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Wibowo, Rizki Agung, Khoirin Nisa, and Amril Samosir. "Robust Clustering of Open Access Journal Based on Scopus Journal Metrics Database." Lentera Pustaka: Jurnal Kajian Ilmu Perpustakaan, Informasi dan Kearsipan 10, no. 2 (2024): 107–16. https://doi.org/10.14710/lenpust.v10i2.68282.
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Background: Open-access is free online access to articles, journal, conferences proceedings, book series and trade journal which provides unrestricted and permit the users to read, download, print, copy and link to the articles. Many articles that discuss the journal metrics using basic statistical methods to discribe the journal.Objective: This research groups journals based on numerical quality measures, identifying quality characteristics for each group. The findings provide a reference for researchers to select suitable journals and for journal owners to improve journal quality.Methods: There is another method to describe the open-access journal by grouping it into groups with the homogeneous characteristics based on five types of numerical quality measure that are analyzed simultaneously, namely cluster analysis. By using cluster analysis, the article’s owner can determine which journals he can choose to publish it in according to the desired journal quality. Based in the result, 5146 open-access journals can be divided into four clusters by using CLARA algorithm. Cluster 1, 2 and 3 have high characteristics in all numerical quality measure and cluster 4 have low characteristics in all numerical quality measure. So that researchers can choose journals in clusters 1, 2, and 3 as a place to publish their research by adjusting the journal's scope.Results: This study demonstrates that the CLARA algorithm successfully grouped 5146 open-access journals indexed by SCOPUS into four clusters based on quality characteristics. Cluster 1 consists of 39 journals with high values across all quality variables, Cluster 2 includes 50 journals with similarly high values, Cluster 3 contains 430 journals with comparable characteristics, and Cluster 4, comprising 4627 journals, exhibits low values in all quality variables. Furthermore, the majority of journals (89.914%) have numerical quality measures below the average.Conclusion: This study concludes that journals in Clusters 1, 2, and 3 can be recommended as suitable options for researchers to publish their work, considering the relevance of the journal's scope. Additionally, these findings can serve as a reference for journal owners to improve the quality of their journals to meet higher standards.
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Al-Zoubi, Suhail. "Evaluating quality of Arab journals of special education." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 17, no. 1 (2022): 31–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v17i1.6679.
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 The quality of the research can be measured by a set of standards and indicators that focus on the idea of research originality, the depth of discussion, the literature analysis techniques, and the quality of research instruments. This research aims to evaluate the quality of Arab journals of special education (AJSEs). Five AJSEs were evaluated, all specializing in special education in the Arab world. The AJSEs were issued in Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. A checklist of 20 indicators was developed and applied to these journals. Results revealed that 5 indicators were highly met, 11 indicators were moderately met, and 4 indicators were low met in AJSEs. The results also indicated a difference in the quality indicators achievability (QIA) according to the journal's name. The QIA in International Journal for Talent Development, and Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation was considerable. While, the QIA of the Saudi Journal of Special Education and Arab Journal of Disability and Talent Sciences was moderate, and it was low in Journal of Special Education.
 
 Keywords: Arab journals of special education, indicators, quality, scientific publishing, special education
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Peters, Kim, Kevin Daniels, Gerard P. Hodgkinson, and S. Alexander Haslam. "Experts’ Judgments of Management Journal Quality." Journal of Management 40, no. 7 (2012): 1785–812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206311434532.
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Many lists that purport to gauge the quality of journals in management and organization studies (MOS) are based on the judgments of experts in the field. This article develops an identity concerns model (ICM) that suggests that such judgments are likely to be shaped by the personal and social identities of evaluators. The model was tested in a study in which 168 editorial board members rated 44 MOS journals. In line with the ICM, respondents rated journal quality more highly to the extent that a given journal reflected their personal concerns (associated with having published more articles in that journal) and the concerns of a relevant ingroup (associated with membership of the journal’s editorial board or a particular disciplinary or geographical background). However, judges’ ratings of journals in which they had published were more favorable when those journals had a low-quality reputation, and their ratings of journals that reflected their geographical and disciplinary affiliations were more favorable when those journals had a high-quality reputation. The findings are thus consistent with the view that identity concerns come to the fore in journal ratings when there is either a need to protect against personal identity threat or a meaningful opportunity to promote social identity.
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Silverman, Stephen, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, and Sharon R. Phillips. "Physical Education Pedagogy Faculty Perceptions of Journal Quality." Journal of Teaching in Physical Education 33, no. 1 (2014): 134–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2013-0052.
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This study examined perceived journal quality by physical education pedagogy faculty members. Participants (N = 273) were identified in three ways and recruited through e-mail. Based on research in other fields investigating journal quality and on publication patterns in physical education, a web-based survey was used to examine (a) whether participants knew a journal and viewed it as scholarly, (b) ratings of journal quality, (c) what factors influenced their ratings, and (d) demographic and scholarly productivity measures. There was a wide range of journals known by the participants and clear indicators of which journals had higher and lower perceived quality. There were differences in ratings between those employed at master’s and doctoral institutions and relationships between scholarly productivity and the number of journals known. The results provide strong indications of journal quality for those who have reasons to evaluate journals in physical education.
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Zheng, Yuqing, and Harry M. Kaiser. "Price premiums for journal quality and journal governance: Evidence from economics journals." Economics Letters 112, no. 1 (2011): 125–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.03.034.
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Acevedo, Oscar. "Engineering the Future: TESEA's Commitment to Quality and Innovation." Transactions on Energy Systems and Engineering Applications 5, no. 1 (2024): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.32397/tesea.vol5.n1.705.
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Deputy Editor Oscar Acevedo discusses the journal's most recent achievements and commitment to quality and innovation. The editorial highlights TESEA's inclusion in SCOPUS in 2023, its Q4 ranking in the Scimago Journal Rank (SJR), and its acceptance for indexing in the Directory for Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
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Price, James H., and K. Lynne Robinson. "Perceptions of Quality of Journals Related to Health Education." Psychological Reports 84, no. 1 (1999): 259–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1999.84.1.259.
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Faculty and chairpersons ( N = 102) at 34 programs granting doctoral degrees in health education were asked to rate the quality of professional journals related to health education. The American Journal of Public Health was the highest rated journal. Health Education Quarterly was second, and Health Education Research, the only other health education journal, was rated in the top 10 (rated 7). The journals from the epidemiology area rated higher than journals from other areas. The respondents were least familiar with journals on the environment, safety, and death education.
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Nivens, Ryan Andrew, and Samuel Otten. "Assessing Journal Quality in Mathematics Education." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 48, no. 4 (2017): 348–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.48.4.0348.
