Papers of potential interest to Sig Metrics Readers

[Eugene Garfield]

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Title:
The weakening relationship between the *impact factor* and papers' citations in the digital age

Authors:
Lozano, GA; Lariviere, V; Gingras, Y

Author Full Names:
Lozano, George A.; Lariviere, Vincent; Gingras, Yves

Source:
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 63 (11):2140-2145; 10.1002/asi.22731 NOV 2012

Language:
English

Document Type:
Article

Author Keywords:
bibliometrics, impact factor

KeyWords Plus:
JOURNALS

Abstract:
Historically, papers have been physically bound to the journal in which they were published; but in the digital age papers are available individually, no longer tied to their respective journals. Hence, papers now can be read and cited based on their own merits, independently of the journal's physical availability, reputation, or *impact factor* (IF). We compare the strength of the relationship between journals' IFs and the actual citations received by their respective papers from 1902 to 2009. Throughout most of the 20th century, papers' citation rates were increasingly linked to their respective journals' IFs. However, since 1990, the advent of the digital age, the relation between IFs and paper citations has been weakening. This began first in physics, a field that was quick to make the transition into the electronic domain. Furthermore, since 1990 the overall proportion of highly cited papers coming from highly cited journals has been decreasing and, of these highly cite!
 d papers, the proportion not coming from highly cited journals has been increasing. Should this pattern continue, it might bring an end to the use of the IF as a way to evaluate the quality of journals, papers, and researchers.
Reprint Address:
Univ Quebec, OST, CIRST, CP 8888,Succ Ctr Ville, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada.

Addresses:
[Lozano, George A.; Lariviere, Vincent; Gingras, Yves] Univ Quebec, OST, CIRST, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada
[Lozano, George A.] Estonian Ctr Evolutionary Ecol, EE-50108 Tartu, Estonia
[Lariviere, Vincent] Univ Montreal, Ecole Bibliothecon & Sci Informat, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada

E-mail Address:
dr.george.lozano at gmail.com; vincent.lariviere at umontreal.ca; gingras.yves at uqam.ca

Cited Reference Count:
19

Times Cited:
0

Publisher:
WILEY-BLACKWELL, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA

ISSN:
1532-2882

Web of Science Categories:
Computer Science, Information Systems; Information Science & Library Science

Research Areas:
Computer Science; Information Science & Library Science

IDS Number:
030DU

Unique ID:
WOS:000310550000002

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Title:
Relative measure *index*: a metric *to* measure the quality of journals

Authors:
Raj, RG; Zainab, AN

Author Full Names:
Raj, R. G.; Zainab, A. N.

Source:
SCIENTOMETRICS, 93 (2):305-317; 10.1007/s11192-012-0675-z NOV 2012

Language:
English

Document Type:
Article

Author Keywords:
Journal quality measure, Bibliometrics, Relative measurement index, Journal impact

KeyWords Plus:
DIFFUSION FACTORS; IMPACT FACTOR; H-INDEX; NETWORKS; INDICATORS

Abstract:
Journal impact factors (JIF) have been an accepted indicator of ranking journals. However, there has been increasing arguments against the fairness of using the JIF as the sole ranking criteria. This resulted in the creation of many other quality metric indices such as the h-index, g-index, immediacy index, Citation Half-Life, as well as SCIMago journal rank (SJR) to name a few. All these metrics have their merits, but none include any great degree of normalization in their computations. Every citation and every publication is taken as having the same importance and therefore weight. The wealth of available data results in multiple different rankings and indexes existing. This paper proposes the use of statistical standard scores or z-scores. The calculation of the z-scores can be performed to normalize the impact factors given to different journals, the average of z-scores can be used across various criteria to create a unified relative measurement (RM) index score. We use !
 the 2008 JCR provided by Thompson Reuters to demonstrate the differences in rankings that would be affected if the RM-index was adopted discuss the fairness that this index would provide to the journal quality ranking.
Reprint Address:
Univ Malaya, Dept Artificial Intelligence, Fac Comp Sci & Informat Technol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Addresses:
[Raj, R. G.] Univ Malaya, Dept Artificial Intelligence, Fac Comp Sci & Informat Technol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[Zainab, A. N.] Univ Malaya, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Malaysian Citat Ctr, Fac Comp Sci & Informat Technol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

