Blood Res.  2018 Jun;53(2):95-100. 10.5045/br.2018.53.2.95.

How much progress has Blood Research made since the change of the journal title in 2013

• Huh S

• KMID: 2451022
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/br.2018.53.2.95

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Blood Research (formerly) was renamed 5 years ago. It aimed to identify the progress of the renamed journal at the international level based on journal metrics.
METHODS
Journal metrics, including total cites, impact factor, and Hirsch index were calculated or found from Scopus, SCimago Journal & Country Rank, and Web of Science on March 27, 2018.
RESULTS
The number of citable articles from 2013 to 2017 was 196, and that of non-citable articles was 157. The authors belonged to 25 countries. The editorial board members were from 33 countries. Total cites in Scimago Journal & Country Rank and Web of Science Core Collection in 2017 was 257 and 235, respectively. The cites per two years from Scimago Journal & Country Rank and the calculated impact factor from Web of Science Core Collection in 2016 were 1.353 and 1.382, respectively. The number of citing authors' countries in Web of Science Core Collection was 61. The number of citing journals in Web of Science Core Collection was 422. In 2016, the Hirsch index was 12 for Scimago Journal & Country Rank, and that in Web of Science Core Collection was 10.
CONCLUSION
Since the title change, Blood Research has progressed rapidly on the international scene in terms of journal metrics. In particular, the results of total cites, impact factor, and Hirsch index were outstanding. This will enable its promotion as a high branded journal in the hematology category.

Keyword

Bibliometrics; Factural databases; Hematology; Journal impact factor; Names; Research

MeSH Terms

Bibliometrics
Hematology
Journal Impact Factor

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  Fig. 1 The number of citable and non-citable articles published in Blood Research from 2013 to 2017.

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  Fig. 2 The country-wise distribution of authors published in Blood Research from 2013 to 2017.

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  Fig. 3 The country-wise distribution of editorial board members of Blood Research in March 2018.

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  Fig. 4 Total cites of Blood Research in Scimago Journal & Country Rank and Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection from 2013 to 2017 (cited March 27, 2018).

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  Fig. 5 Cites per document (2 years) from Scimago Journal & Country Rank and calculated impact factor based on content from Web of Science Core Collection for Blood Research (cited March 27, 2018).

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  Fig. 6 The country-wise distribution of authors who cited Blood Research from 2013 to March 2018 (cited March 27, 2018).

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  Fig. 7 The nine top-ranking journals that cited Blood Research (cited March 27, 2018).

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  Fig. 8 Diagram of the three aspects of scholarly journal publishing that are true today and are not going to change much in the near future [19].

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