Information research: South African journal of library and information science (2005-2015): A bibliometric study

This paper deals with the analysis of the 179 contributions of the journal entitled “South African Journal of Library and Information Science” published during 2005-2015. It examines year wise, authorship pattern, citation analysis, length of the contributions etc. The study shows that most of the contributions of this journal are contributed by double author 80(44.69%) and geographical distribution shows that most of the contributions are contributed from South Africa Citation analysis of 6274 citations, types of publications cited and preparing of ranked list of cited journals in contributions of this journal. The study reveals that Books are the most cited publication amongst the library and information scientists and the source journal i.e

An early indicator of drug success: Top Journal Selectivity Index

The Top Journal Selectivity Index (TJSI) is a scientometric index reflecting the potential importance of a new drug. It represents the ratio of the number of all types of articles on a particular drug in the top 20 journals relative to the number of articles in all (>5,000) biomedical journals covered by Medline over the 5 years since the drug’s introduction. The TJSI can be an indicator of a drug’s potential for sustained use: a higher score increases the probability of continuing success

A Multi-Level Analysis of World Scientific Output in Pharmacology

The purpose of this chapter is to analyse international research in “pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics” (hereafter pharmacology) on the basis of the scientific papers listed in the Scopus multidisciplinary database. This primary objective is reached by answering the following questions (in the section on results). What weight does the subject area “pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics” carry in world-wide science? What is the percentage contribution made by the various regions of the world to the subject area “pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics”? Can certain regions be identified as leaders on that basis, as in other scientific contexts? Are emerging countries present in the field? Do the most productive countries also publish the largest number of journals? What features characterise the scientific output of companies that publish pharmacological papers

Citations and retractions. Why are retracted articles cited?

In 2006 Jon Sudbø was exposed for commiting research fraud. An investigation of all of Sudbø's scientific articels followed. The result was that a majority of them had to be retracted. Ten years after the scandal people are still citing Sudbø. This paper explore the nature of citations with Sudbø as case, in the goal of understanding why retracted articles are cited

The generalized propensity score methodology for estimating unbiased journal impact factors

The journal impact factor (JIF) proposed by Garfield in the year 1955 is one of the most commonly used and prominent citation-based indicators of the performance and significance of a scientific journal. The JIF is simple, reasonable, clearly defined, and comparable over time and, what is more, can be easily calculated from data provided by Thomson Reuters, but at the expense of serious technical and methodological flaws. The paper discusses one of the core problems: The JIF is affected by bias factors (e.g., document type) that have nothing to do with the prestige or quality of a journal. For solving this problem, we suggest using the generalized propensity score methodology based on the Rubin Causal Model. Citation data for papers of all journals in the ISI subject category "Microscopy” (Journal Citation Report) are used to illustrate the proposa