Assessing publication trends in selected GIScience journals

This study examines recent publishing trends in geographic information science (GIScience) journals. The study considers citable items (research articles, reviews) in 24 selected journals, and assesses them for the period between 2018 and 2023. The study begins by providing an overview of GIScience...

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Published inInternational journal of geographical information science : IJGIS Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 1443 - 1467
Main Author Juhász, Levente
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.08.2024
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
GIScience publishing
Impact factors
International cooperation
open access
open science
Publishing
Reviews
scientometrics journal indicators
Trends
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Summary:This study examines recent publishing trends in geographic information science (GIScience) journals. The study considers citable items (research articles, reviews) in 24 selected journals, and assesses them for the period between 2018 and 2023. The study begins by providing an overview of GIScience journal publishing trends, including growth in absolute numbers and the proportion in which they disseminate research as open access (OA). The geographic footprint of GIScience authors and international collaboration are also explored. Journals and their impact, reputation, and perceived quality are assessed using common journal metrics, including impact factor, 5-year impact factor, CiteScore, source normalized impact per paper (SNIP), SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), immediacy index, article influence score and normalized Eigenfactor. A composite index consisting of all these metrics from 2022 is established. The paper finds that GIScience is increasingly disseminated as OA. There is evidence that the Global South is underrepresented in GIScience, which necessitates greater inclusion and support in these regions. Finally, the assessment of journal metrics helps researchers identify prominent GIScience journals for disseminating their work effectively. This paper contributes to the knowledge and understanding of recent publishing trends in GIScience, offering valuable insights to researchers, practitioners and journal editors.
ISSN:1365-8816
1365-8824
1362-3087
DOI:10.1080/13658816.2024.2347306