Abstract
The present article analyzes the relationship between characteristics of the journal Neotropical Ichthyology and its impact factor (IF) between 2006 and 2011 using bibliometric descriptive quantitative methods. To perform this analysis, two samples of journals included in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) were studied. One sample was composed of journals classified within the subject of zoology, and the other contained journals from different areas published in Brazil. The instrument used for data collection was a database created in Microsoft Excel 2007 and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18. The results show that despite its short history, Neotropical Ichthyologyhas exhibited a distinctive impact, as manifested in a significant progression in the IF of this journal in the field of zoology during the investigated period.
Highlights
The scientific culture has an acknowledged conservative nature, it can be seen in relation to the specialized publications. Kuhn (1978) employs the term “normal science” to designate research that is grounded in past scientific accomplishments
A similar phenomenon is observed when a new journal is launched. Before it becomes a reliable resource for disseminating scientific results, a journal must exhibit a record of publishing high-quality research subject to assessment by a group of proven experts, who must ensure that the editorial standards of the field are met
The present study found that ranking journals using their Impact Factor (IF)-based classifications is hardly affected when the self-cited component is excluded from IF calculation; the self-cited component significantly improved the ranking of Neotropical Ichthyology only in 2007 and 2011
Summary
The scientific culture has an acknowledged conservative nature, it can be seen in relation to the specialized publications. Kuhn (1978) employs the term “normal science” to designate research that is grounded in past scientific accomplishments. Kuhn (1978) employs the term “normal science” to designate research that is grounded in past scientific accomplishments. This notion stresses the importance of recognizing past accomplishments as the basis for future research. A similar phenomenon is observed when a new journal is launched. Before it becomes a reliable resource for disseminating scientific results, a journal must exhibit a record of publishing high-quality research subject to assessment by a group of proven experts, who must ensure that the editorial standards of the field are met. Despite the fact that it may publish high-quality articles, a newly launched journal still lacks sufficient history for the scientific community to judge the relevance of its published articles
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