The Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports(JCR)and Web of Science(WoS)platforms are arguably the most influential journal citation/metric databases worldwide.Journals must first be indexed in the WoS Core Collec...The Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports(JCR)and Web of Science(WoS)platforms are arguably the most influential journal citation/metric databases worldwide.Journals must first be indexed in the WoS Core Collection(CC)before being indexed in the JCR.The JCR and WoS platform are separate Clarivate Analytics products,but the JCR is included in the WoS platform for organizations that purchase both databases.The analysis for this study focused on citation data reported in the 2017 JCR(based on 2016 citation data)and other data reported in the WoS CC up to 2016.A total of 14 journals are indexed in the 2017 JCR agricultural engineering category;however,only 13 journals are analyzed in this because one journal was listed by mistake.Six of the 13 journals are published by large for-profit publishers(i.e.,Elsevier B.V.or Springer Verlag)and the other seven are published by respective professional societies.The journals were analyzed as a function of type(specialty versus comprehensive),type of publisher and publication frequency,metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor(JIF),volumes of articles published by year and journal,and the source institutions and countries of published articles.Bioenergy-and industrial crop-focused journals included in the 2017 JCR agricultural engineering category manifest the strongest overall metrics,as evidenced by relatively high JIF scores:Bioresource Technology(4.917),Biomass and Bioenergy(3.219)and Industrial Crops and Products(3.181).In contrast,the highest JIF reported in the 2017 JCR for a comprehensive agricultural engineering journal was 2.044 for Biosystems Engineering.During 2006 to 2016,the number of articles indexed in the Core Collection for the JCR agricultural engineering category rose from 1,124 to 4,078,an increase of 263%.Over 70% of the total articles published in 2016 were published in the three bioenergy-or industrial-crop focused journals.The top three countries that published the highest levels of WoS Core Collection agricultural engineering articles in 2016 were China(1132),United States(669)and Brazil(474).The similar top publishing institutions were the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA;136),Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS;136)and Indian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR;79).The results of the study also show that publishing by Chinese scientists in the 13 journals indexed in the JCR Agricultural Engineering(AE)category is rapidly increasing,with seven research institutions ranked in the global top 20 in 2016,based on studies published in journals indexed in the JCR agricultural engineering category.The analysis also reveals that the specialty journals(e.g.,the three bioenergy-focused journals)are not directly comparable with the comprehensive agricultural engineering journals and should potentially be excluded from future versions of the JCR and WoS CC AE categories.展开更多
Colleagues,It is our great pleasure to introduce you to the Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering(FASE), a new international journal launched in 2014. FASE was founded jointly by the Chinese Academy of Eng...Colleagues,It is our great pleasure to introduce you to the Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering(FASE), a new international journal launched in 2014. FASE was founded jointly by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Agricultural University and Higher Education Press of China.展开更多
