Internationalization of Domestic Journals for Enhancing the Global Influence: An Analysis on KoreaScience Journals

Shin, Eun Ja; Choi, Hee-Yoon; Seo, Tae-Sul

doi:10.4275/kslis.2015.49.4.159

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“…In Korea, many research outcomes still have been published in the domestic journals in the Korean language. Articles written in English are only 30 per cent of total article (Shin et al, 2015), meanwhile the rate of foreign articles which Korean researchers have cited are only 50 per cent in general, except in natural, engineering and medical science fields (Choi et al, 2011). Lately, attempt to register some Korean journals into the international citation index database has been carried out.…”

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A comparative study of the impact of Korean research articles in four academic fields using altmetrics

Cho

2017

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Purpose Alternative metrics (altmetrics) are non-traditional metrics to measure the social impact of research results, which were unable to be assessed by the previous methods, by calculating how research results are reflected in various social media. The purpose of this paper is to measure and compare the impact of Korean study results in four fields that were published in international journals using altmetrics. Design/methodology/approach This study analysed the impact of 383 Korean research articles published by international journals in the field of medical science, engineering, social science and arts and humanities through altmetrics and compared it with bibliometrics. Findings As a result, the frequency of research articles which are “discussed” through social media such as Twitter was shown to be highest in the medical science than in other fields. In addition, the frequency of research articles which were “saved” through reference management tool such as Mendeley was shown to be higher in the social science and the arts and humanities than in other fields. Furthermore, as a result of a correlation analysis between altmetrics and bibliometrics, it is found that there exists a positive correlation between the number of articles which were “saved” in Mendeley and “cited” in follow-up studies. Originality/value This study examined the impact of the articles originating in non-English-speaking nations; it could be referred by other non-English-speaking nations that are trying to identify invisible impact of their research output on global society. By finding the academic field which are receiving special attention from global community using altmetrics, researchers could prospect country’s overall research impact and utilize it to make a future R&D plan.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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A comparative study of the impact of Korean research articles in four academic fields using altmetrics

Cho

2017

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An Analysis on the Successful Case of International Journal Publication through the Cooperation between Scholarly Society and its Related Organization

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Yeo³

2016

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Copyright policies of science and engineering open access journals indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded or Scopus, published by Korean academic societies: a case study

Hong,

Lee

2024

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This article explores the challenges related to copyright policies in the context of science and engineering open access (OA) journals based in Korea. The English-language science and engineering OA journals published independently by Korean academic societies typically exhibit three common characteristics regarding their copyright and licensing policies. First, authors are generally required to transfer their copyrights. Second, the Creative Commons (CC) license terms are predominantly BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial), without providing authors the option to select alternative licensing terms. Third, the journals do not sufficiently protect the rights of the authors. From the analyses presented herein, it is evident that the current copyright and licensing policies of Korea’s English-language science and engineering OA journals lack a robust structure. These policies need to be revised to allow authors to retain copyright and require them to consent for the CC license terms it adopts, in order to align with the common practice among OA journals. Furthermore, to better protect authors’ rights, it would be beneficial to permit authors to choose the specific terms of the CC license for their articles.

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Internationalization of Domestic Journals for Enhancing the Global Influence: An Analysis on KoreaScience Journals

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

A comparative study of the impact of Korean research articles in four academic fields using altmetrics

A comparative study of the impact of Korean research articles in four academic fields using altmetrics

An Analysis on the Successful Case of International Journal Publication through the Cooperation between Scholarly Society and its Related Organization

Copyright policies of science and engineering open access journals indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded or Scopus, published by Korean academic societies: a case study

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