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On an approach to boosting a journal’s citation potential

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This study explored an approach to boosting a journal’s citation potential by proposing the Referenced Value of a journal (RFVj) as a new measure for evaluating a journal’s performance. Because RFVj can be defined once a journal has been published, it offers advantages regarding the properties of timeliness and certainty over traditional indicators such as journal impact factor (JIF) and the total number of citations of a journal. Additionally, RFVj has merits with both calculation simplicity and data reproducibility. Taking the underlying assumption that a journal’s long-term citations, which is used as a reliable proxy of a journal’s impact, can be obtained through a longer citation time window (CTW), we investigated the correlation between RFVj and a journal’s cumulative citation counts (a journal’s Times Cited, TCj) with a longer CTW. The results indicate that RFVj has a statistically significant correlation with TCj, based on which we argue that by improving its RFVj a journal can improve its TCj, namely a journal can boost its citation potential by improving its RFVj.

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Appendix

Appendix

No

ISSN

N

RFVj

TCj

J index

TCavg

Biology and biochemistry 2013

1

0003-2697

407

9921.68

4926

24.38

12.1

2

0003-4266

53

2276.98

282

42.96

5.32

3

0003-9861

226

11,670.15

2856

51.64

12.64

4

0006-291X

1664

54,458.88

20,797

32.73

12.5

5

0006-2979

161

9582.52

1319

59.52

8.19

6

0006-3088

161

2250.1

806

13.98

5.01

7

0006-3525

169

9939.86

2238

58.82

13.24

8

0006-3592

313

10,453.94

6301

33.4

20.13

9

0011-2240

113

2248.81

1191

19.9

10.54

10

0016-6480

339

12,337.98

4920

36.4

14.51

11

0018-5043

160

5881.93

1491

36.76

9.32

12

0019-5189

131

2611.34

990

19.93

7.56

13

0021-8782

112

3292.25

1649

29.4

14.72

14

0021-9258

3268

188,847

77,137

57.79

23.6

15

0022-152X

152

2790.09

553

18.36

3.64

16

0022-2720

107

2414.9

1414

22.57

13.21

17

0022-3751

386

19,409.66

9783

50.28

25.34

18

0022-5193

354

13,212.38

4068

37.32

11.49

19

0031-6768

148

10,097.39

2597

68.23

17.55

20

0033-5835

9

2001.03

363

222.34

40.33

21

0033-7587

136

4165.49

2304

30.63

16.94

22

0034-7744

156

1377.26

584

8.83

3.74

23

0039-128X

177

5278.16

2448

29.82

13.83

24

0044-5991

24

634.93

148

26.46

6.17

25

0045-2068

28

827.11

287

29.54

10.25

26

0065-1281

120

3816.74

961

31.81

8.01

27

0065-2164

17

2410.27

407

141.78

23.94

28

0099-2240

965

29,572.39

21,683

30.64

22.47

29

0171-967X

122

4761.15

2595

39.03

21.27

30

0175-7571

74

2665.53

633

36.02

8.55

31

0175-7598

941

28,165.52

17,278

29.93

18.36

32

0231-5882

57

2056.17

270

36.07

4.74

33

0250-4685

70

1462.23

116

20.89

1.66

34

0250-5991

94

3768.99

733

40.1

7.8

35

0264-6021

410

24,990.82

8033

60.95

19.59

36

0301-1208

73

1912.63

467

26.2

6.4

37

0301-4460

77

1522.63

757

19.77

9.83

38

0301-634X

45

1025.64

472

22.79

10.49

39

0303-6812

119

2715.15

1137

22.82

9.55

40

0304-4920

40

856.66

197

21.42

4.93

41

0305-1048

1318

86,208.64

64,742

65.41

49.12

42

0309-0167

187

6361.6

3211

34.02

17.17

43

0334-5114

50

1383.05

383

27.66

7.66

44

0340-7594

91

3424.25

986

37.63

10.84

45

0354-4664

201

2429.32

550

12.09

2.74

46

0362-2525

