Analysis of the journal Bibliotecas: Anales de Investigación

Authors

  • Carlos Luis González-Valiente Grupo Empresarial de la Industria Sidero Mecánica - SIME http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-5257
  • Sonia Núñez Amaro Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí - BNJM
  • Javier Ramón Santovenia Díaz Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí - BNJM
  • Manuel Paulino Linares Herrera Academia de Ciencias de Cuba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2016.259

Keywords:

Scientific journal, Editorial management, Scientific visibility, Citation analysis, Journal impact, Librarianship, Bibliometrics, Bibliotecas, Anales de Investigación, Cuba

Abstract

The objective of this article is to describe the academic impact, the editorial process quality, and the editorial and visibility strategies of Bibliotecas. Anales de Investigación (BAI), a scientific Cuban journal edited by National Library of Cuba “José Martí”. The academic impact is determined through a citation analysis, which considers Google Scholar database as reference source. The bibliometric indicators applied are: citation per year, citation vs. self-citation, citable journals vs. non-citable documents, Hirsch Index, and impact factor. The editorial process quality and the visibility strategies are determined through a self-evaluation which takes into account the SciELO, Scopus, CLASE, Redalyc, Latindex, Dialnet, and ERIH PLUS methodologies. The results reveal an ascending citation line that highlights citing journals from the field of Library and Information Science, Medicine and Health Sciences, and Education. Aspects related content and format have negatively influenced on editorial process quality. Some strategies are proposed to improve scientific visibility through the inclusion in databases, directories, and social and academic networks. In general, this study contributes to the editorial decision taking, an issue that could augment the impact and scientific visibility of BAI.

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Published

2016-03-29

How to Cite

González-Valiente, C. L., Núñez Amaro, S., Santovenia Díaz, J. R., & Linares Herrera, M. P. (2016). Analysis of the journal Bibliotecas: Anales de Investigación. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (62), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2016.259

Issue

No. 62 (2016)

Section

Original

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