In this paper we discuss and question the use of statistical significance tests in relation to university rankings as recently suggested. We outline the assumptions behind and interpretations of statistical significance tests and relate this to examples from the recent SCImago Institutions Ranking. By use of statistical power analyses and demonstration of effect sizes, we emphasize that importa...

This study aims to explore the SCImago Institutional Ranking (SIR) 2022 gain insight into profile of Sri Lankan universities. Additionally, investigate whether there was consistency between Scopus profiles and SIR. Furthermore, research delves various factors that impact ranking an academic institution as defined by SCImago, which goes beyond just number publications. The data for were retrieve...

This paper presents a quantitative solution to the problem of aggregating referee scores for manuscripts submitted to peer-reviewed conferences or scientific journals. The proposed approach is a particular application of the Dempster-Shafer theory to a restricted setting, from which an interesting algebraic framework results. The paper investigates the algebraic properties of this framework and...

anniversary of the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (BJCVS). We asked some collaborators of the Journal to express their sentiments about the interaction of them with the publication, and the importance that it represented in their lives. Was not surprise to have many important manifestations of the colleagues, to show historical facts and personal impressions about the challenge tha...

Bornmann, Stefaner, de Moya Anegón, and Mutz (in press) have introduced a web application (www.excellencemapping.net) which is linked to both academic ranking lists published hitherto (e.g. the Academic Ranking of World Universities) as well as spatial visualization approaches. The web application visualizes institutional performance within specific subject areas as ranking lists and on custom ...

Editorial on the occasion of J‑AIM completing five years of successful and timely publication. At the outset on behalf of the editorial board, I wish to thank all the active members of the Editorial Board members and reviewers without whom this journey would have been impossible. We owe thanks to Medknow, now part of Wolters Kluwer for their professional support. Many developments have happened...

Objective: To evaluate SCImago’s top ranked ophthalmology journals, comparing them with the medical and surgical journals. Methods: Data over 20 years was extracted for top-ranked ophthalmology, 5 medical, journals based on SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR). Trends in SJR, self-citations, external citations per document, uncited documents, international collaboration, total were identified. ANCOVA ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132014000400001 ranking achieved and the impact factor itself, that the path followed by the Journal over the last few years has always been based on the dissemination of quality respiratory science. As previously mentioned, the impact factor of the BJP will still reflect the effects of that penalty over at least the next two years, because of the mechanism thr...

This edition of IJPP celebrates ten years of steady publication of Iranian Journal of Plant Physiology. The story of IJPP is that of a journey that started from a local forum where the researchers and scholars mainly from the Islamic Azad University could share findings of their studies, gradually developing into an international peer-reviewed jour...