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Some aspects of citation indexes in Spain: A comparative analysis

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  • Julia Osca-Lluch

    (Universitat de Valencia-CSIC)

  • Pedro Blesa

    (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)

  • José Manuel Barrueco

    (Universitat de Valencia)

  • Elena Velasco

    (Universitat de Valencia-CSIC)

  • Thomas Krichel

    (Long Island University)

Abstract

This paper studies the main characteristics of the citation indexes currently developed in Spain. The paper compares the impact factors offered by Spanish citation indexes with the impact factor of Spanish journals also collected by the JCRs of the ISI (SCI and SSCI) over a five-year period (2001–2005). Spanish journals published in English have higher impact factor scores in the JCR databases of the ISI than in Spanish citation indexes.

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  • Julia Osca-Lluch & Pedro Blesa & José Manuel Barrueco & Elena Velasco & Thomas Krichel, 2008. "Some aspects of citation indexes in Spain: A comparative analysis," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 75(2), pages 313-318, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:75:y:2008:i:2:d:10.1007_s11192-007-1867-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1867-9
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