在国际和区域数据库中索引的非洲健康科学期刊的科学度分析:比较分析
Apatsa Selemani1,2, Kondwani Wella1, Yen-Fu Chen3
1KUHES Libraries, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
International journal of public health
|February 9, 2024
概括
国际数据库对非洲卫生科学期刊的覆盖范围有限,这影响了它们的科学知名度和引用指标. 作者合作模式反映了历史的国际关系.
科学领域:
- 健康科学 卫生科学 卫生科学
- 图书统计学 图书统计学
- 科学出版科学出版
背景情况:
- 非洲卫生科学期刊在全球知名度和影响方面面临挑战.
- 在国际数据库中索引对于科学传播和认可至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较非洲卫生科学期刊的地理覆盖范围,引文影响,主题趋势和作者合作.
- 评估这些期刊在国际 (Web of Science,Scopus,PubMed) 和区域 (AIM,AJOL) 数据库中的索引.
主要方法:
- 在2023年2月至5月期间,从文献数据库 (Ulrichs,WoS,Scopus,PubMed,Google Scholar,AIM,AJOL) 收集数据.
- 使用描述性统计数据 (百分比,四分位数间范围) 和网络可视化进行分析.
主要成果:
- 超过40个非洲国家缺乏在Web of Science索引的健康科学期刊,20个国家缺乏AJOL和AIM的索引.
- 高级研究期刊在大多数引用指标 (H5-Index,SNIP,JIF,Citescore) 中领先,期刊引用指标有所变化.
- 国际数据库的地理覆盖范围有限,与许多非洲期刊的科学影响力较低有关.
结论:
- 国际引用数据库对非洲卫生科学期刊的覆盖范围有限,阻碍了它们的科学影响.
- 非洲卫生科学出版的作者合作受到国家之间的历史关系的影响.
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