Google, cambia el paradigma de la métrica científica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12486804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Manuel de Pablos Coello (0000-0002-4854-2234, Universidad de La Laguna, corresponding author), Concha Mateos Martín (0000-0002-6805-0624, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos), José Miguel Túñez-López (0000-0002-5036-9143, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Miguel Túñez López |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 0 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historia y Comunicación Social (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1137-0734 • E-ISSN: 1698-3246 |
| Publisher | Servicio de Publicaciones (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.5209/rev_hics.2013.v18.44327 |
| OpenAlex | W2047203724 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The spanish journals that appear in the second quartile of Google Scholar Metrics (GSM) are not listed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). There are serious differences and one big coincidence between these two databases: they both belong to very large multinational information companies, Google and Thomson Reuters, whose sources of income are very different. While the access to Google Scholar Metrics is currently free, Thomson Reuters charges people high fees to access its databases. In fact, Spain paid almost 1.5 million euro in 2008, more than 3 millions in 2011, and a total of 25 million from 2005 to 2008. This article examines the differences between these two databases, the negative effects of the dominance of Thomson Reuters as the leading source of information to evaluate journals on the Spanish journals, and the potential benefits that the public recognition of Google Scholar Metrics could bring to the academia. Once again, the public service is against the interests of the market and the Spanish scientific lobbying which bets on the market and blocks out national initiatives
Business · Citation · Dominance (genetics · Library science · Multinational corporation · Political science · Quartile · Statistics · Computer Science · Mathematics · Psychology Research and Bibliometrics · scientometrics and bibliometrics research · Web visibility and informetrics · Finance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |