Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)

The creation or title changes of scientific journals in the information and documentation (ID) area in the period 2013-2018 are analyzed. Based on the total of 62 such journals identified through ISSN Portal and Ulrichsweb, the following are described: characteristic aspects such as country, languag...

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Autores: Urbano, Cristóbal, Rodrigues, Rosângela Schwarz, Somoza Fernández, Marta, Rodríguez-Gairín, Josep-Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/170316
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/170316
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Palabra clave:Literatura científica
Anàlisi de contingut (Comunicació)
Scientific literature
Content analysis (Communication)
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spelling Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)Urbano, CristóbalRodrigues, Rosângela SchwarzSomoza Fernández, MartaRodríguez-Gairín, Josep-ManuelLiteratura científicaAnàlisi de contingut (Comunicació)Scientific literatureContent analysis (Communication)The creation or title changes of scientific journals in the information and documentation (ID) area in the period 2013-2018 are analyzed. Based on the total of 62 such journals identified through ISSN Portal and Ulrichsweb, the following are described: characteristic aspects such as country, language, type of publisher, and access model; presence in bibliographic databases, citations, or journal directories; survival and volume of articles published; annual number of citations to articles according to Google Scholar; thematic scope declared by the editors; and finally, the justification given by the editors for the change of title or the creation of a new journal. Among the main conclusions regarding newly created titles, the leading role of academic publishers in expanding national university systems and open-access titles stands out. In general, new publications generate few articles per year, have little presence in databases, and receive few citations. Title changes were found only in journals published by commercial publishers. In both cases, journals with a general thematic scope predominate and a significant number of journals did not justify their creation or change of title.EPI SCP2020202020202020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion19 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/170316Articles publicats en revistes (Biblioteconomia, Documentació i Comunicació Audiovisual)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: http://www.elprofesionaldelainformacion.com/contenidos/2020/jul/urbano-rodrigues-somoza-rodriguez.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2020.jul.13El Profesional de la Información, 2020, vol. 29, num. 4, p. e290413https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2020.jul.13(c) EPI SCP, 2020info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1703162026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
title Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
spellingShingle Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
Urbano, Cristóbal
Literatura científica
Anàlisi de contingut (Comunicació)
Scientific literature
Content analysis (Communication)
title_short Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
title_full Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
title_fullStr Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
title_full_unstemmed Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
title_sort Why are new journals created? An international analysis of Information and Documentation titles (2013-2018)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Urbano, Cristóbal
Rodrigues, Rosângela Schwarz
Somoza Fernández, Marta
Rodríguez-Gairín, Josep-Manuel
author Urbano, Cristóbal
author_facet Urbano, Cristóbal
Rodrigues, Rosângela Schwarz
Somoza Fernández, Marta
Rodríguez-Gairín, Josep-Manuel
author_role author
author2 Rodrigues, Rosângela Schwarz
Somoza Fernández, Marta
Rodríguez-Gairín, Josep-Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Literatura científica
Anàlisi de contingut (Comunicació)
Scientific literature
Content analysis (Communication)
topic Literatura científica
Anàlisi de contingut (Comunicació)
Scientific literature
Content analysis (Communication)
description The creation or title changes of scientific journals in the information and documentation (ID) area in the period 2013-2018 are analyzed. Based on the total of 62 such journals identified through ISSN Portal and Ulrichsweb, the following are described: characteristic aspects such as country, language, type of publisher, and access model; presence in bibliographic databases, citations, or journal directories; survival and volume of articles published; annual number of citations to articles according to Google Scholar; thematic scope declared by the editors; and finally, the justification given by the editors for the change of title or the creation of a new journal. Among the main conclusions regarding newly created titles, the leading role of academic publishers in expanding national university systems and open-access titles stands out. In general, new publications generate few articles per year, have little presence in databases, and receive few citations. Title changes were found only in journals published by commercial publishers. In both cases, journals with a general thematic scope predominate and a significant number of journals did not justify their creation or change of title.
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El Profesional de la Información, 2020, vol. 29, num. 4, p. e290413
https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2020.jul.13
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