Services for Selecting Journals for Publishing an Article: a Comparative Analysis

The urgency of the given issue is caused by the need to improve the publication productivity of academic staff and young researchers as the publication productivity is one of the indexes of the effective university work. The structure of articles in fo-reign journals indexed by Scopus and Web of Science are quite different from the ones in Russian scientific periodicals. Hence, authors deal with real challenges when they prepare their scientific articles for further publication in leading foreign journals. The aim of the study is to reveal the main peculiarities of articles in foreign journals indexed by Scopus and Web of Science databases and to focus authors’ views on those parts of the articles which are missed in the articles of Russian scientific periodicals. In the article the genres of academic writing are described. The scientific article is considered as a genre of the academic writing. The content analysis of the articles published in journals indexed by Scopus and Web of Science databases is carried out. The comparative analysis is performed. The basic parts of the article in foreign journals are pointed out. The definitions of the parts are given. The recommendations how to prepare better article for further publication in foreign journals are suggested in order to improve the publication productivity of academic staff and young researchers.

To date, in matters of processing and managing network traffic, there is no single approach applicable to a wide pool of practical and applied tasks that would allow solving traffic management issues. Published works in this area are aimed at solving highly specialized problems: when applying complex solutions, these problems require the introduction of many additional parameters that increase computational complexity or solve only narrowly focused problems. This article provides a comparative analysis of classical network traffic models and reveals the possibility of practical application of such models in real-life problems. Classical traffic models are considered in detail, namely the Poisson model, heavy-tail traffic models, models based on Markov chains, traffic models based on the fractal theory and models based on stochastic time series. A mathematical description of each traffic model is also presented. Based on the results of the comparative analysis, the applicability of mathematical models to real projects was assessed. Based on it, two main problems were identified: first, the lack of consideration of the previous results of network traffic processing; secondly, the narrowly focused applicability of each of the models, given the rigid binding to subject areas, which allows solving only a narrow range of problems. The following indicators were taken as the criteria for evaluating network traffic models: the ability to scale the analyzed traffic, the ability to consider previous traffic data, computational complexity and the absence of some random features that could affect the operation of the model. A detailed study of the problem of traffic scaling revealed the main patterns, dependencies, dimensions of the traffic packet by the time it was processed.

The reasons for the hysteresis of the soil water-retention capacity are indicated. An explanation of the closed loop, which is formed by the main drying and wetting branches, as well as open loops, which are formed with the participation of scanning hysteresis branches is proposed. The problem of the possible manifestation of an undesirable “pump effect” is analyzed, and a way to solve this problem is indicated. Mathematical models describing this phenomenon are presented. In these models, three functions of water-retention capacity of the soil are used: (i) Van Genuchten’s function, (ii) improved Kosugi function, (iii) improved Haverkamp and co-authors function. A physical interpretation of an additional additive parameter in the improved functions of the soil water-retention capacity is proposed. The prospects for the use of hysteresis models for calculating precision irrigation rates in land reclamation agriculture are characterized. Using the Williams-Kloot criterion, a comparative analysis of the presented hysteresis models was carried out with respect to the error of the point approximation of experimental data on the main branches (parameter identification), as well as with respect to the error in estimation of the scanning branches of water-retention capacity of the soil using the example of Dune Sand.

The most important of the hydrophysical properties is the water-retention capacity of the soil. This property is formulated as a relationship between the volumetric moisture of the soil and the capillary pressure of soil moisture. Three hysteresis models of soil water-retention capacity are presented. The parameters were identified by point approximation of experimental data (from an authoritative literary source) on the main (boundary) drying and wetting branches of the soil «2003 Silt of Nave-Yaar» using the «SoilHysteresis-v.1.0» computer program developed by the authors. Applying the condition of equality of the values of the exponential parameter for the branches of draining and moistening eliminates the undesirable (methodical) «pump effect». A comparative analysis of hysteresis models based on the identification of significant differences between the errors of the point approximation of the experimental data by the Williams-Kloot test. The advantages of models in which an additional additive parameter is used are revealed. The use of physically justified models of hysteresis of the water-retention capacity of the soil has prospects in the development and application of resource-saving technologies in precision reclamation agriculture.

