Publication
Title
Journal article publishing in the social sciences and humanities : a comparison of Web of Science coverage for five European countries
Author
Abstract
This study compares publication pattern dynamics in the social sciences and humanities in five European countries. Three are Central and Eastern European countries that share a similar cultural and political heritage (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland). The other two are Flanders (Belgium) and Norway, representing Western Europe and the Nordics, respectively. We analysed 449,409 publications from 2013–2016 and found that, despite persisting differences between the two groups of countries across all disciplines, publication patterns in the Central and Eastern European countries are becoming more similar to those in their Western and Nordic counterparts. Articles from the Central and Eastern European countries are increasingly published in journals indexed in Web of Science and also in journals with the highest citation impacts. There are, however, clear differences between social science and humanities disciplines, which need to be considered in research evaluation and science policy.
Language
English
Source (journal)
PLoS ONE
Publication
2021
ISSN
1932-6203
DOI
10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0249879
Volume/pages
16 :4 (2021) , p. 1-22
Article Reference
e0249879
ISI
000639359600054
Pubmed ID
33831115
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 12.04.2021
Last edited 02.10.2024
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