Bibliometric analysis of the scientific productivity of Káñina journal in different databases
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Bibliometrics, Káñina, indexation, scientific publication, Universidad de Costa RicaAbstract
This paper presents a descriptive bibliometric study of the performance of the Revista Káñina, Revista de Artes y Letras de la Universidad de Costa Rica, based on information collected from the databases where the journal is indexed, as well as standardized sources of scientometric data, the later to offer a contextualization of the scientific field. Data was collected from the following sources: UCRÍndex, Web of Science, Scielo, Redalyc, Biblat, BASE, Dialnet, Google Scholar, Google Analytics, MIAR and internal control of Káñina to obtain the indicators of citation, impact, international collaboration, main researchers of the field and the journal, downloads and views of the databases and information services. In the h index impact indicator, Káñina behaves similar to the rest of journals in tis disciplinary field. In visibility and downloads, according to Redalyc, Káñina has better scores in relation to the journals in its area. There is a need to evaluate scientific journals with more standardized indicators so they can be compared with their peers in other contexts.
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