Publication behaviour and(dis)qualification of chief editors in Turkish national Social Sciences journals

Purpose:This study investigated the publication behaviour of 573 chief editors managing 432 Social Sciences journals in Turkey.Direct inquiries into editorial qualifications are rare,and this research aims to shed light on editors’scientific leadership capabilities.Design/methodology/approach:This study contrasts insider publication behaviour in national journals with international articles in journals indexed by the Web of Science(WOS)and Scopus.It argues that editors demonstrating a consistent ability to publish in competitive WOS and Scopus indexed journals signal high qualifications,while editors with persistent insider behaviour and strong local orientation signal low qualification.Scientific leadership capability is measured by first-authored publications.Correlation and various regression tests are conducted to identify significant determinants of publication behaviour.Findings:International publications are rare and concentrated on a few individuals,while insider publications are endemic and constitute nearly 40%of all national articles.Editors publish 3.2 insider papers and 8.1 national papers for every SSCI article.62%(58%)of the editors have no SSCI(Scopus)article,53%(63%)do not have a single lead-authored WOS(Scopus)article,and 89%publish at least one insider paper.Only a minority consistently publish in international journals;a fifth of the editors have three or more SSCI publications,and a quarter have three or more Scopus articles.Editors with foreign Ph.D.degrees are the most qualified and internationally oriented,whereas non-mobile editors are the most underqualified and underperform other editors by every measure.Illustrating the overall lack of qualification,nearly half of the professor editors and the majority of the WOS and Scopus indexed journal editors have no record of SSCI or Scopus publications.Research limitations:This research relies on local settings that encourage national publications at the expense of international journals.Findings should be evaluated in light of this setting and bearing in mind that narrow localities are more prone to peer favouritism.Practical implications:Incompetent and nepotistic editors pose an imminent threat to Turkish national literature.A lasting solution would likely include the dismissal and replacement of unqualified editors,as well as delisting and closure of dozens of journals that operate in questionable ways and serve little scientific purpose.Originality/value:To my knowledge,this is the first study to document the publication behaviour of national journal chief editors.

2023:A year of accomplishments for the 13 Science Citation Index Expanded-and Emerging Sources Citation Index-indexed Baishideng journals

In 2023,Baishideng Publishing Group(Baishideng)routinely published 47 openaccess journals,including 46 English-language journals and 1 Chinese-language journal.Our successes were accomplished through the collective dedicated efforts of Baishideng staffs,Editorial Board Members,and Peer Reviewers.Among these 47 Baishideng journals,7 are included in the Science Citation Index Expanded(SCIE)and 6 in the Emerging Sources Citation Index(ESCI).With the support of Baishideng authors,company staffs,Editorial Board Members,and Peer Reviewers,the publication work of 2023 is about to be successfully completed.This editorial summarizes the 2023 activities and accomplishments of the 13 SCIEand ESCI-indexed Baishideng journals,outlines the Baishideng publishing policy changes and additions made this year,and highlights the unique advantages of Baishideng journals.

Standardization of reference specification in English-language scientific journals in China

The correctness of bibliographic references and citations for retrieving information is essential.However,many journals are still receiving manuscripts with reference formats different to those specified in the journal guidelines.Consequently,this increases the difficulty for editors to process the manuscripts and restricts the production process.This paper discussed the specification format of bibliographic references and citations in English-language scientific journals from the perspective of the reference specification itself.Based on the current four mainstream styles used in the bibliographic references and citations of international English-language scientific journals,combined with the reference examples of ten English-language scientific journals launched in China and our work experience,we suggested the specific suggestions on the standardization of reference specification in English-language scientific journals in China.It is recommended to simplify the essential information(author’s name,article title,journal title,and year of publication)for bibliographic references and citations,add a hyperlink to the homepage of the reference cited,and prioritize adding the digital object identifier(DOI)of all the references.This standardization suggested can speed up the information processing of references,which can reduce the burden on authors and readers,save more time for editors to provide more services for scholars,and better realize the article links and communications on the Internet.

