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The role of domestic journals in geographically-oriented disciplines: The case of Spanish journals on earth sciences

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  • J. Rey-Rocha

    (Spanish Research Council (CSIC))

  • M. J. Martín-Sempere

    (Spanish Research Council (CSIC))

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The role of domestic journals in disseminating research results in the filed of Earth Sciences in Spain is discussed. The analysis is based on bibliometric indicators of Spanish scientific production, as well as on the opinion of Spanish researchers in this field, obtained through a specially designed survey. A reasonable correspondence has been found between the results of bibliometric analysis and scientists' judgements. Results show that 69% of Spanish articles in Earth Sciences were published in Spanish journals during the period 1990–1994. Scientists use both national and international journals to communicate, their research results, although due to the nature of the discipline, geographically oriented and therefore mostly devoted to local problems, they use basically domestic journals. In terms of international visibility, although none of the Spanish journals in this field is covered by the SCI, most of them are covered by some of the most representative international databases in the field concerned. The study points out the importance of domestic journals in the field of Earth Sciences in Spain.

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  • J. Rey-Rocha & M. J. Martín-Sempere, 1999. "The role of domestic journals in geographically-oriented disciplines: The case of Spanish journals on earth sciences," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 45(2), pages 203-216, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:45:y:1999:i:2:d:10.1007_bf02458433
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02458433
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    1. Rey-Rocha Jesús & Martín-Sempere María José, 2004. "Patterns of the foreign contributions in some domestic vs. international journals on Earth Sciences," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 59(1), pages 95-115, January.
    2. Jochen Gläser & Grit Laudel, 2001. "Integrating Scientometric Indicators into Sociological Studies: Methodical and Methodological Problems," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 52(3), pages 411-434, November.
    3. Rodrigo Costas & Thed N. Leeuwen & María Bordons, 2012. "Referencing patterns of individual researchers: Do top scientists rely on more extensive information sources?," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 63(12), pages 2433-2450, December.
    4. Irene López-Navarro & Ana I. Moreno & Miguel Ángel Quintanilla & Jesús Rey-Rocha, 2015. "Why do I publish research articles in English instead of my own language? Differences in Spanish researchers’ motivations across scientific domains," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 103(3), pages 939-976, June.
    5. Min-Wei Lin & Jingjing Zhang, 2007. "Language trends in nanoscience and technology: The case of Chinese-language publications," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 70(3), pages 555-564, March.

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