Impact factors (and similar measures such as the Scimago Journal Rankings) suffer from two problems: (i) citation behavior varies among fields of science and therefore leads to systematic differences, and (ii) there are no statistics to inform us whether differences are significant. The recently introduced SNIP indicator of Scopus tries to remedy the first of these two problems, but a number of...

Abstract The study investigates the process of creating evaluative homogeneity within a performance-based research funding system. It does so in reference to experience national journal ranking Poland 2019. refers cases two disciplines: biology and history. use this case is justified by its unique character, that through means both bibliometric indicators expert panels. We therefore asked: What...

editorial Every year, in June, the major databases publish the impact exerted by scientific periodicals in the scientific context. While Thompson Reuters quantifies it as the journal's impact factor, SCImago database terms it cites per doc. However, both estimate the average number of citations of articles published in a certain periodical. The methods are very similar, with the only difference...

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences (EJFS) is an open access journal publishing articles in the forensic sciences, pathology and clinical forensic medicine and its related specialties. The journal publishes classic reviews, case studies, original research, hypotheses and learning points, offering critical analysis and scientific appraisal. (https://ejfs.springeropen.com/). EJFS is the officia...

Resumen El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar los resultados una revisión sistemática literatura en torno a la investigación sobre educación inclusiva. Se tomó como referencia bibliografía producida el periodo 2016-2020 categoría Educación Latinoamérica Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR). revisaron 101 artículos empíricos y foco estuvo puesto en: (1) metodología estudios; (2) definición...

Background Impact factor (IF) is widely accepted as a measure of journal's quality but it can be influenced by self-citation. However, the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) based on journal prestige, excludes self-citation and considers citations journal. This study aimed to investigate editors' use whether this correlated with IFs or SJR in trauma orthopaedic (T&O) journals. Methods T&O journals data...

An increasing number of metrics are used to measure the impact of research papers. Despite being the most commonly used, the 2-year impact factor is limited by a lack of generalisability and comparability, in part due to substantial variation within and between fields. Similar limitations apply to metrics such as citations per paper. New approaches compare a paper's citation count to others in ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an outline of the arguments for and against different types of journal ranking lists, and, against this background, an account of the development of the Association of Business Schools' (ABS) Journal Quality Guide. Design/methodology/approach – The paper identifies recent trends in academic journal publication that have increased the need for me...

How similar are the publishing patterns of among Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC countries) in comparison with other countries? This is a question that we addressed by using networks as a tool to analyze the structure of similarities and disparities between countries. We analyzed the number of publications from 2006 to 2015 that are reported by SCImago Journal and Country Rank. With this ...