E-mail Address:
ram_prime at fsktm.um.edu.my; zainab at um.edu.my

Funding Acknowledgement:
Malaysian Citation Centre, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia

Funding Text:
This study was made possible from consultation funding provided by the Malaysian Citation Centre, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia addressed at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cited Reference Count:
36

Times Cited:
1

Publisher:
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS

ISSN:
0138-9130

Web of Science Categories:
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Information Science & Library Science

Research Areas:
Computer Science; Information Science & Library Science

IDS Number:
025XL

Unique ID:
WOS:000310230400005

Cited References:
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  Search terms matched: AN(1); IMPACT FACTOR(1); S(1)
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Title:
*Impact Factor* The Food is Bad and What'*s* More There is Not Enough of It; EJIL the Beginning of *an* Existential Debate; Masthead Changes; In this Issue

Authors:
[Anonymous]

Author Full Names:
[Anonymous]

Source:
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 23 (3):607-612; 10.1093/ejil/chs058 AUG 2012

Language:
English

Document Type:
Editorial Material

Cited Reference Count:
0

Times Cited:
0

Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND

ISSN:
0938-5428

Web of Science Categories:
International Relations; Law

Research Areas:
International Relations; Government & Law

IDS Number:
025AD

Unique ID:
WOS:000310153600001

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Title:
The growth of Pediatric Rheumatology: Pediatric Rheumatology European Society and the *impact factor*

Authors:
Spencer, CH; Martini, A

Author Full Names:
Spencer, Charles H.; Martini, Alberto

Source:
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY, 10 10.1186/1546-0096-10-19 JUL 24 2012

Language:
English

Document Type:
Editorial Material
Reprint Address:
Ohio State Univ, Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Columbus, OH 43210 USA.

Addresses:
[Spencer, Charles H.] Ohio State Univ, Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[Martini, Alberto] Univ Genoa, Dept Pediat, Genoa, Italy

E-mail Address:
Charles.Spencer at nationwidechildrens.org

Cited Reference Count:
3

Times Cited:
0

Publisher:
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND

ISSN:
1546-0096

Article Number:
19

Web of Science Categories:
Pediatrics; Rheumatology

Research Areas:
Pediatrics; Rheumatology

IDS Number:
025SD

Unique ID:
WOS:000310212300001

Cited References:
[Anonymous], 2012, Wellcome Trust strengthens its open access policy,
Finch Group, 2012, Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications,
Jha A, 2012, Open access is the future of academic publishing, says Finch report,

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Title:
Quality of Scholarly Journals and Major Selection Criteria for Coverage by the Web of Science

Authors:
Markusova, VA

Author Full Names:
Markusova, V. A.

Source:
ACTA NATURAE, 4 (2):6-13; APR-JUN 2012

Language:
English

Document Type:
Article

Author Keywords:
journals, impact factor, citation, self-citation, selection criteria, Journal Citation Report, Web of Science

Abstract:
The major criteria for scholarly journals selection to be covered by the Web of Science are discussed. These criteria include the compliance of a journal with world standards, the international diversity, citation score of authors and editorial board members, the journal *impact factor* and journals self-citation. The demand for the unified transliteration of the authors name and the use of the unified English-language name and address of a research organization, as well as for including the information on funding organization (grant number and agency name) is emphasized.
Reprint Address:
Russian Acad Sci, All Russian Inst Sci & Tech Informat, Ul Usievicha 20, Moscow 125190, Russia.

Addresses:
Russian Acad Sci, All Russian Inst Sci & Tech Informat, Moscow 125190, Russia

E-mail Address:
markusova at viniti.ru

Cited Reference Count:
12

Times Cited:
0

Publisher:
RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGENCY SCIENCE & INNOVATION, NAUCHNY PARK MGU, VLAD 1, STROENIYE 75G, LENINSKIYE GORY, MOSCOW, 119991, RUSSIA

ISSN:
2075-8251

Web of Science Categories:
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology

Research Areas:
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology

IDS Number:
022IU

Unique ID:
WOS:000309952300002

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