Smith, K; Marinova, D "Academic publishing in the Australian changing funding environment: An Analysis of Journal Rankings in the geosciences" MODSIM 2003:

[Eugene Garfield]

Subject : Smith, K; Marinova, D "Academic  publishing in the Australian
changing funding environment: An Analysis of Journal Rankings in the
geosciences"   MODSIM 2003: INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MODELLING AND
SIMULATION, VOLS 1-4ONOMIC SYSTEMS; VOL 4: GENERAL SYSTEMS. 2003. p.1200-
1205  UNIV WESTERN AUSTRALIA, NEDLANDS


Kerry Smith :  K.Smith at curtin.edu.au

TITLE:          Academic publishing in the Australian changing funding
                environment: An analysis of journal rankings in the
geosciences (Article,
                English)
AUTHOR:         Smith, K; Marinova, D
SOURCE:         MODSIM 2003: INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MODELLING AND
                SIMULATION, VOLS 1-4ONOMIC SYSTEMS; VOL 4: GENERAL
                SYSTEMS. 2003. p.1200-1205 UNIV WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
                NEDLANDS

SEARCH TERM(S):  JOURNAL  item_title

KEYWORDS:       bibliometric modelling; journal publications; journal
                rankings; research performance

ABSTRACT:       The 1990s observed continual change in the funding
environment of Australian universities and research organizations. A
major component of this was a closer collaboration with industry through
the establishment of research centres. The field of geosciences is one
example of success in developing and maintaining links with industry
partners. The paper assesses whether the close collaboration with
industry has changed the publication patterns of geoscience researchers
based on the case study of three Australian centres: a key centre for
teaching and research, a special research centre and a cooperative
research centre. The focus of the analysis is on: (1) the choice of
journals when publishing in the geosciences; and (2) the importance of
journal rankings, such as the ones produced by the Institute for
Scientific Information (ISI) and officially recognised by the Australian
federal government for funding purposes. The analysis confirms the
importance of ISI journal titles for the Australian geoscience community
as far as refereed journal publications are concerned. Nevertheless, the
researchers use a very selected number of titles which is determined by
the specifics of their work (research topics and geographical areas) and
the requirements of their environment, including university, industry and
government.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: K Smith, Murdoch Univ, Inst Sustainabil & Technol Policy,
                Perth, WA, Australia