Bibliométrie | Page 3
Collection development in the era of big deals
Drawing on an original methodology using citations, downloads, and survey data, this paper analyses journal usage patterns across 28 Canadian universities. Results show that usage levels vary across disciplines, and that different academic platforms varied in their importance to different institutions, with for-profit platforms generally exhibiting lower usage. These results suggest economic inefficiencies exist in […] Lire la suite
COVID-19: Les femmes scientifiques écopent
Dans un article consacré à la contribution des femmes à l’avancement scientifique Martine Letarte interroge Vincent Larivière, qui souligne que le retard pris pars les femmes durant la pandémie leur sera encore délétère. Lire la suite
Découverte: les processus de publications scientifiques au temps de la CoVID-19
Vincent Larivière explique à l’équipe de Découverte (à 20:00 min), les observations faites sur la publication scientifique avec la pandémie et le processus accéléré de révision. Lire la suite
La longue route vers le libre accès au Canada
Vincent Larivière et Virginie Paquet livrent dans le Magazine de l’Acfas d’octobre une chronique dédiée au dossier « Les mesures de la recherche ». Cette chronique vise à mesurer l’importance de la diffusion en libre accès dans les institutions de recherche canadiennes, à partir de la base de données Dimensions.ai. Lire la suite
The Diverse Niches of Megajournals: Specialism within Generalism
Over the past decade, megajournals have expanded in popularity and established a legitimate niche in academic publishing. Leveraging advantages of digital publishing, megajournals are characterized by large publication volume, broad interdisciplinary scope, and peer‐review filters that select primarily for scientific soundness as opposed to novelty or originality. These publishing innovations are complementary and competitive vis‐à‐vis […] Lire la suite
The ecosystem of peatland research: a bibliometric analysis
Peatlands provide a range of services to societies, such as sequestration of organic carbon, biodiversity protection, attenuation of water flow, and the provision of fuel, wood and fruit, among others. Despite their global importance, no study has yet characterised peatland research on a global scale. This study aims at providing a better understanding of the […] Lire la suite
Who are the acknowledgees? An analysis of gender and academic status
Acknowledgements found in scholarly papers allow for credit attribution of nonauthor contributors. As such, they are associated with a different kind of recognition than authorship. While several studies have shown that social factors affect authorship and citation practices, few analyses have been performed on acknowledgements. Based on 878,250 acknowledgees mentioned in 291,167 papers published between […] Lire la suite
La pandémie de COVID-19 secoue le monde de l’édition scientifique
L’édition scientifique connaît des bouleversements importants dans ces temps extraordinaires. Les changements en cours (prépublications, libre accès, etc.) vont-ils durer ? L’avis de Vincent Larivière. Lire la suite
Coronavirus : les grandes revues scientifiques à l’heure des comptes
Vincent Larivière est interrogé sur les transformations du modèle d’affaires de l’édition scientifique à l’heure de la COVID-19. Lire la suite
Measuring national self-referencing patterns of major science producers
This paper analyzes national self-referencing patterns (i.e. the tendency of researchers to cite from the same country) of six major science producers (China, France, Germany, Japan, UK, and USA). While the results highlight a continuing decline of national references (except for China), all countries’ referencing patterns remain heavily oriented towards national papers throughout the 1980–2017 […] Lire la suite