Communication value of English-language S&T academic journals in non-native English language countries

Zhenglu Yu (), Zheng Ma, Haiyan Wang, Jia Jia and Lu Wang
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Zhenglu Yu: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Zheng Ma: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Haiyan Wang: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Jia Jia: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Lu Wang: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China

Scientometrics, 2020, vol. 125, issue 2, No 32, 1389-1402

Abstract: Abstract Researchers tend to publish their articles in English in order to get more citations and influence, even in the non-native English language countries. Founding S&T academic journals in English has become the choices of most publishers. In this article, we apply the method from linguistic studies which is used to measure the communication value of languages to measure the communication value of English-language journals published in non-native English countries and compare it with native-language journals. An indicator Q-value is designed to evaluate academic journals, which is comprised of three independent indicators: prevalence index, centrality index and international diffusivity index, which form a three-dimensional coordinate system and each journal is defined as a vector and the Q-value is the length of the vector. A total of 180 S&T academic journals are studied. The result shows that the Q-value can correctly reflect the communication value of English-language S&T academic journal in non-native English language countries and top native language journals can also have high communication value.

Keywords: English-language S&T academic journals; Non-native English language countries; Communication value; Citation analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03594-3

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