Exploring the Association Between Multiple Classifications and Journal Rankings

Shir Aviv-Reuven; Ariel Rosenfeld

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_31

Exploring the Association Between Multiple Classifications and Journal Rankings

Shir Aviv-Reuven, Ariel Rosenfeld

Department of Information Science

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Abstract

Journal classification systems use a variety of (partially) overlapping and non-exhaustive subject categories which results in many journals being classified into more than a single subject category. Given a subject category, respective journals are often ranked based on a common metric such as the Journal Impact Factor or SCImago Journal Rank. However, given a specific journal, it might be ranked very differently across its associated subject categories. In this study, we set to explore the possible association between the number of categories a journal is classified to and its associated rankings using the two most widely used indexing systems - Web Of Science and Scopus. Using known distance measures, our results show that a higher number of classified categories per journal is associated with an increased range and variance of the associated rankings within them. Findings and possible implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information for a Better World
Subtitle of host publication	Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings
Editors	Isaac Sserwanga, Anne Goulding, Heather Moulaison-Sandy, Jia Tina Du, António Lucas Soares, Viviane Hessami, Rebecca D. Frank
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	426-435
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783031280344
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_31
State	Published - 2023
Event	18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023 - Virtual, Online Duration: 13 Mar 2023 → 17 Mar 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	13971 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023
City	Virtual, Online
Period	13/03/23 → 17/03/23

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© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

Journal ranking
Journal subject classification
Scientometrics

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Aviv-Reuven, S., & Rosenfeld, A. (2023). Exploring the Association Between Multiple Classifications and Journal Rankings. In I. Sserwanga, A. Goulding, H. Moulaison-Sandy, J. T. Du, A. L. Soares, V. Hessami, & R. D. Frank (Eds.), Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings (pp. 426-435). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 13971 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_31

Aviv-Reuven, Shir ; Rosenfeld, Ariel. / Exploring the Association Between Multiple Classifications and Journal Rankings. Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. editor / Isaac Sserwanga ; Anne Goulding ; Heather Moulaison-Sandy ; Jia Tina Du ; António Lucas Soares ; Viviane Hessami ; Rebecca D. Frank. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 426-435 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Aviv-Reuven, S & Rosenfeld, A 2023, Exploring the Association Between Multiple Classifications and Journal Rankings. in I Sserwanga, A Goulding, H Moulaison-Sandy, JT Du, AL Soares, V Hessami & RD Frank (eds), Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 13971 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 426-435, 18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023, Virtual, Online, 13/03/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_31

Exploring the Association Between Multiple Classifications and Journal Rankings. / Aviv-Reuven, Shir; Rosenfeld, Ariel.
Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. ed. / Isaac Sserwanga; Anne Goulding; Heather Moulaison-Sandy; Jia Tina Du; António Lucas Soares; Viviane Hessami; Rebecca D. Frank. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 426-435 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 13971 LNCS).

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Aviv-Reuven S, Rosenfeld A. Exploring the Association Between Multiple Classifications and Journal Rankings. In Sserwanga I, Goulding A, Moulaison-Sandy H, Du JT, Soares AL, Hessami V, Frank RD, editors, Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 426-435. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_31

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