THOMSON REUTERS JOURNAL SELECTION PROCESS Mariana Boletta Intellectual Property & Science SEARCHING IN A WORLD OF INFORMATION EXPLOSION 10,000+ 5,000,000+ 110,000 Conference papers Conferences Science, Social Science Arts & Humanities journals 50,000+ Academic books 12,000,000+ Patents (per year) 80 million+ ¿POR QUÉ SER SELECTIVO? Gene Sequences Information≠Knowledge 1 JOURNALS MUST BE SELECTED papers will be read by a 200+ researcher in a year, on average of journals (50,000+) on 0.4% average a scientist is capable of reading in a year. Tenopir C. What Scientists Really Need. In: American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting (AAAS). Washington D.C.; 2005. 2 Sólo las revistas incluidas en la colección núcleo se evalúan For decades, Thomson Reuters has carefully evaluated journals for potential inclusion in the database La mayoría de los artículos importantes se publican en una cantidad relativamente pequeña de revistas especializadas GOLD STANDARD used by 5,000+ institutions in 100+ countries Nuestra misión es actualizar la cobertura de las revistas especializadas en Web of Science JOURNAL SELECTION : MAIN OBJECTIVES 1. To evaluate and select the best scholarly journal content available today for coverage in Web of Science. As a result, the Web of Science is known as the worldwide source for top tier scholarly research published in the best international and regional journals. 2. Provide the worldwide publishing community with objective standards useful in building world-class publications. Thomson Reuters has built lasting partnerships with the global scholarly publishing community. We work together to improve the quality of scholarly communication everywhere in the world. 5 The value of the collection is maintained through a continuous selection process Este núcleo no es estático - la evaluación como la selección de las revistas especializadas son permanentes Core coverage in the Web of Science 4000+ is not static Each year over 4000 journals are evaluated The value of the collection is maintained through a a rigorous selection process 10 ~ 12% Accepted 4000+ Las revistas especializadas que se están cubriendo actualmente se controlan para asegurar que mantengan altos estándares Si desea recomendar una revista para evaluación • Check existing coverage • Ensure that the journal meets basic selection criteria outlined in the selection essay • Contact Publisher Relations and fill out the journal submission form with all required information Who can submit a journal for evaluation? Editors and publishers can submit journals; we also receive recommendations from the academic community and customers 8 Objective unbiased approach Neutral, objective approach to each journal: Regardless of publisher magnitude, reputation, country of origin, field of research Cada revista es evaluado por sus propios méritos PROCESO DE SELECCIÓN DE REVISTAS ESPECIALIZADAS DE THOMSON REUTERS Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards A list of current journals in collection http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity/ Analysis Standards Target Audience Four Points of Evaluation NORMAS CONTENIDO DIVERSIDAD ANÁLISIS DE BÁSICAS DE EDITORIAL INTERNACIONAL CITAS LA REVISTA A complex process – no one factor is considered in isolation Journal Selection Process for Web of Science La puntualidad de la publicación Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity/ Analysis Standards Target Audience • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Conventions Tres ediciones actuales consecutivas • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review La puntualidad de la publicación • A journal must be published according to its stated publication schedule • Must receive three current issues in sequence to begin evaluation Journal Journal Journal Journal Journal Journal Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4 Issue 5 Issue 6 Ja Mar May Jul Sep Nov n The content is robust with sufficient manuscripts in the pipeline Journal Selection Process for Web of Science: Convenciones editoriales internacionales Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity/ Analysis Standards Target Audience • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Conventions • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review Convenciones editoriales internacionales Informative Journal titles Fully descriptive Article titles and abstracts Full address information for every author 16 Convenciones editoriales internacionales Complete bibliographic information for all cited references 17 Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity/ Analysis Standards Target Audience • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Información bibliográfica en Conventions inglés • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review Información bibliográfica en inglés • Article titles • Author names and addresses • Cited references in the Roman alphabet • Abstracts and Keywords English language Bibliographic Information However, English language content is not always essential in some areas of the Arts & Humanities such as national literature studies where full text in the native language is normal. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity/ Analysis Standards Target Audience • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Conventions • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review Funding source is also recommended whenever possible Journal Selection Process for Web of Science: CONTENIDO EDITORIAL Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity/ Analysis Standards Target Audience • How does this journal compare with covered journals of similar scope? • Is this subject already well covered? • Will this journal enrich WoS with Determinar si el novelcontenido content? de una revista en evaluación enriquece la base de dato What journals are covered in a specific subject category? What journals are covered in a specific subject Whatcategory? journals are covered in specific subject category? Journal Selection Process for Web of Science DIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity/ Analysis Standards Target Audience • Does this journal target an International or Regional audience? • Do authors, editors, Editorial Advisory Board members represent the international research community? Do the contributing authors, EAB EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD represent the international research Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Pratumthani, Thailand Roberto Badaro, Salvador, Brazil community ? Carol J. Baker, Houston Fernando Baquero, Madrid, Spain John G. Bartlett, Baltimore Stephen G. Baum, New York Publication Name=(Clinical Infectious Diseases ) John E. Bennett, Bethesda Impact Factor (2012) : 9.374 Emilio Bouza, Madrid, Spain Yehuda Carmeli, Tel Aviv, Israel G. Ralph Corey, Durham Erika M.C. D'Agata, Boston Silvano Esposito, Naples, Italy Javier Garau, Barcelona, Spain Jose M. Gatell, Barcelona, Spain M. Lindsay Grayson, Melbourne, Australia James G. Hakim, Harare, Zimbabwe Carol A. Kauffman, Ann Arbor Keith P. Klugman, Atlanta Countries / territories Umesh G. Lalloo, Congella, South Africa 15 represented Stephen D. Lawn, Cape Town, South Africa in article level (Web of Science) Catherine Leport, Paris, France 9 Daniel P. Lew, Geneva, Switzerland Lionel A. Mandell, Hamilton, Canada Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October Source:Jeanne http://cid.oxfordjournals.org M. Marrazzo, Seattle (as of 18 October 2013) 2013) Thomas J. Marrie, Halifax, Canada Daniel M. Musher, Houston Carl Erik Nord, Stockholm, Sweden Timothy Peto, Oxford, England Didier Raoult, Marseille, France Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Tlalpan, Mexico Marisela Silva, Caracas, Venezuela Vincent Soriano, Madrid, Spain Soumya Swaminathan, Chennai, India Joseph M. Vinetz, La Jolla Gui-Qiang Wang, Beijing, China Andreas F. Widmer, Basel, Switzerland Kwok-yung Yuen, Hong Kong, China Anita K. M. Zaidi, Karachi, Pakistan Abigail D. Zuger, New York The need for international diversity is viewed in relationship to the target audience for the journal Investigación científica actual en un contexto global Publication Name=(Neurological Research) 60 International Countries / audience territories The need for international diversity is viewed in relationship to the target audience for the journal Publication Name=(Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology) 34 Regional Countries / focus territories Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October 2013) Regional Journals: Revistas de ámbito regional • From 2007-2009 • focused on a collection of more than 10,000 regional journals Criterios de selección par las revistas regionales • 1600 met the review standards for inclusion in the Web of Science • accounting for 55% of all new journals indexed between 2005- 2010 Regional coverage is still added and the core collection enriched by regional citation indexes. 30 Regional Journals 31 Regional Journals ¿Enriquecerá nuestra cobertura de un tema específico o proporcionará estudios con una perspectiva regional específica? • Importance is measured in terms of content specificity: – Will it enrich coverage of a subject? – Will it provide specific regional perspective? • Publish excellent research targeted at a regional