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In this Research Commentary, we describe 3 journal metrics–the Web of Science's Impact Factor, Scopus's SCImago Journal Rank, and Google Scholar Metrics' h5-index—and compile the rankings (if they exist) for 69 mathematics education journals. We then discuss 2 paths that the mathematics education community should consider with regard to these citation-based metrics of journal quality: either working within the system to enhance our positioning or resisting or modifying the system itself.
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Williams, Steven R., and Keith R. Leatham. "Journal Quality in Mathematics Education." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 48, no. 4 (2017): 369–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.48.4.0369.
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We present the results of 2 studies, a citation-based study and an opinion-based study, that ranked the relative quality of 20 English-language journals that exclusively or extensively publish mathematics education research. We further disaggregate the opinion-based data to provide insights into variations in judgment of journal quality based on geographic location, journal affiliations and publishing records, and experience in the field. We also report factors that survey respondents indicated were important indicators of journal quality. Finally, we compare our results to previous related rankings and conclude by discussing how our results might inform authors, editors, and evaluators in their efforts to publish and recognize quality research in mathematics education.
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Gerard, Karen, Janelle Seymour, and Irenie Smoker. "A TOOL TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF REPORTING PUBLISHED ECONOMIC ANALYSES." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 16, no. 1 (2000): 100–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300016196.
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Objectives: To test the feasibility of obtaining a baseline level of quality of reporting for cost-utility analysis (CUA) studies using the British Medical Journal economic submissions checklist, test interrater reliability of this tool, and discuss its longer term implications.Methods: CUA studies in peer-reviewed English language journals in 1996, assessed using the British Medical Journal checklist, a quality index, and interrater reliability correlations.Results: Forty-three CUA studies were assessed, with 23 checklist items acceptable and 10 items inadequate. Lowest quality scores were reported in specialist medical journals. Proportional agreement between assessors was over 80%.Conclusions: The British Medical Journal checklist is a feasible tool to collect baseline information on the quality of reporting in journals other than the British Medical Journal. Editors of specialist medical journals are in greatest need of economic guidance. If handled carefully, they might consider adopting the British Medical Journal checklist.
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Danielson, Morris G., and Jean L. Heck. "A research portfolio approach to evaluating finance journal quality." Managerial Finance 42, no. 4 (2016): 338–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mf-04-2015-0128.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to update and extend Danielson and Heck (2014) to provide additional evidence about the relative quality of a set of 23 high-impact finance journals. In particular, the paper summarizes the research records of all scholars contributing articles to each of the 23 journals from 1970 to 2014, and uses this information to identify journals that publish articles by similar sets of authors, and rank the 23 journals based upon publication activity from 2010 to 2014. Design/methodology/approach – The names of all authors appearing in each of the 23 journals during the 1970 to 2014 period – and the number of appearances by each author – were summarized directly from the journals’ table of contents. From this data, the lifetime (1970-2014) research portfolio of each journal’s average author was quantified for two sub-periods: 1970-2009 and 2010-2014. Using the assumption that a journal’s quality is positively related to its ability to attract submissions from accomplished researchers, this data provides information about the authors’ subjective ranking of finance journals and about how these rankings have changed during the past five years. Findings – The finance literature experienced rapid growth during 2010-2014, with almost 25 percent of all appearances from 1970 to 2014 occurring in the last five years of the period. Based upon publication activity during 2010-2014, the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis remain the most prestigious finance outlets, followed by the Financial Analysts Journal, the Journal of Financial Markets, Review of Finance, the Journal of Financial Intermediation, Financial Management, and the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. Research limitations/implications – The identification of a unique set of the 23 “best” journals in any academic field is an inherently subjective task. Adding journals to (or removing journals from) this population could cause the ranking of some individual journals to shift. Originality/value – Evidence about the average quality of articles appearing in the leading finance journals is useful when evaluating faculty research records for purposes of tenure, promotion, and merit awards.
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Gerber, Rod. "IsJGHEa quality journal?" Journal of Geography in Higher Education 16, no. 2 (1992): 235–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098269208709199.
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Teklu, Alula, Wondimye Ashenafi, Tilahun N Haregu, and Muhdin Abdo Banko. "Evaluation of the Quality of Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health." Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health 15, no. 3 (2023): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.69614/ejrh.v15i3.700.
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Introduction: The Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (EJRH) is a local journal that has been published by the Ethiopian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ESOG) for over 10 years. The objective of this study was to examine the quality of the journal. Methods: A mixed-methods approach that employed reviews of published editions of the journal, key informant interviews of those who have roles in the management of the journal, researchers who have the experience of publishing in EJRH and other journals, and editors-in-chief of other journals was conducted. Self-appraisal of the journal using a standard checklist and office visits to assess staffing, infrastructure, manuscript follow-up, and coordination were also conducted. In addition, an online survey questionnaire was administered to assess perception and use of the EJRH by members of ESOG. Results: There have been nine issues with four to six articles per issue in the last 10 years. This was a 30% performance against the target. The total number of issues was lower than average when compared to other local journals. Seven out of the nine issues of EJRH were available online. The journal has no online submission system and was yet to be indexed. The journal scored low in 19 of the 20 self-appraisal criteria. The majority of ESOG members knew about EJRH, but only 10% had a publication in the journal. Findings suggest that there are critical areas that need improvement for the journal to be reputable and influential. Conclusion: A substantial reform with focus on having a fully functional editorial team, a web-based submission and peer review process, a well-equipped editorial office, and human resources were needed. Benchmarking experiences from other journals and adopting standard operating procedures were recommended. Strengthening collaboration with universities and research institutions will also be critical.
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Drummond, Aaron, and R. John Halsey. "Examining the Average Citation Index of Education in Rural Australia (Now the Australian and International Journal of Rural Education)." Australian and International Journal of Rural Education 23, no. 1 (2013): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v23i1.627.
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The journal Education in Rural Australia (now the Australian and International Journal of Rural Education) has been in existence since 1991. During the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) period, the journal maintained a B ranking, indicating that it was a quality journal within a specialised field. With the abolishment of the ERA journal rankings, it is important to find other methods to measure the journal's quality. We used Google Scholar to determine the number of citations each paper in the journal received. Using these citations, we calculated an average citation index across four two-year periods to determine an index of journal use, which can be compared to conventional measures, such as Thomson-Reuters' Impact Factortm. Specifically, the number of citations the journal received in indexed peer-reviewed journals in a given year to articles it published in the two years prior was divided by the total number of articles published in the two years prior the year for the index calculation. Using this formula, we determined the average citation index of Education in Rural Australia to be 0.65 in 2011. This result indicates that Education in Rural Australia's mean citations have increased considerably in the last years, up from average citation indices of 0.09 in 2010 and 0.4 in 2009. The journal's growing average citation index is a reflection of the journal's improving quality, and the average citation index may be used to improve the journal's marketing and (with continued calculation) track the success of editorial policy changes and attempted market expansions (e.g., the growing international focus of the journal). The journal's current citation practices are examined, and methods for increasing the average citation indices are discussed. It is suggested that an online-first publication option be adopted by the journal in order to increase the speed of dissemination (and hence citation), and the breadth of the journal's readership.
