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Understanding discrepancies in the coverage of OpenAlex: the case of China.
This content is not available in the selected language. Citations indexes play a crucial role for understanding how science is produced,disseminated, and used. However, these databases often face a critical trade-off:those offering extensive and high-quality coverage are typically proprietary,whereas publicly accessible datasets frequently exhibit fragmented coverage andinconsistent data quality. OpenAlex was developed to address this […] Read more
Examining the geographic and linguistic coverage of gold and diamond open access journals in OpenAlex, Scopus, and Web of Science.
This content is not available in the selected language. Diamond open access (OA) journals are a publishing model that is free for both authors and readers, but their lack of indexing in major bibliographic databases compared to gold journals presents challenges in assessing their uptake. Furthermore, the characteristics of diamond journals, such as language and […] Read more
Scholarly publishing’s hidden diversity: How exclusive databases sustain the oligopoly of academic publishers
Abstract Global scholarly publishing has been dominated by a small number of publishers for several decades. This paper revisits the data on corporate control of scholarly publishing by analyzing the relative shares of scholarly journals and articles published by the major publishers and the “long tail” of smaller, independent publishers, using Dimensions and Web of […] Read more
Shine bright like a diamond: A bibliometric analysis of diamond Open Access journals and their coverage in Web of Science, Scopus and OpenAlex
This content is not available in the selected language. The Budapest Open Access Initiative (2002) advocated for a new generation of journals that would rely on alternative sources of funding to support Open Access (OA) dissemination. Author fees or article processing charges (APCs) have now become one of the most common sources of funding for […] Read more
Examining the quality of the corresponding authorship field in Web of Science and Scopus
This content is not available in the selected language. Authorship is associated with scientific capital and prestige, and corresponding authorship is used in evaluation as a proxy for scientific status. However, there are no empirical analyses on the validity of the corresponding authorship metadata in bibliometric databases. This paper looks at differences in the corresponding […] Read more
The decrease in uncited articles and its effect on the concentration of citations
This content is not available in the selected language. Empirical evidence demonstrates that citations received by scholarly publications follow a pattern of preferential attachment, resulting in a power-law distribution. Such asymmetry has sparked significant debate regarding the use of citations for research evaluation. However, a consensus has yet to be established concerning the historical trends […] Read more
Langues de diffusion des connaissances : quelle place reste-t-il pour le français?
This content is not available in the selected language. La croissance des évaluations basées sur le nombre de publications savantes dans bon nombre de pays1 , jumelée à la démocratisation des technologies numériques et au contrôle de l’édition savante par quelques compagnies privées2 , est associée à l’établissement d’une culture de la publication où les […] Read more
Mesure de la proportion de publication en libre accès au Canada, un portrait national.
Over the past two decades, open access has gained prominence around the world. However, its adoption in Canada lags that of other countries. Using data from Dimensions and Érudit, this article provides an overview of open access dissemination in Canada, focusing on the effect of institutions, language, and funding. French-language papers and papers from Quebec […] Read more
La plateforme de diffusion de contenu scientifique francophone Érudit fête ses 25 ans
This content is not available in the selected language. La plateforme Érudit, dont Vincent Larivière est directeur scientifique a fêté en 2023 ses 25 ans. D’abord projet pilote et pionnière dans son domaine, Érudit est devenu incontournable dans le paysage de la recherche au Canada. L’équipe derrière le projet a fait de la découvrabilité du […] Read more
Comment encourager la science en français?
This content is not available in the selected language. Entrevue de Vincent Larivière à propos du soutien pour une science en français. Read more