Journal Club教学法用于临床药学专业硕士研究生理论教学实践

目的探讨Journal Club教学法在临床药学专业硕士研究生理论教学中的应用效果。方法选取重庆医科大学2022年的2020级(4名)、2021级(6名)临床药学专业硕士研究生为研究对象。课前,2个年级的学生分别以小组为单位,围绕与“临床药物治疗学前沿”授课内容相关的2个临床用药问题,通过设定关键词、检索文献、分析评价、证据分级,制订最优用药方案;课中以幻灯片形式分享经典文献,并对最优用药方案进行循证药学证据分析。采用匿名问卷调查法统计对该教学法8个条目完全赞同、基本同意及否定的人数,并计算占比;授课教师对学生撰写的综述进行评分(90~100分、80~89分、70~79分、60~69分分别为优、良、中、及格);统计学生通过本轮教学的论文发表情况。结果2020级、2021级分别发放调查问卷4份、6份,均全部回收,有效回收率均为100.00%;对所有调查项目均完全赞同或基本同意的分别有29人次、47人次。期末考试成绩为优、良、中的,2020级分别有2名(50.00%)、1名(25.00%)、1名(25.00%),优良率为75.00%;2021级分别有2名(33.33%)、3名(50.00%)、1名(16.67%),优良率为83.33%。2021级学生有1篇综述发表在科学引文索引(SCI)期刊上。结论Journal Club教学法有助于提高学生的文献查阅能力和英文阅读能力,可调动自主学习的积极性,增强独立思考能力和科研创新意识。

International visibility of Armenian domestic journals:the role of scientific diaspora

Purpose:Nearly 122 scientific journals are currently being published in Armenia-of which only six are indexed by WoS and/or Scopus databases.The majority of the national journals are published in the Armenian language,solely possessing abstracts written in English,although there are also English-language and multi-language journals with articles not only in Armenian but also in other foreign languages.The aim of this article is to study the visibility of the(non-indexed)national Armenian journals in the WoS database through citation analysis.In consideration of the existence of a relevant Armenian“diaspora”in the world,this article also attempts to estimate its impact in terms of citation statistics.Design/methodology/approach:For this end,we have identified citations to the national/domestic Armenian journals in the WoS database in comparison with the share of citations received from“diaspora”researchers(researchers of Armenian origin born in foreign countries and those originally from Armenia who have emigrated to foreign countries).Findings:Among the 116 Armenian domestic journals analyzed(not indexed by WoS),only 47 were found to be cited in WoS.Of these journals,almost 12%are citations by“diaspora”researchers,most of which concern Social Science and Humanities journals.Research limitations:Although the surnames of Armenians end with-i(y)an,sometimes,the Diaspora Armenians,surnames are changed or modified or they are not ending with-i(y)an,in this case we may fail to identify them.Practical implications:This study can help to build new,more deep and comprehensive relations with scientific diasporas.Originality/value:This study offers a new understanding of multifaced research collaboration with scientific diasporas and their role in internationalization of domestic journals.

Editorial board publication strategy and acceptance rates in Turkish national journals