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Em, Sereyrath. "Groundbreaking issue of the Cambodian Journal of Educational and Social Sciences (CJESS)." Cambodian Journal of Educational and Social Sciences (CJESS) 1, no. 1 (2024): 1–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.69496/cjess.v1i1.4.
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The Cambodian Journal of Educational and Social Sciences (CJESS) is an academic journal that releases original research articles, review articles, and book reviews twice a year in June and December. This latest journal utilizes an open-journal system (OJS) for its publishing procedures, possibly being the pioneer among a few journals in Cambodia employing this system. The journal's goals and objectives focus on enhancing research and publication quality in Cambodia and other places. By doing so, we believe that we can help push Cambodia's research quality and publication into the international arena. Therefore, this article provides a comprehensive overview of the journal, highlighting its editorial board, reviewers, contacts, focus and scope, peer review process, publication frequency, open-access policy, publication ethics, plagiarism screening, free of charge, indexing and abstracting, author guidelines, reviewer guidelines, copyright notice, privacy statement, and manuscript template, all of which we are committed to enhancing for the benefit of Cambodia. Furthermore, we reserve the right to edit this information in the future to enhance the journal's quality and effectiveness. The article also emphasizes the journal's impacts and contributions, its future direction and vision, its acknowledgments and appreciations, and its call for action. The illustrated information in this journal is the only essential thing. The journal's website and its contacts provide direct descriptions of the remaining information.
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Jeon, Doh-Shin, and Jean-Charles Rochet. "The Pricing of Academic Journals: A Two-Sided Market Perspective." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 2, no. 2 (2010): 222–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/mic.2.2.222.
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More and more academic journals are adopting an open access policy by which articles are accessible free of charge, while publication costs are recovered through author fees. We study the consequences of this open access policy on the quality standard of an electronic academic journal. If the journal's objective were to maximize social welfare, open access would be optimal. However, we show that if the journal has a different objective (such as maximizing readers' utility, the impact of the journal, or its profit), open access tends to induce it to choose a quality standard below the socially efficient level. (JEL L11, L82)
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Oltheten, Elisabeth, Vasilis Theoharakis, and Nickolaos G. Travlos. "Faculty Perceptions and Readership Patterns of Finance Journals: A Global View." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 40, no. 1 (2005): 223–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022109000001800.
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AbstractJournal rankings are frequently used as a measure of both journal and author research quality. Nonetheless, debates frequently arise because journal rankings do not take into account the underlying diversity of the finance research community. This study examines how factors such as a researcher's geographic origin, research interests, seniority, and journal affiliation influence journal quality perceptions and readership patterns. Based on a worldwide sample of 862 finance academics, we find remarkable consistency in the rankings of top journals. For the remaining journals, perception of journal quality differs depending on the researcher's geographic origin, research interests, seniority, and journal affiliation.
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M., Bharathi, Aditya Sai Srinivas T., and Sri K.Teja. "The Metric Frontier SNIP & SJR as Guides to Journal Quality." Research and Reviews: Advancement in Robotics 7, no. 2 (2024): 18–24. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10862739.
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<em>This abstract explores the significance of SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) and SJR (Scimago Journal Rank) metrics in assessing academic journal impact and prestige. It elucidates their role as alternative measures to the traditional Impact Factor, providing nuanced perspectives on journal quality. SNIP normalizes citation practices across diverse fields, ensuring fair comparisons, while SJR incorporates the prestige of citing journals, offering a comprehensive evaluation. Emphasizing transparency and accessibility, these metrics enable global comparisons of journals, aiding researchers and institutions in informed decision-making. Understanding SNIP and SJR enhances the evaluation toolkit, facilitating a deeper understanding of scholarly impact and facilitating effective journal selection.</em>
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Kirillova, O. V., and E. V. Tikhonova. "Journal quality criteria: Measurement and significance." Science Editor and Publisher 7, no. 1 (2022): 12–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.24069/sep-22-39.
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The landscape of scientific communication imposes obvious requirements on its actors, which are not always unambiguously interpreted by the latter. The basic criterion of scientific communication is its quality. Since scientific journals serve as the main channel for rational debates based on facts, their quality level seems to be the most significant for the development of scientific knowledge. Today, scientific journals are undergoing a massive transformation: from changing the format of content presentation to becoming a body of collective communication. These changes cannot but affect the quality characteristics of journals. Since the changes are multilateral in nature, the scientific, editorial, and publishing communities have not formed an unambiguous opinion about which criteria of the journal characterize its quality aspects, and which can be attributed to “formal”, “technical”. In this article, the authors, based on Russian and international expert opinion, analyze the quality criteria for journals. Based on the data of the questionnaire developed by the authors, which considers the categories and criteria of the Scopus expert system, a survey of editors (n = 130) of Russian scientific journals was conducted. The questionnaire was completed anonymously, and the study participants were made aware of its objectives. The data obtained made it possible to analyze the editors’ ideas about the qualitative characteristics of a scientific journal and their influence on its promotion. A sufficiently deep understanding by the editors of the essence and specifics of the analyzed characteristics was recorded. At the same time, certain aspects require targeted work on their optimization and development. There is also an obvious need for further research on the topic, considering the subject field of journals traditions.
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Peterson, Blake E., Douglas L. Corey, Benjamin M. Lewis, Jared Bukarau, and Introduction by: Wendy Cleaves. "“Reflections on High-Quality Math Instruction”." Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 116, no. 2 (2023): 149–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mtlt.2022.0293.
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Jayaneththi, J. K. D. B. G., and Banage T. G. S. Kumara. "Clustering-Based Approach for Clustering Journals in Computer Science." International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering 9, no. 2 (2019): 35–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijssoe.2019040103.
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In the present scientific world, most of the authors of scientific literature are seeking effective ways to share their research findings with large peer groups. But finding a high-quality journal to publish paper is a huge challenge. Most of the journals present today are predatory and less-quality. The main aim of this study is to help the researchers in identifying the quality level of computer science journals by introducing a data mining model based on six journal quality metrics (Journal Impact Factor, SCImago Journal Rank, Eigenfactor, H-index, Source Normalized Impact per Paper, and Article Influence). Further, another objective is to identify the best metrics to measure the quality of journals out of the six attributes. A sample dataset of 200 journals was used and journals were clustered into five clusters using K-means clustering algorithm. When finding the best quality metrics, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients were calculated. A more accurate clustering model with an accuracy of 0.9171 was developed considering only suitable attributes.
