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Ghazi-Saeedi M, Riahi R, Nouri R. Selective Dissemination of Journals Information and its Effect on Citation Indicators. payavard 2021; 14 (6) :546-556
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1- Associate Professor, Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Ph.D. Candidate in Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3- ssistant Professor, Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Health Information Technology Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , nouri@mng.mui.ac.ir
2- Ph.D. Candidate in Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3- ssistant Professor, Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Health Information Technology Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , nouri@mng.mui.ac.ir
Abstract: (1427 Views)
Background and Aim: In this study, in order to increase the visibility of articles in Scopus journals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), selective dissemination of information (SDI) service was presented and its impact on some citation indices was investigated.
Materials and Methods: This is a semi-experimental study of two groups (pretest-posttest design with a control group). In this study, TUMS Scopus indexed journals (20 titles) were randomly divided into test and control groups and their citation indices were assessed. Then, the SDI services for test group journals were designed based on PubMed's Alert system and presented to the university's top researchers for one year. Finally, the citation indices of the journals of test and control groups were reassessed and compared. For data analysis, independent t-test, paired t-test and, covariance analysis were used.
Results: Comparison of mean citations as well as SJR, SNIP and CiteScore indices before and after the intervention showed no significant difference between the test and control groups. But the average CiteScore in both groups after the intervention was significantly higher than the average before the intervention.
Conclusion: The results showed that the provision of the aformentioned services in the time period defined in this study had no significant effect on the citation indices. However, the valuable experiences gained in this study will undoubtedly be applicable to future research as well as services to researchers, librarians, and journal managers.
Materials and Methods: This is a semi-experimental study of two groups (pretest-posttest design with a control group). In this study, TUMS Scopus indexed journals (20 titles) were randomly divided into test and control groups and their citation indices were assessed. Then, the SDI services for test group journals were designed based on PubMed's Alert system and presented to the university's top researchers for one year. Finally, the citation indices of the journals of test and control groups were reassessed and compared. For data analysis, independent t-test, paired t-test and, covariance analysis were used.
Results: Comparison of mean citations as well as SJR, SNIP and CiteScore indices before and after the intervention showed no significant difference between the test and control groups. But the average CiteScore in both groups after the intervention was significantly higher than the average before the intervention.
Conclusion: The results showed that the provision of the aformentioned services in the time period defined in this study had no significant effect on the citation indices. However, the valuable experiences gained in this study will undoubtedly be applicable to future research as well as services to researchers, librarians, and journal managers.
Keywords: Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI), Citation Indexes, Journals, Citation Databases, Reference Services
Type of Study: Applied Research |
Subject:
Medical Library & Information Sciences
ePublished: 1399/07/23
ePublished: 1399/07/23
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