scholarly journals Evaluating Academic Journals without Impact Factors for Collection Management Decisions

2002 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 562-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juris Dilevko ◽  
Esther Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Information ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Journal Citation Reports

Evaluation of academic journals for collection management decisions is made all the more difficult when some journals do not have impact factors as assigned by the Institute for Scientific Information and its Journal Citation Reports. Focusing on science, technology, and medicine journals, this study presents a method of evaluating such nonranked journals. The method is based on finding a comparator journal to the nonranked journal, distinguishing between original research articles and other article types, tracing citations to these two target journals in citing journals, comparing the quality of the citing journals that cite both target journals, and describing the contextual typology of the citations to the target journals. A case study of two medical science journals, the nonranked Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the comparator ranked Canadian Family Physician, illustrates the method. This method can help in determining the value of a nonranked journal in relation to a ranked journal.

scholarly journals Sustainability of post-socialist urban design treatment of public open spaces in multi-family housing areas: Case study of Nis, Serbia

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-169
Author(s):  
Slavisa Kondic ◽  
Milica Zivkovic ◽  
Milan Tanic ◽  
Ivan Kostic
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Multifamily Housing ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
Public Open Spaces

This research focuses on the treatment of public open spaces (POS) in multifamily housing areas in post-socialist Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The aim is to evaluate their quality and sustainability and to identify all important impact factors influencing their properties. A case study was conducted on a representative sample of four multi-family housing sites in Nis, Serbia. Determining the interconnection between urban planning parameters and the realized quality of POS is one of the primary objectives that could lead to forming recommendations for future multi-family housing development, including more usable and sustainable POS in the current social and economic context. The models for improvement of POS quality and sustainability are defined as a research result.

A bibliometric analysis of research productivity of Malaysian publications in leading toxicology journals during a 10-year period (2003–2012)

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 1284-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
SH Zyoud ◽  
SW Al-Jabi ◽  
WM Sweileh ◽  
R Awang
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Authorship Pattern ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Number Of Citations

Background: Toxicology in Malaysia has experienced rapid development and made great progress in education and research in conjunction with economic development in Malaysia over the past two decades. Objectives: The main objectives of this study were to analyse the research originating from Malaysia and published in toxicology journals and to examine the authorship pattern and the citations retrieved from the Scopus database. Methods: Data from 1 January 2003 till 31 December 2012 were searched for documents with specific words in the toxicology field as a ‘source title’ and Malaysia as an affiliation country. Research productivity was evaluated based on a methodology we developed and used in other bibliometric studies by analysing: (a) total and trends of contributions in toxicology fields between 2003 and 2012; (b) Malaysian authorship pattern and productivity; (c) collaboration patterns; (d) journals in which Malaysian researchers publish; (e) the classification of journals to Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) or non-ISI; (f) impact factors (IFs) of all publications; and (g) citations received by the publications. Results: In total, 290 documents were retrieved from 55 international peer-reviewed toxicology journals. The quantity of publication increased by around 10-fold from 2003 to 2012. The h-index of the retrieved documents was 20. Of the 55 journal titles, 42 (76.4%) have their IF listed in the journal citation reports 2012. Forty-two documents (14.5%) were published in journals that had no official IF. The total number of citations, at the time of manuscript writing (5 August 2013), was 1707, with a median (interquartile range) of 3 (0–7). Malaysia collaborated mostly with countries in the Asia-Pacific regions (18.3%), especially India and Japan, followed by the Middle East and Africa (10.0%), especially Palestine and Yemen. Conclusion: The present data show a promising rise and a good start for toxicology research activity in Malaysia. The sharing of relevant research questions by developed and developing countries can lead to research opportunities in the field of toxicology.

scholarly journals Usage and Impact Factor Correlations in  Electronic Journals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Emma Jane Shepheard-Walwyn
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Science ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Management Decision Making