Purpose: This study takes advantage of newly released journal metrics to investigate whether local journals with more qualified boards have lower acceptance rates, based on data from 219 Turkish national journals and 2,367 editorial board members.Design/methodology/approach: This study argues that journal editors can signal their scholarly quality by publishing in reputable journals. Conversely, editors publishing inside articles in affiliated national journals would send negative signals. The research predicts that high(low) quality editorial boards will conduct more(less) selective evaluation and their journals will have lower(higher) acceptance rates. Based on the publication strategy of editors, four measures of board quality are defined: Number of board inside publications per editor(INSIDER), number of board Social Sciences Citation Index publications per editor(SSCI), inside-to-SSCI article ratio(ISRA), and board citation per editor(CITATION). Predictions are tested by correlation and regression analysis.Findings: Low-quality board proxies(INSIDER, ISRA) are positively, and high-quality board proxies(SSCI, CITATION) are negatively associated with acceptance rates. Further, we find that receiving a larger number of submissions, greater women representation on boards, and Web of Science and Scopus(WOSS) coverage are associated with lower acceptance rates. Acceptance rates for journals range from 12% to 91%, with an average of 54% and a median of 53%. Law journals have significantly higher average acceptance rate(68%) than other journals, while WOSS journals have the lowest(43%). Findings indicate some of the highest acceptance rates in Social Sciences literature, including competitive Business and Economics journals that traditionally have low acceptance rates. Limitations: Research relies on local context to define publication strategy of editors. Findings may not be generalizable to mainstream journals and core science countries where emphasis on research quality is stronger and editorial selection is based on scientific merit.Practical implications: Results offer useful insights into editorial management of national journals and allow us to make sense of local editorial practices. The importance of scientific merit for selection to national journal editorial boards is particularly highlighted for sound editorial evaluation of submitted manuscripts.Originality/value: This is the first attempt to document a significant relation between acceptance rates and editorial board publication behavior.

Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA) Instruction to Authors

Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(AsC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies(CAAsS).JIAis a peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English.JIA Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields.CAAS President,Academician WU Kong-ming is the Chairman of the Board,and CAAS Vice President,Academician CHEN Hua-lan is the Editor-in-Chief.JIA has been published by Elsevier B.V.since 2006 and is a leading academic journal in agricultural sciences in China.As released by JCR,the latest IF of the journal is 4.8.

Journal of Integrative Agriculture (JIA) Instruction to Authors

Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(AsC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies(CAAss).JIA is a peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English.JIA Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields.CAAs President,Academician WU Kong-ming is the Chairman of the Board,and CAAS Vice President,Academician CHEN Hua-lan is the Editor-in-Chief.JIA has been published by Elsevier B.V.since 2006 and is a leading academic journal in agricultural sciences in China.As released by JCR,the latest IF of the journal is 4.8.

Call for Papers from Journal of Future Foods

Journal of Future Foods(ISSN 2772-5669.Owner:Beijing Academy of Food Sciences.Production and Hosting:Elsevier B.V.on behalf of KeAi Communications Co.,Ltd.)is an international,peer-reviewed open access journal belonging to the discipline of food science and technology.The aim of the journal is to report latest research results of high-tech in food science.We welcome submissions that drive the field of food science towards whole food nutrition,intelligence and high technology.

Journal of Sport and Health Science Guide for Authors

Please visit https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-sport-and-health-science for the detailed version of Guide for Authors.Aims The Journal of Sport and Health Science (JSHS) is a peer-reviewed,international,multidisciplinary scientific journal dedicated to the advancement of sport,exercise,physical activity,and health sciences.JSHS publishes original and impactful research,topical reviews,editorials,opinion,and commentary papers relating physical and mental health,injury and disease prevention,traditional Chinese exercise,and human performance.Through a distinguished,carefully selected international editorial board,JSHS has adopted the highest academic standards,impeccable integrity,and an efficient publication platform.

Journal of Sport and Health Science Guide for Authors

Aims The Journal of Sport and Health Science(JSHS)is a peer-reviewed,international,multidisciplinary scientific journal dedicated to the advancement of sport,exercise,physical activity,and health sciences.JSHS publishes original and impactful research,topical reviews,editorials,opinion,and commentary papers relating physical and mental health,injury and disease prevention,traditional Chinese exercise,and human performance.Through a distinguished,carefully selected international editorial board,JSHS has adopted the highest academic standards,impeccable integrity,and an efficient publication platform.

Journal of Integrative Agriculture (JIA) Instruction to Authors

Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(AsC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies(CAAsS).JIA is a peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English.JIA'Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields.CAAs President,Academician WU Kong-ming is the Chairman of the Board,and CAAS Vice President,Academician CHEN Hua-lan is the Editor-in-Chief.JIA has been published by Elsevier B.V.since 2006 and is a leading academic journal in agricultural sciences in China.As released by JCR,the latest IF of the journal is 4.8.