Groundwater vulnerability assessment using the fuzzy logic technique is attempted in this study. A hierarchical fuzzy inference system is created to serve the selected objective. The parameters considered in this study are similar to the seven parameters used in conventional DRASTIC methods; however, the effect of land use and land cover is studied by including it as an additional parameter in a model. A hierarchy is created by comparing two input parameters, say (D and R), and the output of the same is paired as an input with the third parameter (A) and so on using the fuzzy toolbox in MATLAB. Thus, the final output of fuzzy inference systems six and seven (FI6 and FI7) is defuzzified and mapped using ArcGIS to obtain the groundwater vulnerability zones by fuzzy DRASTIC and fuzzy DRASTIC-L. Each map is grouped into five vulnerability classes: very high, high, moderate, low, and very low. Further, the results were validated using the observed nitrate concentration from 51 groundwater sampling points. The receiver operating curve (ROC) technique is adopted to determine the best suitable model for the selected study. From this, area under the curve is estimated and found to be 0.83 for fuzzy DRASTIC and 0.90 for fuzzy DRASTIC-L; the study concludes that fuzzy DRASTIC-L has a better value of AUC suits best for assessing the groundwater vulnerability in Thoothukudi District.

A comparative analysis of the special shapes (patterns, profiles) of the eclipses applied for the phenomenological modeling of the light curves of eclipsing binary stars is conducted. Families of functions are considered, generalizing local approximations (Andronov, 2010, 2012) and the functions theoretically unlimited in a width, based on a Gaussian (Mikulasek, 2015). For an analysis, the light curve of the star V0882 Car = 2MASS J11080308 - 6145589 of the classic Algol - subtype (\beta Persei) is used. By analyzing dozens of modified functions with additional parameters, it was chosen the 14 best ones according to the criterion of the least sum of squares of deviations. The best are the functions with an additional parameter, describing profiles, which are limited in phase.

Scientific publications in the field of health are necessary for stakeholders as the foundation for policy making in health development, but there are still many health scientists and health journal managers who face obstacles in realizing the publication of open access scientific articles. For this reason, FORIKES conducts social activities, namely: 1) assisting the writing of scientific articles for scientists and 2) providing unlimited training and assistance on the management of scientific publications through electronic journals. This activity has successfully increased the publication of scientific articles by health scientists and the implementation of electronic journals in the field of health in Indonesia. Keywords: Health policy, Scientific publication in health, Management of publication

Objective The study explores water resource management, including identification of similarities and differences, in Poland and Israel, countries with divergent geographical histories — Poland, historically rich in wetlands, and Israel, originating from a desert landscape. The article presents the current state of research on the level of water resources in both mentioned countries, as well as water resources management systems and who is responsible for this area. Methodology The analysis is firmly grounded in data sourced from reputable secondary publications. This work draws extensively from scientific literature, including books, papers, and reports. In addition to data-driven insights, it incorporates comparative data analysis, which allows for a nuanced examination of trends and patterns. Furthermore, the inclusion of literature analysis and deductive reasoning provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the multifaceted aspects of the subject matter. This approach not only bolsters the credibility of the analysis but also enables a more robust and informed perspective on the topic at hand. The comparison between Poland and Israel was chosen due to our specific interests and the ongoing scientific collaboration of the authors. Additionally, both countries serve as intriguing case studies given their distinct approaches to water resource management. Poland and Israel hold a special significance as our homelands, affording us a deeper understanding of the local context and water-related challenges. On the other hand, Israel stands out for its reputation for efficient and innovative management of water resources, which piqued our research interests. The comparative analysis aimed to extract best practices and potential areas for further scholarly investigation in the realm of water resource management. Through this comparative examination, we hoped to derive insights that could be valuable, contributing to sustainable water resource management practices. Findings Poland is currently struggling with periodic and local water deficits, which will deepen due to ongoing climate change (Rączka et al., 2021, p. 8). This requires an immediate and coordinated action. Drawing on the experience of a nation like Israel, which has historically struggled with water scarcity, can provide invaluable insights needed to address this pressing crisis. Value Added A comparison of the practices of both countries, in this case Poland and Israel, as well as a comparative analysis of water resource management systems, will allow us to list practices that can be initiated to manage water resources more effectively. Recommendations The subject of water resource management is wide, especially as it belongs to many scientific fields. A broader research context is recommended; the authors made a comparative analysis considering selected reports on the management of water resources. It is a limiting perspective of the research; therefore, to approach the topic holistically, it is necessary to consider other research fields, as well as to deepen the analysis with other countries.

