do periódico específico existente na área, que pode ser realizado a partir da unificação das organizações que atuam na prática profissional e na pesquisa científica em PE. ABSTRACT. Sport psychology research and the specific journals scenario. Background: There is a remarkable growth in the production of knowledge in the field of sports psychology (SP). The knowledge produced by researchers occurs through the publication of their work in the format of articles in scientific journals. There are no analyses in the literature considering the specific journals of the area and their characteristics. Objective: To discuss about the current scenario of specific journals related to SP. Methods: This is a documentary research about the SP journals. The following data were extracted and analyzed: country, institution, publisher, publication language, metrics (JCR - ISI Web of Science, SJR, Citescore and SNIP – Scopus, and index h5 – Google Scholar), periodicity, publication period, and number of articles published in 2018. Results: It was observed 14 journals related to SP. Most of them are from United States, three from Spain and three from United Kingdom. Brazil, Italy and Netherlands showed one journal each. Most of the journals publish in English language (13 of 14). The impact factor ranged from 0.64 to 6.90, and five journals do not show this metric in 2018. In this year, the journals published from 11 to 144 articles. Conclusion: From the analysis of the specific scientific journals of the SP, it was found that the journals with highest quality are from the United States and Europe. In Brazil, there is a need to strengthen the existing specific journal in the area, which can be done by unifying the organizations that work in professional practice and scientific research of SP.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Wenny Marthiana ◽  
Nizwardi Jalinus

Abstrak Salah satu jenis system informasi yang saat ini mengalami perkembangan pesat adalah RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Sistem tersebut digunakan memiki fleksibilitas yang tinggi, mudah digunakan, serta sangat sesuai pada aktivitas yang memerlukan otomatisasi. Sisem ini juga telah digunakan untuk menggantikan fungsi sistem Barcode yang dianggap kurang fleksibel terutama dalam hal tracerability. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menggali potensi penerapan RFID dalam bidang pertanian, baik dalam perkembangan teknologi, aplikasi apa saja yang dapat digunakan dengan RFID, kendala serta Prospeknya. Hal tersebut guna membantu dalam mengarahkan sector pertanian sesuai dengan revolusi 4.0, agar pertanian di daerah kecil utamanya, mampu bersaing di globalisasi. Adapun metoda yang digunakan adalah dengan review terhadap Jurnal penelitian sehubungan dengan RFID, dan aplikasinya di Dunia Pertanian. Dari 100 Jurnal yang diunduh, hanya sekitar 53 Jurnal yang sejalan dengan tujuan review ini. Adapun sumber JUrnal adalah. Google Scholar, World Web of Science (WWS), Science Direct dan jurnal open access lainnya. Adapun sebagian besar penelitian diperoleh melalui metode pencarian Kata  kunci:  Teknologi RFID, Aplikasi RFID,  masalah RFID,  RFID di bidang pertanian, Teknologi RFID.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 885-886
Author(s):  
Christy Costanian ◽  
Raymond Farah ◽  
Sola Bahous ◽  
Abla Sibai

Abstract This review presents findings on the role of female reproductive factors on longevity.A comprehensive systematic literature search was conducted using four electronic databases: OVID Medline, Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar from inception until May 2020 and restricted to English language articles that tackle the relationship between reproductive factors and longevity in its various definitions. Our search yielded a total of 306 articles. After screening based on the eligibility criteria,37 articles were included for review. The majority of studies were prospective and conducted in Western populations. The most consistent findings were between parity and increased longevity. The role of ages at menarche and menopause, premature menopause, as well as reproductive lifespan on longevity were not conclusive. Whether gender of offspring is related to maternal longevity is yet to be fully elucidated.Variations in findings are in the majority due to differentials in the definition of longevity as an outcome. Further longitudinal studies based in developing countries are needed to examine reproductive factors related to longevity.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Schultz

The open access movement seeks to encourage all researchers to make their works openly available and free of paywalls so more people can access their knowledge. Yet some researchers who study open access (OA) continue to publish their work in paywalled journals and fail to make it open. This project set out to study just how many published research articles about OA fall into this category, how many are being made open (whether by being published in a gold OA or hybrid journal or through open deposit), and how library and information science authors compare to other disciplines researching this field. Because of the growth of tools available to help researchers find open versions of articles, this study also sought to compare how these new tools compare to Google Scholar in their ability to disseminating OA research. From a sample collected from Web of Science of articles published since 2010, the study found that although a majority of research articles about OA are open in some form, a little more than a quarter are not. A smaller rate of library science researchers made their work open compared to non-library science researchers. In looking at the copyright of these articles published in hybrid and open journals, authors were more likely to retain copyright ownership if they printed in an open journal compared to authors in hybrid journals. Articles were more likely to be published with a Creative Commons license if published in an open journal compared to those published in hybrid journals.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. e29-e29
Author(s):  
Mohaddeseh Bahmani ◽  
Rojin Chegini ◽  
Hamid Nasri

The main aim of this study is to review the general characteristics of this virus and its relationship with diabetes according to studies that have been done about this relevance. We investigated and searched related articles to this topic in EBSCO, Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Google Scholar. According to numerous studies, diabetes is currently recognized as a risk factor for further complications of COVID-19.


2020 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Okagbue ◽  
Jaime Teixeira da Silva ◽  
Timothy Anake

The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) is a prominent open access (OA) publisher that uses article processing charges (APCs) as its business model. Our objective was to determine the association between the APCs levied by MDPI journals and 1) their inclusion in Scopus and Web of Science databases or 2) their stature, as represented by their CiteScore (Elsevier&rsquo;s Scopus) and Impact Factor (awarded by Clarivate Analytics). Among the 227 journals published by MDPI, 51 had both IF and CiteScore; 107, only a CiteScore; and 84, neither IF nor CiteScore. The charges levied by the journals varied widely, from 0 to CHF 2000 (Swiss francs), the most frequent figure (159 journals) being CHF 1000, or about &euro;930. The amount of APCs was found to be correlated to IF (R&sup2; = 0.64; p <0.001; 107 journals) and also to CiteScore (R&sup2; = 0.619; p <0.001; 53 journals). The charges levied by journals that had both IF and CiteScore were significantly higher than those charged by journals with neither IF nor CiteScore (p <0.05). The charges were also correlated to the age of the journal: the more recently launched journals charged less than the older journals did.


2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 295-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Murtaza Rafique ◽  
Khalid Mahmood

Purpose The purpose of this study was to systematically collect and review the English language studies that provided empirical evidence for the existence of relationship between knowledge sharing (KS) and job satisfaction (JS) and their impact on each other. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of the literature was conducted searching Google Scholar, LISTA, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus and ProQuest Dissertation and Theses. Searches were completed through March 2017. Language limit was applied; and manual searching from review articles and some key studies using backward and forward citation from Google Scholar was also completed. Studies determining the relationship or correlation between KS and JS were included and books were excluded in this review. Data extraction and critical appraisal were performed to determine the risk of bias of each study. Findings The findings clearly reveal that these two variables had a significant relationship with and were influenced by each other. It is concluded that KS had a positive impact on JS and, similarly, JS had strong effect on KS among the individuals working in different organizations. Originality/value This review is first to examine the relationship between KS and JS and their impact on each other by systematically collecting and reviewing the English language studies. This study has theoretical and practical implications for managers and HR departments.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Martín-Martín ◽  
Rodrigo Costas ◽  
Thed van Leeuwen ◽  
Emilio Delgado López-Cózar

This article uses Google Scholar (GS) as a source of data to analyse Open Access (OA) levels across all countries and fields of research. All articles and reviews with a DOI and published in 2009 or 2014 and covered by the three main citation indexes in the Web of Science (2,269,022 documents) were selected for study. The links to freely available versions of these documents displayed in GS were collected. To differentiate between more reliable (sustainable and legal) forms of access and less reliable ones, the data extracted from GS was combined with information available in DOAJ, CrossRef, OpenDOAR, and ROAR. This allowed us to distinguish the percentage of documents in our sample that are made OA by the publisher (23.1%, including Gold, Hybrid, Delayed, and Bronze OA) from those available as Green OA (17.6%), and those available from other sources (40.6%, mainly due to ResearchGate). The data shows an overall free availability of 54.6%, with important differences at the country and subject category levels. The data extracted from GS yielded very similar results to those found by other studies that analysed similar samples of documents, but employed different methods to find evidence of OA, thus suggesting a relative consistency among methods.