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Besancenot, Damien, João Ricardo Faria, and Franklin G. Mixon. "Academic Research and the Strategic Interaction of Scholars and Editors: A Two-Stage Game." International Game Theory Review 19, no. 01 (2017): 1650010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219198916500109.
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This paper presents a two-stage game in order to explore the strategic interaction between the editor of an academic journal and a representative scholar. At the outset of the game, the editor chooses the “characteristics” of the journal, which encompass its rejection rate and other facets of the journal’s profile. Next, the scholar decides whether or not to submit a paper to the journal. We show that scholars’ behavior precludes the possibility of low-quality journals. As such, editors have only the choice between managing high-quality journals with few issues or second-tier journals publishing many papers. Moreover, if our two-stage game suggests that higher costs for scholars contribute to journal quality, numerical simulation shows that the effect of these costs on journal quality may be low. Lastly, our game-theoretic approach points out that it is difficult for journal editors to define optimal rejection rates.
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Cahn, E. Susanna. "Journal Rankings." International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector 6, no. 4 (2014): 92–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijisss.2014100106.
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Research productivity is important in school reputation as well as individual faculty evaluation. In order to evaluate research productivity, the quality of research is often measured by proxy through the number of journal articles and ratings of the journals in which they appear. Because of this there is significant pressure on faculty to publish in the “top journals”. There are several metrics for evaluating and ranking journals, each of them with its own merits and limitations. Some commonly used quantitative measures of research quality are citation analyses, acceptance rates, and whether or not a journal is peer reviewed. Alternatively, journals can be ranked qualitatively into stratified groups based on reputation. Reputation, in turn, may be correlated with perceived values of quantitative measures, and thus is more subjective. The purpose of this research is to examine the extent of correlation between various measures of journal quality, in particular between quantitative and qualitative measures. The various measures are compared to examine the extent to which they are similar. Comparisons were also made among business departments. For this sample, overall journal rank was correlated with citation rate but not with acceptance rate. However, quantitative measures were not consistent among academic departments, indicating that journal rank can not be reliably used to make interdepartmental comparisons.
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Brown, Anthony FT. "A quality journal and journal quality: Different concepts with similar aspirations." Emergency Medicine Australasia 18, no. 5-6 (2006): 417–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00907.x.
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Kotur, Premnath F. "Assessment of the Quality of a Journal." JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 02, no. 03 (2012): 105–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.58739/jcbs/v02i3.7.
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Ridwan, Muhammad, and Sitti Rizki Mulyani. "Determination of Price and Service Quality on Purchasing Decisions in the Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin." Dinasti International Journal of Digital Business Management 4, no. 2 (2023): 402–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.31933/dijdbm.v4i2.1776.
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This research discusses determination of price and service quality on purchasing decisions in the jurnal ilmu multidisiplin. Where the price in a journal is reasonable and can be found in a journal. The quality of service in journals includes the responsiveness of journal managers, journal admins so that the review process. This research uses quantitative methods, with a population of 90 authors and a sample of 40 authors who have published their articles in multidisciplinary science journals. The sampling method uses simple random sampling and processes primary data using SPSS version 27. The measurement scale uses a likert scale of one to five. The tests carried out are t-test, f-test and coefficient of determination test. The results of this study are: 1) Price affects the Purchasing Decision in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Science partially; 2) Service Quality affects Purchasing Decisions in Multidisciplinary Science Journals partially; and 3) Price and Quality of Service affect purchasing decisions in multidisciplinary science journals simultaneously.
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Kiran, Kadri, Erdem Demiröz, Hacı Ali Güleç, Müge Atakan, and Cem Uzun. "Analysis of academic publishing in Trakya University journals." European Science Editing 49 (June 13, 2023): e99151. https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2023.e99151.
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Background: Although Turkey publishes more than 3000 peer-reviewed scientific journals, fewer than 5% of them are covered by major indexing databases, and only 1 of the 10 scientific journals published by Trakya University (Turkey) is among those quality journals. In November 2017, Trakya University organized a workshop titled ‘Increasing the quality of academic journals at Trakya University’, the ultimate goal of which was to bring together all stakeholders in the process of academic publishing, to review the criteria of publishing quality, and to recommend measures to enhance the quality of academic journals published from Turkey. Objectives: To review the current status of academic journals published by Trakya University in terms of international publishing standards, to devise measures to enhance their quality, and also to help other journals do the same. Methods: Information was collected from the websites of 10 academic journals pub-lished by Trakya University in the fields of natural, medical, and social sciences to assess the extent to which each journal met a set of criteria defining quality academic publishing. These journals were then compared in terms of their success in meeting those criteria.Results: No single measure can improve the quality of all the ten journals published by Trakya University. <em>Balkan Medical Journal</em> topped the list in that it satisfied nearly all the criteria whereas the journals that met the fewest criteria were <em>Trakya University Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty, Trakya University Journal of Faculty of Letters</em>, and <em>Journal of Balkan Libraries Union</em>. Timeliness in ensuring ethical standards was the criterion most often met by the journals, but all 10 failed to meet the criteria related to data accessibility and good reporting guidelines. Of the 8 crite-ria related to fairness of the blind-review processes, all 10 met 6 but none met all 8. In terms of transparency and implementation of best practices, the highest compliance was in terms of the criteria related to the name of the journal, its governing body, and archiving, but no journal made any effort to market itself, that is, to expand its circulation.Conclusions: The strengths and weaknesses of each journal with reference to the quality of academic publishing were highlighted. The method described in the paper can also be used for evaluating other journals.
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CHANG, CHIA-LIN, and MICHAEL MCALEER. "JUST HOW GOOD ARE THE TOP THREE JOURNALS IN FINANCE? AN ASSESSMENT BASED ON QUANTITY AND QUALITY CITATIONS." Annals of Financial Economics 09, no. 01 (2014): 1450005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2010495214500055.
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The paper is concerned with ranking academic journal quality and research impact in Finance, based on the widely-used Thomson Reuters ISI (2013) Web of Science citations database (hereafter ISI). The paper analyses the 89 leading international journals in the ISI category of "Business–Finance" using quantifiable Research Assessment Measures (RAMs). The analysis highlights the similarities and differences in various RAMs, all of which are based on alternative transformations of journal citations and impact. Alternative RAMs may be calculated annually or updated daily to determine the citations frequency of published papers that are cited in journals listed in ISI. The RAMs include the classic 2-year impact factor including journal self citations (2YIF), 2-year impact factor excluding journal self citations (2YIF*), 5-year impact factor including journal self citations (5YIF), Immediacy including journal self citations, Eigenfactor (or Journal Influence), Article Influence (AI), h-index, Papers Ignored-By Even The Authors (PI-BETA), Self-citation Threshold Approval Rating (STAR), 5YD2 (namely, 5YIF divided by 2YIF), Escalating Self Citations (ESC) and Index of Citation Quality (ICQ). The paper calculates the harmonic mean (HM) of the ranks of up to 16 RAMs. It is shown that emphasizing 2YIF to the exclusion of other informative RAMs can lead to a misleading evaluation of journal quality and impact relative to the HM of the ranks. The analysis of the 89 ISI journals in Finance makes it clear that there are three leading journals in Finance, namely Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies, which form an exclusive club in terms of the RAMs that measure journal quality and impact based on alternative measures of journal citations. The next two journals in Finance in terms of overall quality and impact are Journal of Accounting and Economics and Journal of Monetary Economics. As Accounting does not have a separate classification in ISI, the tables of rankings given in the paper are also used to rank the top 3 journals in the sub-category of Accounting in the ISI category of "Business – Finance", namely Journal of Accounting and Economics, Accounting Review, and Journal of Accounting Research.