<p>This research explores the level of correlation between electronic journal usage and ISI Impact Factors that may justify Impact Factors to be used as a collection management tool. The study utilised ISI's Journal Use Report and Journal Citation Reports to gather data in the areas of History, Linguistics, Political Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics (Applied), Economics, Information Science & Library Science, Management and Law. A slight positive correlation was found for several disciplines with two disciplines displaying a small negative correlation. The study concluded that the levels of correlation were not significant enough to enable ISI Impact Factors to be used in isolation as an effective collection management decision-making tool. Several issues were identified as possible factors in the level of correlation found: articles downloaded and not used, the limited number of titles subscribed to by VUW, the lack of New Zealand and Australasian titles, the interdisciplinary nature or limited focus of some titles and the research and teaching focus of VUW. The study concludes that Impact Factors may be of use as an evaluation tool for academic libraries, but that they should be used in combination with a number of other factors discussed. A number of areas for further research are also identified.</p>

scholarly journals Impact Factors on Internal Audit Quality of Businesses the Case Study of Karachi Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-716
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdullah Idrees ◽  
Ayesha Khan ◽  
Insiya Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Bilal
Keyword(s):  
Market Economy ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Audit Firms ◽  
Earning Quality

Purpose: Internal Audit Quality is relied upon to prompt top notch financial reporting to the outsiders of the businesses. Excellent financial reporting communicates in earning quality. Earning quality has been playing a key role in the capital market for quite a while. Account clients give exceptional consideration to procuring quality since they settle on their choice dependent on it. Then again, the market economy will encounter terrible, gone misfortunes if the association's exhibition isn't reflected in its income. Methodology: This examination targets researching the connection between Internal Audit Quality, a leading group of audit quality and financial reporting. Exploration information, acquired from 300 audit firms had internal audit offices. Just the selected firms met inclusion standards, to which research polls were sent. At long last, 300 surveys were affirmed as satisfactory, and were taken as exploration test. Findings: Discoveries indicated that excellent Internal Audit Quality will prompt great financial reporting. Additionally, solid top managerial staff will fortify this connection. Implications/Originality/Value: So it is concluded that all these three newspapers were mostly against the peace talks and government and media were not on the same page on the issue of peace talks. (Times New Roman 11pt including headings and text, single line spaced).

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Depression in Iranian Women With Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-181
Author(s):  
Parvaneh Isfahani ◽  
◽  
Seydeh Mahboubeh Hossieni Zare ◽  
Monireh Shamsaii ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Iranian Women ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Emotional Effects

Aims Breast cancer is among the most prevalent cancers in women and has mental and emotional effects, leading to declined quality of life. The current this study aimed to determine the prevalence rate of depression in Iranian women with breast cancer. Methods & Materials This study was conducted using a meta-analysis method at Zabol University of Medical Science in March 2019. Six electronic databases were searched and evaluated for original research papers published on the prevalence of depression in Iranian women with breast cancer. Finally, 15 articles were selected and analysed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software. Findings Overall, the prevalence rate of depression in Iranian women with breast cancer was 18.5% (95% CI: 14.2%-23.7%). The highest reported prevalence of depression in Iranian women with breast cancer was 35% in Babol City, in 2013, (95% CI: 27.8%-43%); the lowest prevalence of depression in this population was measured as 3.4% in Qom City, in 2017 (95% CI:1.2%-9%). A significant correlation was observed between the prevalence rate of depression, and sample size, year, and mean age (P<0.05). Conclusion Depression affects approximately one-fifth of women with breast cancer. Therefore, it is essential for the healthcare staff to treat the physical conditions and psychological disorders associated with breast cancer.

scholarly journals Models for Tracking the Publishing Activity of Researchers

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-139
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Publication Activity ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Regional Research ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Scientometric Indicators

The article presents the results of a study of a variety of national and regional practices for registering and tracking the publication activity of researches and their citation indicators in dif­ferent countries and regions. The case study is based on the necessity of establishing objective scientometric indicators that are independent from the research area, region, language, and place of publication. A study of twelve national and regional research information systems has been conducted. The article presents the original research methodology, as well as a developed system or criteria used in performing a compara­tive analysis of foreign practices. The results of this analysis of foreign practices are used as the basis of researching and developing a national platform used for access and analysis of Bul­garian scientific information.

scholarly journals The long and winding road to publication

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-215
Author(s):  
Edwin Roland Van Teijlingen ◽  
Padam Prasad Simkhada ◽  
Bibha Simkhada ◽  
Jillian Catherine Ireland
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Checks And Balances ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
Scientific Papers

