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A revisited auditing of the analytical abstracts database
1Division of Chemical Information Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary.
Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences
|October 25, 2000
Summary
This study revisits analytical chemistry journal coverage in a major database, finding improved content after 1994 reorganizations. Recommendations suggest focusing on top analytical journals over lower-tier ones for better research discovery.
Area of Science:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Bibliometrics
- Scientific Communication
Background:
- Follow-up study on analytical chemistry literature coverage in a major database.
- Previous analysis focused on journal coverage, concentration, and dispersion in 1993.
- Revisiting the database's reflection of analytical chemistry research trends.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess improvements in journal coverage within the Analytical Abstracts Database.
- To identify any remaining issues in the database's representation of analytical literature.
- To provide recommendations for optimizing database content and focus.
Main Methods:
- Re-analysis of journal coverage data from the Analytical Abstracts Database.
- Comparison of current coverage with previous findings from 1993.
- Evaluation of journal distribution and emphasis within the database.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements in database coverage observed following 1994 editorial reorganizations.
- Database exhibits an overemphasis on journals in the lower tail of the distribution.
- Enhanced coverage of core analytical chemistry journals is recommended.
Conclusions:
- The Analytical Abstracts Database has substantially improved its journal coverage.
- An excessive emphasis on peripheral journals hinders optimal representation of analytical chemistry literature.
- Strategic reduction of lower-tier journal coverage in favor of top analytical journals is advised for enhanced research discovery.
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