The rapid development of digital technologies, digital transformation, business innovation, and the emergence of such technologies as artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things provides significant potential for transforming business processes and creating new innovative models. The trend analysis conducted in this article (using the Google Trends tool) around the world for 2009-2023 showed that public interest in “business innovation” was almost constant until 2021 (according to the GT Scale, it ranged from 0.25 to 0.5). After 2021, it increased (according to the GT Scale, it was more than 0.5). At the same time, public interest in “digital transformation” has significantly increased since 2014, reaching almost maximum values in 2020-2023 (0.75 – 1.00 on the GT Scale). This confirms a growing need in society to acquire new knowledge related to the ability of businesses to adapt to digital transformation, including through creating innovative developments. Unlike trend analysis, bibliometric and comparative analyses identify trends in developing interest in this topic not among ordinary citizens – users of the Google search platform ‒ but among scientists who publish the results of their research either in monographs or in authoritative peer-reviewed scientific journals indexed by leading scientometric databases. The comparative analysis conducted in the article using the Google Books Ngram Viewer (Google) tool, which displays the frequency of references to relevant terms in English-language books for 2009-2019 worldwide, showed similar trends: the persistence of scholars’ attention to business innovation, while their interest in digital transformation is growing: in 2009-2013 – a slight increase, in 2013-2019 ‒ a significant increase. In the bibliometric analysis, a five-level mechanism for limiting the research sample was applied: only English-language and most recent (for 2018-2022) scientific articles indexed by the Scopus database in the subject area of Business, Management and Accounting were subject to analysis. Based on these limitations, the research sample for the keyword “digital transformation” was reduced from 12131 to 1700 papers, and for “business innovation” from 865 to 70. The analysis of the published articles, their views and citations, carried out using the SciVal tool, fully confirmed the conclusions drawn from the trend and comparative analysis results. In terms of digital transformation, the leaders in terms of the number of papers and the number of views are Germany, Italy, the UK and the US; in terms of citations – the UK, Germany, the US, and in terms of individual scientists – Brazil and Germany. As for the topic of business innovation, the United States is the undisputed leader in all these parameters, followed by China and the United Kingdom. Some scientists from Germany and Spain also attract the attention of the academic community (in terms of views and citations). Changes in trends and research priorities in each of the studied topics were identified and described using SciVal (analysis of the reference dynamics to the top 50 keywords in articles for 2018-2023). For example, in 2023, compared to 2022, scientific interest in issues related to “value creation” (+61.5%), “incumbents” (+66.7%), “service economy” (+83.3%), “digital marketing” (+75.0%), and “design thinking” (+150.0%) increased the most. VOSviewer software made it possible to cluster the scientific work by thematic areas. The largest cluster on digital transformation relates this concept to small and medium-sized businesses and technologies, and the largest cluster on business innovation relates it to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and the protection of property rights.

Knowledge Organization in editorial policies for titles, abstracts and keywords in JCR-indexed journals: an exploratory study in the areas of Information and Communication Sciences

BackgroundDietary supplements are the most used complementary and alternative health modality in the United States, and omega-3 supplements continue to be the most popularly used nonvitamin or nonmineral supplements by adults. Users of dietary supplements report that they obtain health guidance from internet media resources, but there is question as to whether or not these resources provide the necessary evidence to guide health decisions. Current evidence suggests that there is a mistranslation occurring somewhere between researchers and the media.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to conduct a comparative cross-sectional analysis to identify areas of discordance created when science is translated from the laboratory to Web-based news media.MethodsA Google news search provided our convenience sample of 40 omega-3 supplement–based media reports stratified by the years 2009 to 2012. Media reports (n=17) were compared with the corresponding scientific papers for content. Report and scientific paper content were extracted using commonly accepted reporting guideline domains, and domains were then compared for detecting underlying omissions or mistranslations in reporting. Mean scores for all of the scientific papers and media reports were assessed for each domain.ResultsScientific papers (n=14) generally maintained a mean close to complete for each reporting domain. The only domain where there was not a significant difference between media and scientific reporting match was within the objectives domain (χ21= 0.8, P=.36). Media reports (n=17) more frequently reported potential caveats and warnings for consumers with a mean domain for caveat reporting of 0.88, with possible scores falling between 0 and 1.ConclusionsThere are inherent differences in the intended audience, structure, and goals in scientific and media communications. These differences should be explored further, and consumers should be made aware of them. Additional considerations for balanced reporting and reader accessibility are also necessary to take into account and are explored further in this analysis.

