The journal relative impact: an indicator for journal assessment

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Vieira, ES (Author) FCUP; Gomes, JANF (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Scientometrics

Vol. 89 No. 1

Pages: 631-651

ISSN: 0138-9130

Publisher: Springer Nature

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 9 Citations

Scopus - 10 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-K5R

DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0469-8

Abstract (EN): This paper presents the journal relative impact (JRI), an indicator for scientific evaluation of journals. The JRI considers in its calculation the different culture of citations presented by the Web of Science subject categories. The JRI is calculated considering a variable citation window. This citation window is defined taking into account the time required by each subject category for the maturation of citations. The type of document considered in each subject category depends on its outputs in relation to the citations. The scientific performance of each journal in relation to each subject category that it belongs to is considered allowing the comparison of the scientific performance of journals from different fields. The results obtained show that the JRI can be used for the assessment of the scientific performance of a given journal and that the SJR and SNIP should be used to complement the information provided by the JRI. The JRI presents good features as stability over time and predictability.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 21