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Khalil, Muhammad, Okhaifi Prasetyo, Muhammad Al Dilwan, and Hasby Hasby. "Optimizing Management of the Jeumpa Journal: Journal of Science & Biology Education, Journal of the Biology Education Department, Samudra University." JATI EMAS (Jurnal Aplikasi Teknik dan Pengabdian Masyarakat) 7, no. 2 (2023): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.36339/je.v7i2.748.
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Scientific journals are publication media that contain articles that present the results of research and scientific studies. Management of journals by departments at universities is essential in improving the quality and reputation of departments, especially in supporting the implementation of tridharma in research. Based on the results of observations, the management of the Jeumpa Journal carried out by the Department of Biology Education at Samudra University is still not optimal. Through the Community Partnership Program (PKM), efforts were made to solve problems related to the not yet optimal management of the journal. Together with Jeumpa Journal editorial partners, efforts to optimize the journal were carried out through four stages, namely optimizing the appearance of the journal's website, compiling author guidelines, compiling article templates, and socializing and promoting the journal. Evaluation with Jeumpa Journal editorial partners on all stages of optimization activities that have been carried out is used as a benchmark in preparing follow-up programs in the development.
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Bradley, Carole A., Michael Iskedjian, Krista L. Lanctôt, et al. "Quality Assessment of Economic Evaluations in Selected Pharmacy, Medical, and Health Economics Journals." Annals of Pharmacotherapy 29, no. 7-8 (1995): 681–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106002809502907-805.
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Objective: To assess and compare the quality of economic studies in selected pharmacy, medical, and health economics journals. Data Sources: DICP The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, New England Journal of Medicine, Medical Care, Journal of the American Medical Association, PharmacoEconomics, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, and Journal of Health Economics using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. Search terms included “economic,” “cost,” and “cost analysis.” Study Selection: Reviewers appraised abstracts to identify original research published during 1989-1993 comparing costs and outcomes between drugs, treatments, and/or services. Initially, 123 articles met criteria; 16 were inappropriate, 17 were randomized out, and 90 (73%) were used (30/group). Data Extraction: Quality was assessed using a 13-item checklist. Interrater reliability was 0.91 (p < 0.05) for 9 raters, test-retest reliability was 0.94 (p < 0.001). Data Synthesis: A 2-way ANOVA, with overall quality scores as a dependent variable with journal type and year as independent variables, was significant (F = 2.79, p = 0.002, r2 = 0.34), with no significant interaction (F = 0.71, p = 0.68) or time effect (F = 0.70, p = 0.60). Journal types differed; pharmacy journals scored significantly lower (χ2= 53.89, df = 2, p < 0.001). Items rated adequate (i.e., correct or acceptable) increased over time (χ2 = 21.18, df = 4, p < 0.001). Ethical issues and study perspective most needed improvement. Conclusions: Article quality for all journal types increased over time nonsignificantly; health economics journals scored highest, then medical journals, with pharmacy journals significantly lower (and having the highest standard deviation). We recommend that authors and reviewers pay closer attention to study perspective and ethical implications.
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Krueger, Thomas, and Jack Shorter. "Bibliographic measures of top-tier finance and information systems journals." Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 12, no. 5 (2019): 841–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-12-2018-0257.
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Purpose Pay, tenure and promotion decisions are frequently based upon inferences regarding the value of faculty research. Meanwhile, departmental, college and university reputations are frequently based on perceptions regarding the quality of research being produced by its faculty. Making correct inferences requires accurate measurement of research quality, which is often based upon the journal through which results are shared. This research expands upon the research found elsewhere through its detailed investigation of leading journals in two business disciplines, including examination of four different citation-based measures and four journal characteristics which are exogenous to the quality of any individual piece of research. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This study assists in the development of an accurate perspective regarding research quality, by studying the popular Journal Citation Reports (JCR) impact factor. A further expansion on the past literature is consideration of three newer journal quality metrics: SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) and percentage of articles cited. Top-tier journals in finance and information systems are compared to evaluate the consistency of these measures across disciplines. Differences in journal characteristics and their impact on citation-rate based measures of quality are also examined. The potential impact of discipline-based variation in acceptance rate, issue frequency, the time since journal inception and total reviewers are put forth as additional potential exogenous factors that may impact the perception of journal quality. t-Tests are employed for discipline comparisons, while correlation and multiple regression are used for journal characteristic analysis. Findings There is a significant difference in the JCR impact measures of high-quality finance journals vs high-quality information systems journals, which are correlated with a variety of journal-specific factors including the journal’s acceptance rate and frequency of issue. Information systems journals domination of finance journals persists whether one considers mean, median, minimum or maximum impact factors. SJR measures for finance journals are consistently higher than information systems journals, though the SJR value of any individual journal can be quite volatile. By comparison, the SNIP metric rates premier information systems journals higher. Over 12 percent more of the articles in leading information systems journals are cited during the initial three years. Research limitations/implications Logical extensions of this research include examining journals in other business disciplines. One could also evaluate quality measures reaction to variation in journal characteristics (i.e. changes in acceptance rates). Furthermore, one could include other measures of journal quality, including the recently released CiteScore metric. Such research will build on the present research and improve the accuracy of research quality assessment. Practical implications To the extent that citation-based research measures and journal-specific factors vary across disciplines as demonstrated by our investigation, discipline-specific traits should be considered adjusted for, when making inferences about the long-term value of recently published research. For instance, finance faculty publishing in journals with JCR readings of 2.0 are in journals that are 53 percent above the discipline’s average, while information systems faculty publishing in journals with JCR readings of 2.0 are in journals that are 18 percent below the discipline’s average. Furthermore, discipline-specific differences in journal characteristics, leading to differences in citation-based quality measures, should be considered when making inferences about the long-term value of recently published research in the process of making recommendations regarding salary adjustments, retention and promotion. Social implications Quantity and quality of research are two hallmarks of leading research institutions. Assessing research quality is very problematic because its definition has changed from being based on review process (i.e. blind refereed), to acceptance rates, to impact factors. Furthermore, the impact factor construct has been a lightning rod of controversy as researchers, administrators and journals themselves argue over which metric to employ. This research is attempting to assess how impact factors and journal characteristics may influence the impact factors, and how these interactions vary business discipline. The research is especially important and relevant to the authors which separately chair departments including finance and information systems faculty, and therefore are in roles requiring assessment of faculty research productivity including quality. Originality/value This study is a detailed analysis of bibliographic aspects of the top-tier journals in two quantitative business areas. In addition to the popular JCR, SJR and SNIP measures of performance, the analysis studies the seldom-examined percentage of the article cited metric. A deeper understanding of citation-based measures is obtained though the evaluation of changes in how journals have been rated on these metrics over time. The research shows that there are discipline-related systematic differences in both citation-based research measures and journal-specific factors and that these discipline-specific traits should be considered when making inferences about the long-term value of recently published research. Furthermore, discipline-specific difference in journal characteristics, leading to differences in citation-based quality measures, should be considered when making personnel and remuneration decisions.
