Publishing and impact criteria, and their bearing on translation studies

This paper questions the current concept of quality as used in research assessment rankings and peer review, with special reference to the link often established between impact and the way this impact is measured in the form of citation counting. Taking translation studies as a case study, we will o...

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Autores: Aixelá, Javier Franco|||0000-0001-6846-7182, Rovira-Esteva, Sara|||0000-0001-7647-6417
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/0907676X.2014.972419
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Palabra clave:Quality
Impact
Translation studies
Citation
Journal indexes
Bibliometrics
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Aixelá, Javier Franco|||0000-0001-6846-7182
Quality
Impact
Translation studies
Citation
Journal indexes
Bibliometrics
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title_full Publishing and impact criteria, and their bearing on translation studies
title_fullStr Publishing and impact criteria, and their bearing on translation studies
title_full_unstemmed Publishing and impact criteria, and their bearing on translation studies
title_sort Publishing and impact criteria, and their bearing on translation studies
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Rovira-Esteva, Sara|||0000-0001-7647-6417
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Rovira-Esteva, Sara|||0000-0001-7647-6417
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Quality
Impact
Translation studies
Citation
Journal indexes
Bibliometrics
topic Quality
Impact
Translation studies
Citation
Journal indexes
Bibliometrics
description This paper questions the current concept of quality as used in research assessment rankings and peer review, with special reference to the link often established between impact and the way this impact is measured in the form of citation counting. Taking translation studies as a case study, we will offer a two-level approach to reveal both the macro- and micro-level biases that exist in this regard. We will first review three key aspects related to the idea of the quality of publications, namely peer review, journal indexing, and journal impact factor. We will then pinpoint some of the main macro-level problems regarding current practices and criteria as applied to translation studies, such as Thomson Reuters World of Science's journal coverage, citation patterns, and publication format. Next we will provide a micro-textual and practical perspective, focusing on citation counts and suggesting a series of corrective measures to increase comparability
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