Yue WP and Wilson CS "An integrated approach for the analysis of factors affecting journal citation impact in clinical neurology" ASIST 2004: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 67TH ASIS&T ANNUAL MEETING, V.41, 2004 41. p.527-536. Information Today Inc.

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: wp.yue at unsw.edu.au



TITLE:          An integrated approach for the analysis of factors
                affecting journal citation impact in clinical neurology
                (Article, English)
AUTHOR:         Yue, WP; Wilson, CS
SOURCE:         ASIST 2004: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 67TH ASIS&T ANNUAL
                MEETING, VOL  41, 2004 41. 2004. p.527-536 INFORMATION
                TODAY INC, MEDFORD


ABSTRACT:       This study continues to develop and test an integrated
conceptual model of journal citation impact. The main objective is to
obtain a more complete understanding of how and to what extent the
external factors affect journal citation impact. Four external factors
have been identified from previous studies: journal properties, journal
accessibility, journal internationality and perceived journal quality. A
conceptual model of journal citation impact is developed and a web-based
survey is conducted for obtaining information on the perceived journal
quality. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with partial least squares
(PLS) is used to test the conceptual models with empirical data from 41
research journals in clinical neurology. Interrelationships among journal
citation impact and the four external factors have been successfully
explored. The results also suggest that, for an integrated conceptual
model of journal citation impact, various citation indicators should be
used.


Addresses: Yue WP (reprint author), Univ New S Wales, Sch Informat Syst
Technol & Management, Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
Univ New S Wales, Sch Informat Syst Technol & Management, Sydney, NSW 2052
Australia