Can the Growth of Mega-Journals Affect Authors' Choice of Journal?. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shin, Eun-Ja
• Is Part Of: Serials review. Volume 43:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 146
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: author's choice -- citation -- impact factor -- mega-journal -- PLoS ONE -- publishing -- SCIE -- South Korea; Periodicals -- Reviews -- Periodicals; Periodicals -- Reviews -- Indexes -- Periodicals; Serials librarianship -- Periodicals; Technical services (Libraries) -- Periodicals; Electronic journals -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Libraries -- Periodicals; Périodiques -- Recensions -- Périodiques; Périodiques -- Recensions -- Index -- Périodiques; Périodiques -- Résumés analytiques; Périodiques -- Index; 011.3405
• DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2017.1313092
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0098-7913

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The growth of mega-journals has also brought about changes in authorship. This study uses collected data to identify the transitions of mega-journal publishing and changes of authorship. For authors interested in publishing in mega-journals, the publication of South Korean authors in these mega-journals is specifically sampled and checked, revealing that mega-journals are increasingly the targets for publication. Some mega-journals have an impact factor even if they have only been publishing for 5–10 years. Ten out of 12 SCIE mega-journals collected in this study show a high impact factor, which is above average. Furthermore, the number of articles published by South Korean authors in major mega-journals is also on the rise. The result of this study will be useful for mega-journal editors, who are keen to know what factors influence author choice of journals, and for those who attempt to predict what impact mega-journals will have on scholarly journal publishing in the future.