Coverage analysis of Scopus: A journal metric approach Export

@article{citeulike:1931131, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Our aim is to compare the coverage of the Scopus database with that of Ulrich, to determine just how homogenous it is in the academic world. The variables taken into account were subject distribution, geographical distribution, distribution by publishers and the language of publication. The analysis of the coverage of a product of this nature should be done in relation to an accepted model, the optimal choice being Ulrich's Directory, considered the international point of reference for the most comprehensive information on journals published throughout the world. The results described here allow us to draw a profile of Scopus in terms of its coverage by areas — geographic and thematic — and the significance of peer-review in its publications. Both these aspects are highly pragmatic considerations for information retrieval, the evaluation of research, and the design of policies for the use of scientific databases in scientific promotion.}, author = {de Moya-Aneg\'{o}n, F\'{e}lix and Chinchilla-Rodr\'{\i}guez, Zaida and Vargas-Quesada, Benjam\'{\i}n and Corera-\'{A}lvarez, Elena and Mu\~{n}oz-Fern\'{a}ndez, Francisco and Gonz\'{a}lez-Molina, Antonio and Herrero-Solana, Victor}, citeulike-article-id = {1931131}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1681-4}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/q545p23111570447}, day = {22}, doi = {10.1007/s11192-007-1681-4}, journal = {Scientometrics}, keywords = {coverage-and-overlap, scopus}, month = {October}, number = {1}, pages = {53--78}, posted-at = {2008-11-05 10:13:15}, priority = {2}, title = {Coverage analysis of Scopus: A journal metric approach}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1681-4}, volume = {73}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1931131 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1931131 N2 - Abstract  Our aim is to compare the coverage of the Scopus database with that of Ulrich, to determine just how homogenous it is in the academic world. The variables taken into account were subject distribution, geographical distribution, distribution by publishers and the language of publication. The analysis of the coverage of a product of this nature should be done in relation to an accepted model, the optimal choice being Ulrich’s Directory, considered the international point of reference for the most comprehensive information on journals published throughout the world. The results described here allow us to draw a profile of Scopus in terms of its coverage by areas — geographic and thematic — and the significance of peer-review in its publications. Both these aspects are highly pragmatic considerations for information retrieval, the evaluation of research, and the design of policies for the use of scientific databases in scientific promotion. IS - 1 JF - Scientometrics EP - 78 TI - Coverage analysis of Scopus: A journal metric approach VL - 73 SP - 53 KW - coverage-and-overlap KW - scopus AU - de Moya-Anegón, Félix AU - Chinchilla-Rodríguez, Zaida AU - Vargas-Quesada, Benjamín AU - Corera-Álvarez, Elena AU - Muñoz-Fernández, Francisco AU - González-Molina, Antonio AU - Herrero-Solana, Victor PY - 2007/10/22/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1681-4 ER -