It is clear that academic dissemination has a system of checks and balances which authors may experience as barriers.  We all want to be sure that scientific information disseminated in academic journals is based on solid data, ethically collected and correctly interpreted.  The process of peer reviewing helps to prevent bad science and/or poor scientific papers being published.  Many published scientific papers differ from the original submitted manuscript since papers go through a process of peer-review, editing and rewriting.  However, there are other potential obstacles in the field of academic publishing.  This paper is a case-study of one methods paper which stumbled upon a number of barriers related to the viability and continued existence of a number of academic journals in Nepal.  Finally, we offer some advice to help health journals to survive when their editors leave.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v2i4.7093Nepal Journal of Epidemiology Vol.2(4) 2012 pp.213-215

scholarly journals Usage and Impact Factor Correlations in  Electronic Journals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Emma Jane Shepheard-Walwyn
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Science ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Management Decision Making

<p>This research explores the level of correlation between electronic journal usage and ISI Impact Factors that may justify Impact Factors to be used as a collection management tool. The study utilised ISI's Journal Use Report and Journal Citation Reports to gather data in the areas of History, Linguistics, Political Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics (Applied), Economics, Information Science & Library Science, Management and Law. A slight positive correlation was found for several disciplines with two disciplines displaying a small negative correlation. The study concluded that the levels of correlation were not significant enough to enable ISI Impact Factors to be used in isolation as an effective collection management decision-making tool. Several issues were identified as possible factors in the level of correlation found: articles downloaded and not used, the limited number of titles subscribed to by VUW, the lack of New Zealand and Australasian titles, the interdisciplinary nature or limited focus of some titles and the research and teaching focus of VUW. The study concludes that Impact Factors may be of use as an evaluation tool for academic libraries, but that they should be used in combination with a number of other factors discussed. A number of areas for further research are also identified.</p>

A Comparison of Citations across Multidisciplinary Psychology Journals: A Case Study of Two Independent Journals

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 314-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Scientific Quality ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Heterogeneity Of Variance ◽  
Second Tier ◽  
Quality Of Research

Citation rates and impact factors are often used in an attempt to evaluate the apparent prestige of scholarly journals and the quality of research published by individual scholars. However, the apparent prestige of “top tier” journals may reflect aggressive marketing and advertising efforts as much as scholarship. Some journals have retained their independence from professional organizations and the funding, marketing, and advocacy policies that may be associated with such organizations. While lacking as much visibility as organizational journals and sometimes considered “lower tier,” independent journals may be able to provide comparable scientific quality as measured by citation rates. To test this, the citation rates of 169 articles published by a frequently cited scholar were compared across first- and second-tier journals, including many sponsored and marketed by large professional organizations, and to rates for two independent journals combined, Psychological Reports and Perceptual and Motor Skills. Citation rates were higher for first-tier journals but for most comparisons, especially those that controlled for heterogeneity of variance, results did not differ in statistically significant ways among the three tiers of journals, though some nonsignificant trends ( p < .15) were found. If citation rates of articles are any indication of scientific quality, tiered classifications of journals appear to be a relatively weak indicator of scientific merit; journals at any tier contain articles that are useful and of good quality.

scholarly journals How to Improve the Visibility of Research in the Countries from the ‘scientific Periphery’: A ‘case Study’

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
A. Dzubur Kulenovic ◽  
L. Puljak ◽  
A. Ivanis ◽  
K. Vukojevic ◽  
L. Zaletel-Kragelj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
List Type ◽  
Regional Collaboration ◽  
Teaching Principles

Case history and symptoms:Small number of prestigious scientific journals publishes most of the world's scientific information. Although scientists in developing countries represent 25% of the world's scientific community national journals from this "scientific periphery" are poorly visible: the Science Citation Index (SCI) included less than 2% of these journals in 1995.Clinical presentation:A vicious cycle of inadequacy for these journals: small number and poor quality of manuscripts submitted, inadequate review process, and imperfect English prevents them from reaching higher visibility and eventually escaping form anonymity. Key problems seem to be poorly designed and unoriginal research, lack of knowledge of research methods and data presentation.Treatment:1.Teaching principles of scientific research in medical schools.2.Author-friendly editorial policy - a procedure where most of the articles received are pre-reviewed intramurally and improved by providing guidance to the authors, before being sent out for extramural review.3.Proactive board of editors - who seek interesting research and encourage researchers to communicate their results.4.Networking regional collaboration.Treatment outcome:In the case of Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ) that followed and partly developed the "treatment" described, such policy resulted in significant formal success - inclusion of CMJ in the most selective international indexing databases (MEDLINE, Current Contents and Web of Science), open access status, decent visibility and attention of researches (impact factor 1.2). The original, active and efficacious approach of the editors of CMJ will be analyzed in this presentation.

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