在使用 Web of Science 核心集合时,重新审视子数据集和相应覆盖时间的规范
1Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences and Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Heliyon
|November 29, 2023
概括
研究人员仍然没有充分指定数据源,比如Web of Science核心集合 (WOSCC). 这种缺乏细节性阻碍了文献计量研究的透明度和可重复性,自2019年以来观察到的改善很少.
科学领域:
- 图书统计学 图书统计学
- 科学沟通科学沟通
- 数据透明度 数据透明度
背景情况:
- 许多研究都使用Web of Science核心集合 (WOSCC) 作为主要数据源.
- 之前的研究强调了关于WOSCC分数据集和出版物中使用的时间跨度的显著缺乏透明度.
- 这种缺乏细节影响了文献计量研究的可复制性和可验证性.
研究的目的:
- 评估研究人员是否改善了WOSCC子数据集和覆盖时间的规范.
- 确定最近的图书统计研究中是否采用了提高透明度的建议.
- 评估非信息科学和图书馆科学期刊中数据源报告的当前状态.
主要方法:
- 分析了2020年至2022年间发表的934篇开放获取文献计量论文.
- 专注于在信息科学和图书馆科学之外的期刊上发表的论文.
- 评估WOSCC子数据集的明确提及及其相应覆盖时间的评估.
主要成果:
- 只有45.0%的评估论文指定了使用的WOSCC子数据集.
- 仅有4.8%的论文详细介绍了WOSCC数据的覆盖时间.
- 这些数字表明报告实践停滞不前,与之前的评估相比没有显著改善.
结论:
- 报告数据源,特别是WOSCC使用情况的透明度没有得到改善.
- 研究人员继续不适当地指定数据收集的基本细节,破坏可重复性.
- 持续需要更严格的期刊政策和研究人员在报告数据来源时的勤奋工作.
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