2021 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
А.В. Янченко ◽  
А.Ю. Федосов ◽  
А.М. Меньших ◽  
И. Азопков М ◽  
В.С. Голубович

Гидротермическая обработка семян представляет собой жизнеспособную альтернативу химической обработке для уничтожения патогенов. Задача гидротермической обработки – установить наилучшее сочетание времени и температуры, которое сокращает выживаемость патогенов при минимальном разрушающем воздействии на семена. Основное предположение, оправдывающее гидротермическую обработку к снижению влияния или полному уничтожению патогенов, заключается в том, что патоген-мишень более чувствителен к высокотемпературному стрессу, чем семена. Целевые патогены микроорганизмов – в основном грибы, вирусы и бактерии, находящиеся на поверхности и внутри семян. Цель исследования – провести обзор термотерапии горячей водой для освобождения семян овощных культур от фитопатогенов. В статье проанализирована доступная информация о влиянии гидротермической обработки семян на рост, заболеваемость и урожайность овощных культур. В обзор включены статьи из различных баз данных, таких как Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, SciFinder, Web of Science, РИНЦ и др., использованы онлайн-источники (Research Gate, Национальный центр биотехнологической информации (NCBI), Springer Nature Open Access, Wiley Online Library и др.). Обобщена протестированная гидротермическая обработка для освобождения семян овощных культур от фитопатогенов. Удовлетворительный контроль получен в отношении нескольких бактериальных болезней на овощных культурах, в основном вызываемых родами Clavibacter, Xanthomonas и Pseudomonas. Однако гидротермическую обработку труднее использовать на крупных семенах бобовых культур, таких как горох, фасоль или соя, потому что часто всхожесть значительно снижается еще до того, как бактерии будут полностью уничтожены. Обработка горячей водой эффективна против грибных патогенов Alternaria, Phoma, Septoria, Stemphylium, Verticillium, Cladosporium, передаваемых через семена. Показана высокая эффективность обработки семян овощных культур горячей водой против вируса табачной мозаики, вируса огуречной мозаики, вируса мозаики томата, двойного стрика томата, вируса мозаики салата и вируса мягкой крапчатости перца. Гидротермическую обработку семян необходимо выполнять в строгом соответствии с регламентом по времени и температуре, ее лучше всего проводить с помощью термостатируемых водяных бань. Hot water seed thermotherapy is a viable alternative to chemical control of pathogens. The challenge for thermotherapy is to find the best combination of time and temperature that maximizes the reduction in pathogen survival while minimizing damage to the seeds. The main assumption justifying a thermotherapeutic approach to pathogen control is that the target pathogen is more sensitive to high temperature stress than seeds. Target pathogens are mainly fungi, viruses and bacteria. The aim of the study is to review the hot water thermotherapy for the release of vegetable seeds from phytopathogens. This article analyzes the available information on the effect of heat treatment of seeds on the growth, morbidity and productivity of vegetable crops. The review includes articles from various databases, such as Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, SciFinder, Web of Science, RSCI, etc., and uses online sources (Research Gate, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Springer Nature Open Access, Wiley Online Library, etc.). The tested thermotherapy for the release of vegetable seeds from phytopathogens is generalized. Satisfactory control was obtained for several bacterial diseases in vegetable crops, mainly caused by the genera Clavibacter, Xanthomonas and Pseudomonas. However, thermotherapy is more difficult to use on large legume seeds such as peas, beans or soybeans, because a significant reduction in germination is often achieved before the bacteria are completely destroyed. Hot water thermotherapy is effective against fungal pathogens Alternaria, Phoma, Septoria, Stemphylium, Verticillium, Cladosporium, transmitted through seeds. The high efficiency of treatment of vegetable seeds with hot water against tobacco mosaic virus, cucumber mosaic virus, tomato mosaic virus, tomato double streak, lettuce mosaic virus and pepper mottling virus is shown to be highly effective. Heat treatment of seeds should be carried out in strict accordance with the time and temperature regulations, and it is best carried out using thermostatically controlled water baths.


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