Criteria for assessment and use of academic journals in Psychology Area in Spain

  • José Antonio Salvador Oliván University of Zaragoza
  • Rosario Arquero Avilés Complutense University of Madrid
  • Genaro Lamarca Langa University of Zaragoza
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_DCIN.2011.v34.36452
Keywords: Quality assessment of scientific journals, criteria for articles selection, Social Sciences, Bibliometrics, Psychology.

Abstract

Analysis of results of a survey sent to teachers and researchers of Psychology of universities and Council for Scientific Research in Spain. We study criteria for selecting articles for reading, their viewpoints on how to select articles for publication in journals and their views about the quality assessment of articles and journals. The main result of this study is a ranking of Spanish and foreign journals based on the use and assessment of their quality and distribution of these journals by specific areas of knowledge in Psychology.
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2011-08-25
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Salvador Oliván, J. A., Arquero Avilés, R., & Lamarca Langa, G. (2011). Criteria for assessment and use of academic journals in Psychology Area in Spain. Documentación de Las Ciencias de la Información, 34, 177-201. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_DCIN.2011.v34.36452
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Vol. 34 (2011)
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