Analysis of a number and type of publications that editors publish in their own journals: case study of scholarly journals in Croatia

Lana Bošnjak, Livia Puljak, Katarina Vukojević and Ana Marušić ()
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Lana Bošnjak: University of Split
Livia Puljak: University of Split
Katarina Vukojević: University of Split
Ana Marušić: University of Split

Scientometrics, 2011, vol. 86, issue 1, No 17, 227-233

Abstract: Abstract To assess the publication practices of editors in their own journals, we analysed the number of articles that Croatian editors published in the journals they edit. From 2005 to 2008, 256 decision-making editors of 180 journals published a total of 887 publications in their own journals. Out of these, 332 were relevant for their academic promotion. Only 18 editors published 5 or more articles in their own journals. A single journal had regulations for self-publishing in the instructions for authors. Although the majority of editors did not misuse their own journals for scientific publishing and academic promotion, there is a need for greater transparency of the declaration and management of editorial conflict of interest in academic and scholarly journals.

Keywords: Journal editors; Publishing; Conflict of interest; Guidelines for authors; Transparency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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