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Evaluating journals' yearly impact with altmetric indicators 被引量:6

Evaluating journals' yearly impact with altmetric indicators
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摘要 Purpose: Applying SSCI journals of library and information science (LIS) as the research sample, we explore the feasibility of measuring academic journals' yearly social impact by using altmetric indicators. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 66 SSCI joumals in LIS published in 2013, statistics regarding journal mentions in social media and other online tools were retrieved from Altmetric.com and meanwhile citation data was also collected from JCR and Scopus. Based on the method of principal component analysis, data was analyzed for associations between the altmetric and traditional metrics to demonstrate the effect ofaltmetric indicators on measuring academic j oumals' yearly impact. Findings: The Spearman's rank correlation test results show that altmetric indicators and traditional citation counts were significantly correlated, indicating that altmetrics can be used to measure a journal's yearly social impact. Research limitations: The time frame of data collected from Altmetric.com may not be consistent with that of JCR and Scopus citation data. Practical implications: A new method is provided based on altmetrics for evaluating the social impact of academic journals, which can be applied to design new indicators of short-term journal impact. Originality value: In this paper, we have established a method for evaluating the social impact of academic journals based on altmetric indictors. Altmetrics can be complementary to traditional citation metrics in assessing a journal's impact within a year or even in a shorter period of time. Purpose: Applying SSCI journals of library and information science (LIS) as the research sample, we explore the feasibility of measuring academic journals' yearly social impact by using altmetric indicators. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 66 SSCI joumals in LIS published in 2013, statistics regarding journal mentions in social media and other online tools were retrieved from Altmetric.com and meanwhile citation data was also collected from JCR and Scopus. Based on the method of principal component analysis, data was analyzed for associations between the altmetric and traditional metrics to demonstrate the effect ofaltmetric indicators on measuring academic j oumals' yearly impact. Findings: The Spearman's rank correlation test results show that altmetric indicators and traditional citation counts were significantly correlated, indicating that altmetrics can be used to measure a journal's yearly social impact. Research limitations: The time frame of data collected from Altmetric.com may not be consistent with that of JCR and Scopus citation data. Practical implications: A new method is provided based on altmetrics for evaluating the social impact of academic journals, which can be applied to design new indicators of short-term journal impact. Originality value: In this paper, we have established a method for evaluating the social impact of academic journals based on altmetric indictors. Altmetrics can be complementary to traditional citation metrics in assessing a journal's impact within a year or even in a shorter period of time.
出处 《Chinese Journal of Library and Information Science》 2015年第2期25-38,共14页 中国文献情报(英文版)
基金 supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.:71173187) the China Major Key Project of National Social Science Foundation(Grant No.:12&ZD221)
关键词 Altmetrics Journal evaluation INFORMETRICS BIBLIOMETRICS Principalcomponent analysis (PCA) Altmetrics Journal evaluation Informetrics Bibliometrics Principalcomponent analysis (PCA)
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