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Area of Science:

  • Bibliometrics and scientometrics
  • Research evaluation
  • Physics and Astronomy journals

Background:

  • Current bibliometric measures (e.g., impact factor, quartile) may bias quality assessment for regional or new journals.
  • Information asymmetry exists between the academic community and journal management regarding journal quality.
  • Traditional metrics may under-evaluate the quality of regional journals, portraying them as low-quality venues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an alternative approach for evaluating journal quality signals using authors' publication track records.
  • To explore differences in quality signals from regional journals compared to traditional metrics.
  • To reduce information asymmetry in research evaluation policies.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 50,477 articles and reviews from 83 regional Physics and Astronomy journals (2014-2019).
  • Extraction of publication data for 73,866 authors and their 329,245 additional publications in Scopus-indexed journals.
  • Contrast of traditional journal-level bibliometric measures with generalized author-level publishing records.

Main Results:

  • Traditional journal-level measures (quartile, CiteScore percentile, SJR) tend to under-evaluate regional journal quality.
  • Author-level measures, such as share of papers in Nature Index journals, provide positive quality signals.
  • Author-based analysis allows for subdivision of regional journals based on publishing strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Author-based metrics offer a more nuanced and accurate assessment of regional journal quality.
  • Research evaluation policies should consider author-level data to better value regional journals.
  • Increased recognition of regional journals can enhance international visibility and impact, benefiting researchers and institutions.