An index for evaluating journals in a small domestic citation index database whose citation rate is generally very low: A test based on the Korea Citation Index (KCI) database

Young Man Ko and Ji Young Park

Journal of Informetrics, 2013, vol. 7, issue 2, 404-411

Abstract: This study describes the meaning of and the formula for S-index, which is a novel evaluation index based on the number of citations of each article in a particular journal and the rank of the article according to the number of citations. This study compares S-index with Impact Factor (IF), which is the most well-known evaluation index, using the Korea Citation Index data. It is shown that S-index is positively correlated with the number of articles published in a journal. Tapered h-index (hT-index), which is based on all articles of a journal like S-index, is compared with S-index. It is shown that there is a very strong positive correlation between S-index and hT-index. Although S-index is similar to hT-index, S-index has a slightly better differentiating power and ranks the journal with evenly cited articles higher.

Keywords: S-index; Tapered h-index; Journal indicator; Differentiating power; Korea Citation Index; Korean journal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2013.01.002

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