Citation beneficiaries of discipline-specific mega-journals: who and how much

Abstract The emergence of mega-journals (MJs) has influenced scholarly communication. One concrete manifestation of this impact is that more citations have been generated. Citations are the foundation of many evaluation metrics to assess the scientific impact of journals, disciplines, and regions. W...

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Main Authors: Jing Li, Qiushuang Long, Xiaoli Lu, Dengsheng Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2023-08-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02050-w