MX and its analogs are synthesized and modeled by quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) study including comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA). As a result, factors affecting this class of compounds have been found to be steric and electrostatic effects. Because hologram quantitative structure activity relationship (HQSAR) technique is based on the 2-dimensional descriptors, this is free of ambiguity of conformational selection and molecular alignment. In this study we tried to include all the data available from the literature, and modeled with the HQSAR technique. Among the parameters affecting fragmentation, connectivity was the most important one for the whole compounds, giving good statistics. Considering additional parameters such as bond specification only slightly improved the model. Therefore connectivity has been found to be the most appropriate to explain the mutagenicity for this class of compounds.

One hundred twenty-eight patients with different renal diseases and chronic renal failure, stratified according to the underlying disease, were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects on the rate of decline of renal function of two diets, a controlled protein diet (CPD) of 1 g protein/kg ideal body-weight (i.b.w.)/day, and a low-protein diet (LPD) of 0.6 g protein/kg i.b.w./day, given for 27.1 +/- 21.8 months. Dietary compliance was assessed by a dietary questionnaire, dietary interviews and measurement of 24-h urinary urea excretion. At the end of 6 months, actual mean protein intake was higher than expected (1.06 +/- 0.25 g/kg i.b.w./day) in CPD patients, and (0.80 +/- 0.21 g/kg i.b.w./day) in LPD patients: values were similar at 12 and 18 months after the time of enrollment. The end-point, defined as halving of creatinine clearance, was reached in 40% of patients on CPD, and in 28.6% of those on LPD (P = 0.038 by comparative life-table analysis). Multivariate regression analysis confirmed that CPD was associated with a higher risk of progression than LPD, and that two additional parameters (creatinine clearance at the time of randomization and average proteinuria during the follow-up) were significant independent risk factors, even more important than protein intake.

During long flights, pilots can nap in the cockpit. On daily short-haul rotations, pilots may be tired. Their speech was analyzed in two experiments corresponding to these flight situations: firstly after being woken up in a laboratory sleep inertia experiment, secondly at different airplane stopovers. Measurements of vowel acoustic parameters covered the time and spectral domains as well as the phase space. In addition to classical features and to the maximal Lyapunov exponent drawn from the chaos theory, an additional parameter was introduced: the Digital Amplitude Length (DAL). The results show that a large number of acoustic characteristics are modified in the sleep inertia experiment. Only a few of them are modified in the case of fatigue and drowsiness induced in the consecutive daily short flights. The airplane's Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) was used for the second experiment and a comparative vowel analysis was performed against a recording on the ground in laboratory conditions.

Concerning the construction of a solar water-thermal collector – the analysis of the applied polymeric materials has been performed in relation to manufacturing of its main parts – the heat absorber and the transparent cover. The use of polymers in the construction of the solar water-thermal collector allows one to lower the manufacturing costs, make the collector light-weight and reduce its price. An analytical review based on the domestic and foreign research and development, published in scientific journals over the past few years, which the authors hope shall be a useful reading in the design-engineering departments responsible for constructing the polymeric solar collectors is the goal of the present work, along with the comparative analysis provided further on the collectors’ efficiency for making a choice of material and the solar energy capture systems’ testing methodology. As the fundamental direction of further improvement of the polymeric solar collectors, the authors aim at: elimination of the air gap between the heat absorber and the transparent cover, leading to construction of a monoblock solar collector; optimization of the heat absorber’s and the transparent cover’s flow channels in solar water-thermal collectors, which concern their compages as well as the size and geometry of the hydraulic collector; optimization of the transparent cover’s channels size as the means of air circulation, which lowers summary heat losses in solar water-thermal collectors; studying the evenness of the heating agent’s distribution in the heat absorber’s channels out in the field, to pursue the improvements in efficiency of the solar water-thermal collectors, and to avoid the heat shock of a solar water-thermal collector’s structural elements upon uneven warming-up. In the present work the analysis has been performed on the summary heat losses (convective and radiation losses realized from the solar collector’s heated-up elements) which depend on a polymeric solar collector’s operating conditions and geometrics as well as on a solar energy capture system’s external environment; a tryout facility has been built, affording a comparative analysis of various solutions; and the main objectives of further research in the field of polymeric solar collectors, particularly, the questions on improvement of their assembly realisation, and reliability of multifunctional solar energy capture systems have been formulated.