Publication Activity of Members of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Vestnik IzhGTU imeni M.T. Kalashnikova”

Abstract

The publication activity of members of the editorial board and external reviewers of the journal “Vestnik IzhGTU imeni M.T. Kalashnikova”, was analyzed. The citation rate of the editorial board members has grown significantly, in particular, the Hirsch index of the editorial board members has grown from 7 to 16 over 3 years, and up to 9 in Scopus and Web of Science. The percentile of the majority of members of the editorial board is high in the relevant sections of the SRSTI. Half of the members are in the 1st to 5th percentile, 6 members are in the 1st percentile. In 2021, the number of articles written by authors from other regions and organizations increased compared to 2019 from 15 to 65 per cent or more, respectively. The five-year Herfindahl index for citing journals in 2020 was 852, which is a good indicator. The Herfindahl index for the authors’ organizations dropped to 2666 and continues to decline. The largest number of articles during last 3 years (2019-2021) was published in the Mechanical Engineering section - 94 (57 %). The number of publications in the new section “Energy Systems and Complexes” is growing. The two-year self-citation rate of the journal does not exceed 21, and the five-year one - 16%. The ten-year h-index of the journal is 21. In accordance with the editorial policy of the journal, the authors significantly increased the number of references, analyzing the current state of the problem under discussion based on works published over the past 3-5 years in other journals, including foreign ones. The average number of citations in the lists of cited literature in 2020 was 17. The half-life of articles cited in the journal this year constituted 3.7. The average share of borrowed non-author's text in articles per year is decreasing, in 2018 it was 5.0 %, which is a consequence of the use of the anti-plagiarism system. The average h-index of the authors is low and is 5.8, which is associated with the growing number of young scientists and graduate students among authors and co-authors. The number of article views for the year increased to 25305, and downloads - up to 5210.