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Waris, Abu, Shakil Ahmad, Ceng Isam, Mohammed Abdel-Magid, and Akhtar Hussain. "Comparison among Journal Quality Indicators of Sports Science Journals." Library Herald 55, no. 3 (2017): 339. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-2469.2017.00032.x.
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Melnyk, Yuriy Borysovych, and Iryna Sergiivna Pypenko. "Dilemma: Quality or quantity in scientific periodical publishing." International Journal of Science Annals 4, no. 2 (2021): 5–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2021.2.1.
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The eternal dilemma of quality or quantity affects many areas of human life. One of these areas is the publishing industry. This issue is particularly acute for scientific periodicals. The aim of the study. To analyze the dilemma of the quality or quantity of papers in the publication of a scientific periodical Journal, and to share the four-year experience of publishing the International Journal of Science Annals (IJSA) with publishers, editors, reviewers, and authors. Scientific periodicals should solve the dilemma of quality and quantity of papers definitely in favor of quality. Journals should be committed to a high standard of editorial ethics. Journals should have a clear and precise procedure for reviewing and selecting papers for publication. Journals should necessarily consider the possible conflict of interest in research between authors, editors, reviewers, funders, etc. Journals should motivate young talented scientists to publish their manuscripts by providing them with editorial support in the preparation of the manuscript and funding for its publication. The implementation of these key principles will contribute both to the development of science in general and the Journal in particular.
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Melnyk, Yu. B., and I. S. Pypenko. "Dilemma: Quality or quantity in scientific periodical publishing." International Journal of Science Annals 4, no. 2 (2021): 5–7. https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2021.2.1.
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The eternal dilemma of quality or quantity affects many areas of human life. One of these areas is the publishing industry. This issue is particularly acute for scientific periodicals. The aim of the study. To analyze the dilemma of the quality or quantity of papers in the publication of a scientific periodical Journal, and to share the four-year experience of publishing the International Journal of Science Annals (IJSA) with publishers, editors, reviewers, and authors. Scientific periodicals should solve the dilemma of quality and quantity of papers definitely in favor of quality. Journals should be committed to a high standard of editorial ethics. Journals should have a clear and precise procedure for reviewing and selecting papers for publication. Journals should necessarily consider the possible conflict of interest in research between authors, editors, reviewers, funders, etc. Journals should motivate young talented scientists to publish their manuscripts by providing them with editorial support in the preparation of the manuscript and funding for its publication. The implementation of these key principles will contribute both to the development of science in general and the Journal in particular.
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Hoskova, Barbora, Courtney A. Colgan, and Betty S. Lai. "How to Become an Informed Research Consumer: Evaluating Journal Impact Factors and Their Alternatives." Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research 25, no. 4 (2020): 304–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.jn25.4.304.
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Approximately two million scientific research articles are published in journals worldwide each year (Altbach & De Wit, 2018). As a result, identifying relevant and high-quality journal articles can be an overwhelming task. journal impact factors are one metric for assessing the quality of research journals and articles. To help you become a more informed research consumer, this article will explore some common questions about journal impact factors. We begin with an explanation of Journal impact factors and their origins, followed by some critiques of journal impact factors, alternative ways of assessing publication quality, and the applications of this information to your work in psychology.
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Saptono, Mofit, Harles Anwar, Jefry Tarantang, Rahmad Kurniawan, and Wahyu Akbar. "NATIONALLY ACCREDITED JOURNAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR JOURNAL MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PALANGKA RAYA." AMALA Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 2, no. 1 (2023): 142–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.23971/amala.v2i1.77.
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The purpose of this training is to increase the understanding of journal managers regarding journal management, especially with regard to national and international indexing, and improve journal management competence (skills) related to how to manage journals, especially related to national and international indexing. Based on the results of the analysis of the responses of the training participants, it can be concluded that: The scientific journal management training that was carried out was very useful in improving the quality of scientific journal management in the IAIN Palangka Raya area in particular and in the city of Palangka Raya in general. of course Have a direct positive impact on increasing the acceptance of scientific journals. In addition, from the participants' responses during the training and mentoring it was concluded that: Improving the quality of management of scientific journals is a very basic component affecting the quality of published journals
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Jan, Rosy. "Citation Analysis of Potential Predatory Journals Removed From the UGC-CARE List." International Journal of Public Sociology and Sociotherapy 2, no. 1 (2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijpss.297200.
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Keeping into consideration importance of citation analysis as a method of journal evaluation criteria study is initiated to highlight impact of journals which were removed by UGC presuming that journals are receiving citation attention as they are published by reputed publishers. The study aims to raise the awareness of increasing prevalence of citations to the journal articles considered as low quality by UGC. It demonstrated that many articles from the removed journals are deeply interwoven in the scientific literature and are cited by authors which later on publish in reputed publication outlet. Thus, the decision considering journal as low quality is not sufficient rather a proper mechanism should framed regarding citing low quality literature. Furthermore, declaring a journal as low quality or removing it from a country listing of white journals cannot change the entire landscape of scientific communication unless a collective effort at international level is initiated to curb the problem of low quality research and duplicated efforts.
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Aini, Qurotul, Indri Handayani, and Fauziyyah Husna Nurdiayanah Lestari. "Utilization of Scientific Publication Media to Improve the Quality of Scientific Work." Aptisi Transactions on Management (ATM) 4, no. 1 (2019): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.33050/atm.v4i1.711.
