Scientometrics is concerned with the quantitative features and characteristics of science and scientific research. Emphasis is placed on investigations in which the development and mechanism of science are studied by statistical mathematical methods.
The journal publishes original studies, short communications, preliminary reports, review papers, letters to the editor and book reviews on scientometrics. Due to its fully interdisciplinary character, the journal is indispensable to research workers and research administrators . It provides valuable assistance to librarians and documentalists in central scientific agencies, ministries, research institutes and laboratories.
- Emphasizes investigations in which the development of science and of the mechanism of scientific research are studied by means of (statistical) mathematical methods
- Publishes original studies, short communications, preliminary reports, review papers, letters to the editor and book reviews on scientometrics
- Highly visible and cited in all areas of science and research
Journal information
- Editors-in-Chief
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- Wolfgang Glänzel,
- Lin Zhang
- Publishing model
- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). How to publish with us, including Open Access
Journal metrics
- 3.801 (2021)
- Impact factor
- 4.133 (2021)
- Five year impact factor
- 30 days
- Submission to first decision (Median)
- 1,501,637 (2021)
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Optimization of scientific publications clustering with ensemble approach for topic extraction
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Academic information retrieval using citation clusters: in-depth evaluation based on systematic reviews
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Journal updates
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Top 10 articles 2022 by full-text downloads!
Check out the top 10 most downloaded articles in Scientometrics published in 2022. Congratulations to the authors!
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Free access to Judit Bar-Ilan Memorial Issue
Judit Bar-Ilan (1958 – 2019), long-time member of the Price Medal Laureate Board of Scientometrics, sadly passed away last year. The special memorial issue dedicated to her by her colleagues from the Editorial Board has now been published. We are pleased to provide free access to this issue until August 8, 2020.
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Akadémiai Kiadó
Akadémiai Kiadó, founded in 1828 by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), is Hungary’s oldest continuously operating publishing house. Their mission is to promote Hungarian and international science, that is, to publish the new discoveries in various areas of science, to effectively support information exchange amongst scientists on a global level, and to make scientific results a public property for all who seek valuable and reliable knowledge.
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About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 1588-2861
- Print ISSN
- 0138-9130
- Co-Publisher information
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