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 lig...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.展开更多
The Teahouse is a favourite with Chinese people. They often refresh themselves in a teahouse after a day’s work or a trip, chatting, listening to music, enjoying the surrounding scenery or just sitting at ease. Teaho...The Teahouse is a favourite with Chinese people. They often refresh themselves in a teahouse after a day’s work or a trip, chatting, listening to music, enjoying the surrounding scenery or just sitting at ease. Teahouses date back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581). Men of letters and officials used to drink tea and chat at certain places which were展开更多
My favourite art form is painting. However, I didn’t use to like art lessons because I could not draw very well.One day, I was playing with some paint as usual in Mrs. Li’s art lesson. I mixed the paint with water. ...My favourite art form is painting. However, I didn’t use to like art lessons because I could not draw very well.One day, I was playing with some paint as usual in Mrs. Li’s art lesson. I mixed the paint with water. As I took the brush away, I dropped some paint onto the paper.展开更多
My favourite city is Dubai(迪拜).Dubai is a nice place.Although(虽然)it is small,it has lots of interesting buildings and they look strange.The most famous building is the Dubai Tower(迪拜塔).It is the tallest buildin...My favourite city is Dubai(迪拜).Dubai is a nice place.Although(虽然)it is small,it has lots of interesting buildings and they look strange.The most famous building is the Dubai Tower(迪拜塔).It is the tallest building in the world!The hotelsare famous too.Dubai is near the sea.So there are lots of beaches.The sunrise is very pretty!We can go to the desert in Dubai.We can do exciting sports there too.展开更多
My favourite pet is a rabbit.It is very small.It has red eyes,long ears,white body, white fur,paws and a short tail.The rabbit is very lovely.It can hop.It can run very fast.
【教材内容】人教版PEP五年级下册第二单元A部分的Let’s spell(拼读课)。【教学过程】1.Gr eet i ng and war mi ng-up第一阶段:问候和热身(1)师生问候。(2)欣赏并跟唱歌曲《The Rainbow Song》,在听歌之前提出问题"How many colo...【教材内容】人教版PEP五年级下册第二单元A部分的Let’s spell(拼读课)。【教学过程】1.Gr eet i ng and war mi ng-up第一阶段:问候和热身(1)师生问候。(2)欣赏并跟唱歌曲《The Rainbow Song》,在听歌之前提出问题"How many colors can you see?What are they?"。展开更多
文摘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.
文摘The Teahouse is a favourite with Chinese people. They often refresh themselves in a teahouse after a day’s work or a trip, chatting, listening to music, enjoying the surrounding scenery or just sitting at ease. Teahouses date back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581). Men of letters and officials used to drink tea and chat at certain places which were
文摘My favourite art form is painting. However, I didn’t use to like art lessons because I could not draw very well.One day, I was playing with some paint as usual in Mrs. Li’s art lesson. I mixed the paint with water. As I took the brush away, I dropped some paint onto the paper.
文摘My favourite city is Dubai(迪拜).Dubai is a nice place.Although(虽然)it is small,it has lots of interesting buildings and they look strange.The most famous building is the Dubai Tower(迪拜塔).It is the tallest building in the world!The hotelsare famous too.Dubai is near the sea.So there are lots of beaches.The sunrise is very pretty!We can go to the desert in Dubai.We can do exciting sports there too.
文摘Hi, my name is Shang Jiaze. I am a happy boy. Ilike sports very much. My favourite sport is playing basketball. Do you like it? I have a basketball .
文摘My favourite pet is a rabbit.It is very small.It has red eyes,long ears,white body, white fur,paws and a short tail.The rabbit is very lovely.It can hop.It can run very fast.
文摘【教材内容】人教版PEP五年级下册第二单元A部分的Let’s spell(拼读课)。【教学过程】1.Gr eet i ng and war mi ng-up第一阶段:问候和热身(1)师生问候。(2)欣赏并跟唱歌曲《The Rainbow Song》,在听歌之前提出问题"How many colors can you see?What are they?"。