Journal of Sport and Health Science Guide for Authors

Aims The Journal of Sport and Health Science(JSHS)is a peer-reviewed,international,multidisciplinary scientific journal dedicated to the advancement of sport,exercise,physical activity,and health sciences.JSHS publishes original and impactful research,topical reviews,editorials,opinion,and commentary papers relating physical and mental health,injury and disease prevention,traditional Chinese exercise,and human performance.Through a distinguished,carefully selected international editorial board,JSHS has adopted the highest academic standards,impeccable integrity,and an efficient publication platform.

Journal of Sport and Health Science Guide for Authors

Please visit https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-sport-and-health-science for the detailed version of Guide for Authors.Aims The Journal of Sport and Health Science(JSHS)is a peer-reviewed,international,multidisciplinary scientific journal dedicated to the advancement of sport,exercise,physical activity,and health sciences.JSHS publishes original and impactful research,topical reviews,editorials,opinion,and commentary papers relating physical and mental health,injury and disease prevention,traditional Chinese exercise,and human performance.Through a distinguished,carefully selected international editorial board,JSHS has adopted the highest academic standards,impeccable integrity,and an efficient publication platform.

Call for Papers from Journal of Future Foods

Journal of Future Foods(ISSN 2772-5669.Owner:Beijing Academy of Food Sciences.Production and Hosting:Elsevier B.V.on behalf of KeAi Communications Co.,Ltd.)is an international,peer-reviewed open access journal belonging to the discipline of food science and technology.The aim of the journal is to report latest research results of high-tech in food science.We welcome submissions that drive the field of food science towards whole food nutrition,intelligence and high technology.

Call for Papers from Journal of Future Foods

FoodsJournal of Future Foods(ISSN 2772-5669.Owner:Beijing Academy of Food Sciences.Production and Hosting:Elsevier B.V.on behalf of KeAi Communications Co.,Ltd.)is an international,peer-reviewed open access journal belonging to the discipline of food science and technology.The aim of the journal is to report latest research results of high-tech in food science.We welcome submissions that drive the field of food science towards whole food nutrition,intelligence and high technology.

Call for Papers from Journal of Future Foods

Journal of Future Foods(ISSN 2772-5669.Owner:Beijing Academy of Food Sciences.Production and Hosting:Elsevier B.V.on behalf of KeAi Communications Co.,Ltd.)is an international,peer-reviewed open access journal belonging to the discipline of food science and technology.The aim of the journal is to report latest research results of high-tech in food science.We welcome submissions that drive the field of food science towards whole food nutrition,intelligence and high technology.

Brief Introduction to “Journal of Jilin University (Science Edition)”

“Journal of Jilin University(Science Edition)” is a comprehensive academic journal in the fields of science sponsored by Jilin University and administrated by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.The journal started publication in 1955.The original name at starting publication was “Journal of Natural Science of Northeast People University”.

The Unique citing documents Journal Impact Factor(Uniq-JIF)as a supplement for the standard Journal Impact Factor

1 A new type of impact factor The Unique citing documents Journal Impact Factor(Uniq-JIF)is defined as follows:Uniq-JIF=Number of unique citing documents/Number of citable items(1)We note that formula(1)is given in a generic form.In concrete applications,one must state the publication for which the Uniq-JIF is calculated(a journal,an edited book,a conference proceedings).

Call for Papers from Journal of Future Foods

Journal of Future Foods(ISSN 2772-5669.Owner:Beijing Academy of Food Sciences.Production and Hosting:Elsevier B.V.on behalf of KeAi Communications Co.,Ltd.)is an international,peer-reviewed open access journal belonging to the discipline of food science and technology.The aim of the journal is to report latest research results of high-tech in food science.We welcome submissions that drive the field of food science towards whole food nutrition,intelligence and high technology.