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 The publication of scientific work is an absolute thing that must be owned and produced by academics at this time. Moreover, when referring to the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN RB) Regulation No. 17 of 2013 and the Minister of Education and Culture Regulation No. 92 of 2004 which states that the increase in the academic level of lecturers requires publication of accredited national scientific journals and journals internationally reputable in their field. In addition to being very important for the performance of lecturers, the publication of scientific papers has become a government regulation through the Director General of Higher Education, which requires S1, S2 and S3 students to make a summary of scientific work published both online and in print as one of the graduation requirements. Seeing this, Raharja College has participated in providing publication media for scientific works, especially in online forms, one of which is iLearning Journal Center (iJC). Until now iLearning Journal Center has overseen 5 (five) journals in it with different scope of research. However, the problems that occur at this time are still a lack of the general public to know especially in the Higher Education environment regarding the iLearning Journal Center (iJC) as a publication media for online scientific work. In this study will be discussed about the steps or methods taken to maximize the use of iLearning Journal Center (iJC) as an online journal publication media to improve the quality and quantity of scientific works. This study uses SWOT analysis method and system design using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and the applications used in this study by applying the Open Journal System (OJS) which is known as management software and publishing online journals. The results of this study are a governance or management that can be done as a step to maximize the increase of publication of online scientific works for the academic community.
 Keywords: iLearning Journal Center (iJC), Scientific Work Publication, Journal Online, Open Journal System (OJS)
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Xu, Yiran, Jingyuan Zhuang, Ryan Blair, et al. "Modeling quality and prestige in applied linguistics journals: A bibliometric and synthetic analysis." Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching 13, no. 4 (2023): 755–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/ssllt.40215.
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The importance of academic journals in second language (L2) research is evident on at least two levels. Journals are, first of all, central to the process of disseminating scientific findings. Journals are also critical on a professional level as most L2 researchers must publish articles to advance their careers. However, not all journals are perceived as equal; some may be considered more prestigious or of higher quality and may, therefore, achieve a greater impact on the field. It is therefore necessary that we understand the identity and quality of L2 research journals, yet very little research (e.g., Egbert, 2007; VanPatten & Williams, 2002) has considered these issues to date. The current study sought to explore L2 journal identity and quality, and the relationship between these constructs. In order to do so, a database was compiled based on three different types of sources: (1) a questionnaire eliciting L2 researchers’ perceptions of the quality and prestige of 27 journals that publish L2 research (N = 327); (2) manual coding of different types of articles (e.g., empirical studies, review papers), data (quantitative, qualitative, mixed), research settings, and authorship patterns (K = 2,024) using the same 27 journals; and (3) bibliometric and submission data such as impact factors, citation counts, and acceptance rates. Descriptive statistics were applied to explore overall quality and prestige ratings as well as publication trends found in each journal. The relationships between those patterns and subjective ratings were also examined. In addition, regression models were built to determine the extent to which perceptions of journal quality and prestige could be explained as a function of journal and article features. We discuss the findings of the study in terms of on-going debates concerning publication practices, study quality, impact factors, journal selection, and the “journal culture” in applied linguistics.
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Qomaruddin, Muhammad, Ratih Nur Pratiwi, and Sarwono Sarwono. "Strategic on Management Scientific Publication of Student Journal in Higher Education (a Case Study)." HOLISTICA – Journal of Business and Public Administration 8, no. 3 (2017): 41–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hjbpa-2017-0022.
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AbstractThe current publication of scientific journals is transitioning from a print format format to an electronic format, which has a different management model than before. Publication of scientific journals is an important thing in the existence of universities. In the dissemination of science results of an education, research, and community service generated by college civitas (Students & Lecturers) can be done with the publication of scientific journals. The purpose of this study is to determine the strategy of management publication of scientific journals that publish many articles of students at higher education. The type of this research is qualitative descriptive research. The research data were collected by indepth interview the Director of Graduate, Head of journal publishing unit, and staff of journal publishing unit. This research was conducted at the Journal Publishing Unit of Postgraduate of Brawijaya University. The managers of scientific journal publications should be continue to improve scientific publishing services and the quality of published articles, so that the management of scientific publications can compete with other electronic journals. The development of electronic journals in Indonesia has grown rapidly, within three years of electronic journal publication in Indonesia has increased sharply, from 1500 journals in 2012 to 16280 journals in 2016. This is a challenge for managers of scientific publications in Brawijaya University. The strategy in developing the management of scientific journal publications of students is to hold training activities of scientific journal writing for students to be able to provide the availability of quality articles. Benchmarking activities and management training for journal editing teams to maintain quality management and scientific journal publications. In addition, it is necessary to improve the reputation of scientific journals by paying attention to the Impact Factor; Index Journal, Ranking Journal, h-index, Number of Cites, & Percentage of Rejection Rates in managed journals.
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Bredan, Amin, Osama Tashani, and Omran Bakoush. "Deficient editorial practices, perceived quality, and expedient scholarly publishing in a developing nation." F1000Research 12 (March 21, 2024): 1173. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.134583.3.
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Background There is increasing concern about the quality, integrity, and accessibility to research published in the developing world. This study explores the editorial practices and editors’ perspectives to gain insight into the standard of scholarly publishing in Libya. Methods Between 21st January and 12th February, 2022, the editors-in-chief (EC) of Libyan academic journals were invited to complete a questionnaire on editorial practices, degree of satisfaction with submitted and published manuscripts, review processes, and journal performance, as well as challenges facing the journals. Journal websites were examined for quality, and indexation coverage and citations were assessed. We examined the number of citations in Google Scholar for all 2019 articles published in each journal. Descriptive statistics were used to quantitatively summarize the data and thematic analysis was used for the narrative text. Results 48 EC completed the questionnaire. The EC was affiliated with the institution that owns the journal in 92% of cases. Most EC (83%) were satisfied with the peer-review quality, 69% believed that most of their published papers add new ideas or findings, and 96% were satisfied with their journal’s performance. However, despite the high degree of satisfaction, only one journal was indexed in Web of Science or Scopus and only 17% of the journals were indexed in Google Scholar. A qualitative assessment of journal websites revealed shortcomings in publishing practices in a large proportion of the journals. Conclusions The discordance between the satisfaction of the journal editors and the journal quality indicators points to a break in the quality system of Libyan academic publishing. Similar expedient publishing practices might exist in other countries as well. A comprehensive action plan led by academic institutions to enforce high standards for scholarly publishing is needed to advance research and high-quality scholarly publications in developing countries.
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Bredan, Amin, Osama Tashani, and Omran Bakoush. "Deficient editorial practices, perceived quality, and expedient scholarly publishing in a developing nation." F1000Research 12 (November 30, 2023): 1173. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.134583.2.