为了传承和传播中华文化,加强对外的科技交流,增强中国的软实力,除了扶持中国英文科技期刊外,还需立足本土,提升中文科技期刊的国际影响力。《农业工程学报》在被国际工程权威数据库EI(美国工程索引)、国际农业权威数据库CAB Abstracts...为了传承和传播中华文化,加强对外的科技交流,增强中国的软实力,除了扶持中国英文科技期刊外,还需立足本土,提升中文科技期刊的国际影响力。《农业工程学报》在被国际工程权威数据库EI(美国工程索引)、国际农业权威数据库CAB Abstracts等收录的基础上被美国农学、环境、土壤学会联合会数字图书馆(ACSESS Digital Library)收录;2014年位列国际学术搜索引擎Google学术搜索高被引中文期刊第10名;2013年入选(Top5)"2013中国最具国际影响力学术期刊",这些都得益于采取的一系列的立足本土提升中文科技期刊影响力的措施。实践证明中文科技期刊可以通过加大论文英文信息量及提高英文质量;引进有国际视野的期刊领军人才和有海外留学经历的专职编辑;编辑部人员中长期境外访学;开展国际编辑学术交流培训;开发学报网站英文界面,拓宽学报数字化国际展示平台等措施的实施增加其在国际上的展示度,提高国际影响力。该经验可为同类中文科技学术期刊提高国际影响力提供参考。展开更多
文摘The Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports(JCR)and Web of Science(WoS)platforms are arguably the most influential journal citation/metric databases worldwide.Journals must first be indexed in the WoS Core Collection(CC)before being indexed in the JCR.The JCR and WoS platform are separate Clarivate Analytics products,but the JCR is included in the WoS platform for organizations that purchase both databases.The analysis for this study focused on citation data reported in the 2017 JCR(based on 2016 citation data)and other data reported in the WoS CC up to 2016.A total of 14 journals are indexed in the 2017 JCR agricultural engineering category;however,only 13 journals are analyzed in this because one journal was listed by mistake.Six of the 13 journals are published by large for-profit publishers(i.e.,Elsevier B.V.or Springer Verlag)and the other seven are published by respective professional societies.The journals were analyzed as a function of type(specialty versus comprehensive),type of publisher and publication frequency,metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor(JIF),volumes of articles published by year and journal,and the source institutions and countries of published articles.Bioenergy-and industrial crop-focused journals included in the 2017 JCR agricultural engineering category manifest the strongest overall metrics,as evidenced by relatively high JIF scores:Bioresource Technology(4.917),Biomass and Bioenergy(3.219)and Industrial Crops and Products(3.181).In contrast,the highest JIF reported in the 2017 JCR for a comprehensive agricultural engineering journal was 2.044 for Biosystems Engineering.During 2006 to 2016,the number of articles indexed in the Core Collection for the JCR agricultural engineering category rose from 1,124 to 4,078,an increase of 263%.Over 70% of the total articles published in 2016 were published in the three bioenergy-or industrial-crop focused journals.The top three countries that published the highest levels of WoS Core Collection agricultural engineering articles in 2016 were China(1132),United States(669)and Brazil(474).The similar top publishing institutions were the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA;136),Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS;136)and Indian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR;79).The results of the study also show that publishing by Chinese scientists in the 13 journals indexed in the JCR Agricultural Engineering(AE)category is rapidly increasing,with seven research institutions ranked in the global top 20 in 2016,based on studies published in journals indexed in the JCR agricultural engineering category.The analysis also reveals that the specialty journals(e.g.,the three bioenergy-focused journals)are not directly comparable with the comprehensive agricultural engineering journals and should potentially be excluded from future versions of the JCR and WoS CC AE categories.
文摘Colleagues,It is our great pleasure to introduce you to the Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering(FASE), a new international journal launched in 2014. FASE was founded jointly by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Agricultural University and Higher Education Press of China.
文摘为了传承和传播中华文化,加强对外的科技交流,增强中国的软实力,除了扶持中国英文科技期刊外,还需立足本土,提升中文科技期刊的国际影响力。《农业工程学报》在被国际工程权威数据库EI(美国工程索引)、国际农业权威数据库CAB Abstracts等收录的基础上被美国农学、环境、土壤学会联合会数字图书馆(ACSESS Digital Library)收录;2014年位列国际学术搜索引擎Google学术搜索高被引中文期刊第10名;2013年入选(Top5)"2013中国最具国际影响力学术期刊",这些都得益于采取的一系列的立足本土提升中文科技期刊影响力的措施。实践证明中文科技期刊可以通过加大论文英文信息量及提高英文质量;引进有国际视野的期刊领军人才和有海外留学经历的专职编辑;编辑部人员中长期境外访学;开展国际编辑学术交流培训;开发学报网站英文界面,拓宽学报数字化国际展示平台等措施的实施增加其在国际上的展示度,提高国际影响力。该经验可为同类中文科技学术期刊提高国际影响力提供参考。
