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Globally national – locally international: Bibliometric analysis of a SEE psychology journal
Globally national – locally international: Bibliometric analysis of a SEE psychology journal

Author(s): Dejan Pajić, Tanja Jevremov
Subject(s): Psychology, Media studies, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Društvo psihologa Srbije
Keywords: globality; locality; scientific journals; internationalizations; psychology; impact factor;

Summary/Abstract: The article explores bibliometric features of the Serbian psychology journal Psihologija in the 2001–2012 period. Several basic indicators of the journal’s impact were generated and compared between two periods, before and after 2007 when Psihologija was included in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Journal’s output was evaluated in regard to other psychology journals included in SSCI in the same year. The results have shown that Psihologija’s impact factor has raised following the increased internationalization of the journal, quantified as the proportion of articles published in English and/or written by foreign authors. However, Psihologija and other South East European (SEE) journals still lack a solid international communication network, which is reflected in the absence of related journals and large proportion of citations from local authors. The article concludes with several suggestions for authors, journal editors, and science policy institutions.

  • Issue Year: 47/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 263-277
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English