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Background There is increasing concern about the quality, integrity, and accessibility to research published in the developing world. This study explores the editorial practices and editors’ perspectives to gain insight into the standard of scholarly publishing in Libya. Methods Between 21st January and 12th February, 2022, the editors-in-chief (EC) of Libyan academic journals were invited to complete a questionnaire on editorial practices, degree of satisfaction with submitted and published manuscripts, review processes, and journal performance, as well as challenges facing the journals. Journal websites were examined for quality, and indexation coverage and citations were assessed. We examined the number of citations in Google Scholar for all 2019 articles published in each journal. Descriptive statistics were used to quantitatively summarize the data and thematic analysis was used for the narrative text. Results 48 EC completed the questionnaire. The EC was affiliated with the institution that owns the journal in 92% of cases. Most EC (83%) were satisfied with the peer-review quality, 69% believed that most of their published papers add new ideas or findings, and 96% were satisfied with their journal’s performance. However, despite the high degree of satisfaction, only one journal was indexed in Web of Science or Scopus and only 17% of the journals were indexed in Google Scholar. A qualitative assessment of journal websites revealed shortcomings in publishing practices in a large proportion of the journals. Conclusions The discordance between the satisfaction of the journal editors and the journal quality indicators points to a break in the quality system of Libyan academic publishing. Similar expedient publishing practices might exist in other countries as well. A comprehensive action plan led by academic institutions to enforce high standards for scholarly publishing is needed to advance research and high-quality scholarly publications in developing countries.
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Wilson, Sonia L., Alastair G. B. Simpson, and Denis H. Lynn. "Maintaining Journal Figure Quality." Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 57, no. 3 (2010): 221–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00478.x.
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Rüger, Rüdiger, and Charles E. Prussak. "The quality assurance journal." Quality Assurance Journal 2, no. 3 (1997): 101–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1786(199709)2:3<101::aid-qaj42>3.0.co;2-9.
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Long, David. "The quality assurance journal." Quality Assurance Journal 2, no. 4 (1997): 157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1786(1997120)2:4<157::aid-qaj52>3.0.co;2-n.
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Önder, Ali Sina. "Handelsblatt Ranking and Journal Quality: A Cautionary Note." German Economic Review 18, no. 4 (2017): 516–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geer.12144.
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Abstract I provide a brief discussion of the Handelsblatt ranking by focusing on its journal quality weights. I summarize the methodology underlying journals’ prestige measure, which is derived from their citation networks, and discuss its strengths and shortcomings. Although I agree that Handelsblatt ranking provides a great service to the profession, that same profession needs to be rather careful not to overemphasize the journal quality weights.
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Sohail, Md, and Ph.D Shakil Ahmad. "SCImago, eigenfactor score, and H5 index journal rank indicator: A study of journals in the area of construction and building technologies." DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 38, no. 04 (2018): 278–85. https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.38.4.11503.
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Present work studies the role of bibliometric indicators and scientometric instruments for checking the qualities of journals published in the area of construction and building technology. Journal quality review targeted comparisons between indicators of significance and merit from reputable databases. Likewise, present work stressed on performance of well cited journals and their informational correlations as predicted by selected indicators complex algorithms. Main research objective focused on review of scientific journal quality indices that included: Journal Impact Factor (JIF), Eigenfactor Score (ES), SCImago Journal Rank indicator (SJR) and H5 index. Dependable construction and building technology journals were chosen from their category within Web of Science. JIFs and ESs are obtained from Journal Citation Report and the SJR from the SCImago Journal and country rank website. Sixty one construction and building technology journals were selected for this work and their related data records and information documents retrieved from their primary sites in relating designated quality indicators (JIF, SJR, ES and H5). Correlations between indicators were elucidated by means of Pearson’s and Spearman’s statistical correlations produced by SPSS software. All reclaimed journals are indexed in Web of Science and Scopus citation database.
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Costa, Leonardo Oliveira Pena, Anne M. Moseley, Catherine Sherrington, Christopher G. Maher, Robert D. Herbert, and Mark R. Elkins. "Core Journals That Publish Clinical Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions." Physical Therapy 90, no. 11 (2010): 1631–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20090419.
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Objective The objective of this study was to identify core journals in physical therapy by identifying those that publish the most randomized controlled trials of physical therapy interventions, provide the highest-quality reports of randomized controlled trials, and have the highest journal impact factors. Design This study was an audit of a bibliographic database. Methods All trials indexed in the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) were analyzed. Journals that had published at least 80 trials were selected. The journals were ranked in 4 ways: number of trials published; mean total PEDro score of the trials published in the journal, regardless of publication year; mean total PEDro score of the trials published in the journal from 2000 to 2009; and 2008 journal impact factor. Results The top 5 core journals in physical therapy, ranked by the total number of trials published, were Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Rehabilitation, Spine, British Medical Journal (BMJ), and Chest. When the mean total PEDro score was used as the ranking criterion, the top 5 journals were Journal of Physiotherapy, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Stroke, Spine, and Clinical Rehabilitation. When the mean total PEDro score of the trials published from 2000 to 2009 was used as the ranking criterion, the top 5 journals were Journal of Physiotherapy, JAMA, Lancet, BMJ, and Pain. The most highly ranked physical therapy–specific journals were Physical Therapy (ranked eighth on the basis of the number of trials published) and Journal of Physiotherapy (ranked first on the basis of the quality of trials). Finally, when the 2008 impact factor was used for ranking, the top 5 journals were JAMA, Lancet, BMJ, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and Thorax. There were no significant relationships among the rankings on the basis of trial quality, number of trials, or journal impact factor. Conclusions Physical therapists who are trying to keep up-to-date by reading the best available evidence on the effects of physical therapy interventions have to read more broadly than just physical therapy–specific journals. Readers of articles on physical therapy trials should be aware that high-quality trials are not necessarily published in journals with high impact factors.
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Malan, D. F. "Journal impact factors - The good, the bad, and the ugly." Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 122, no. 9 (2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/1741/2022.
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This paper provides an overview of the concepts of citations and journal impact factors, and the implications of these metrics for the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (JSAIMM). Two key research literature databases publish journal impact factors; namely, Web of Science and Scopus. Different equations are used to calculate journal impact factors and care should be exercised when comparing different journals. The JSAIMM has a low impact factor compared with some of the more prestigious journals. It nevertheless compares well with journals serving other mining sectors, such as the Canadian CIM Journal. The problems associated with journal impact factors are discussed. These include questionable editorial practices, the negative impact of this concept on good research, and the problem of a few highly cited papers distorting the journal impact factor. As a consequence, there is growing resistance to the use of journal impact factors to measure research excellence. The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment is a global movement striving for an alternative assessment of research quality. As a recommendation, the Editorial Board of the JSAIMM should adopt a pragmatic approach and not alter good journal policies simply to increase the journal impact factor. The focus should remain on publishing excellent quality papers. Marketing of the Journal, the quality of the published papers, and its open access policy should be used to counter the perception that journals with high impact factors are better options in which to publish good research material.
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Morris, Huw, Charles Harvey, and Aidan Kelly. "Journal rankings and the ABS Journal Quality Guide." Management Decision 47, no. 9 (2009): 1441–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740910995648.
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