106

1623.88

974

15.32

9.19

47

0377-4929

98

980.21

325

10

3.32

48

0449-3060

157

3254.2

1461

20.73

9.31

49

0716-9760

53

2490.66

451

46.99

8.51

50

0717-3458

73

1614.7

265

22.12

3.63

51

0717-9502

240

1956.87

479

8.15

2

52

0724-6145

77

7875.63

804

102.28

10.44

53

0798-4545

44

320.47

24

7.28

0.55

54

0829-8211

66

3234.44

511

49.01

7.74

55

0885-4513

70

2026.42

505

28.95

7.21

56

0887-3585

198

7812.47

2643

39.46

13.35

57

0891-2963

39

598.61

207

15.35

5.31

58

0916-8451

458

8898.1

3151

19.43

6.88

59

0918-8959

155

4775.11

1658

30.81

10.7

60

0933-4807

32

1201.71

46

37.55

1.44

61

0939-4451

256

11,299.44

4509

44.14

17.61

62

0940-5429

125

4779.57

1692

38.24

13.54

63

0946-2104

31

369.51

58

11.92

1.87

64

0947-7349

100

2986.63

838

29.87

8.38

65

0952-3499

75

3151.47

699

42.02

9.32

66

0955-3002

127

3633.76

1155

28.61

9.09

67

0956-5507

47

654.28

425

13.92

9.04

68

0958-0670

156

5023.45

2218

32.2

14.22

69

0961-8368

173

7740.56

2907

44.74

16.8

70

0967-3334

131

1704.37

1374

13.01

10.49

71

0968-0004

68

8781.83

3830

129.14

56.32

72

0969-2126

204

12,205.06

5319

59.83

26.07

73

0970-9371

63

379.76

222

6.03

3.52

74

0972-5849

78

1074.23

219

13.77

2.81

75

1000-3282

136

7177.25

158

52.77

1.16

76

1015-2008

42

1871.91

586

44.57

13.95

77

1024-2422

41

736.16

155

17.96

3.78

78

1046-2023

213

16,188.79

4556

76

21.39

79

1046-5928

177

5029.59

1456

28.42

8.23

80

1047-8477

170

6529.86

2572

38.41

15.13

81

1050-7256

207

6382.46

4684

30.83

22.63

82

1059-910X

170

2760.19

945

16.24

5.56

83

1062-3590

111

863.81

239

7.78

2.15

84

1071-5762

115

6203.49

2036

53.94

17.7

85

1075-2617

97

3578.74

716

36.89

7.38

86

1089-8603

77

3628.34

1385

47.12

17.99

87

1093-9946

108

12,490.57

1316

115.65

12.19

88

1096-7176

91

4463.57

3693

49.05

40.58

89

1224-5984

109

1403.62

307

12.88

2.82

90

1300-0152

91

1469.72

508

16.15

5.58

91

1310-2818

147

2710.66

354

18.44

2.41

92

1330-0962

37

1026.99

682

27.76

18.43

93

1351-0002

34

1136.76

397

33.43

11.68

94

1355-8382

160

12,099.03

4732

75.62

29.58

95

1364-5072

320

6713.63

4361

20.98

13.63

96

1367-4803

649

19,594.13

22,934

30.19

35.34

97

1389-1723

250

5485.34

2793

21.94

11.17

98

1431-6730

141

10,269.29

2252

72.83

15.97

99

1431-7613

27

1165.5

145

43.17

5.37

100

1439-4227

296

14,488.23

4351

48.95

14.7

101

1447-6959

44

435.23

233

9.89

5.3

102

1449-2288

109

5779.78

2529

53.03

23.2

103

1452-8258

43

1682.19

132

39.12

3.07

104

1464-7931

56

5143.41

3265

91.85

58.3

105

1471-2091

34

1317.64

233

38.75

6.85

106

1477-7827

117

2796.3

1529

23.9

13.07

107

1523-0864

306

34,600

13,018

113.07

42.54

108

1547-6286

177

14,526.29

4166

82.07

23.54

109

1554-8929

314

17,417

8622

55.47

27.46

110

1741-7007

68

4787.81

2369

70.41

34.84

111

1748-1708

128

6329.95

2044

49.45

15.97

112

1757-6180

197

5152.28

2636

26.15

13.38

113

1873-3468

129

6639.91

2255

51.47

17.48

114

1946-6234

212

16,525.27

16,400

77.95

77.36

115

1976-6696

98

4377.54

1181

44.67

12.05

No

ISSN

N

RFVj

TCj

J index

TC perpub

Economics and business 2013

1

0001-4273

74

2275.86

4309

30.75

58.23

2

0001-4788

24

207.87

300

8.66

12.5

3

0001-4826

73

717.47

1453

9.83

19.9

4

0001-6373

20

55.83

33

2.79

1.65

5

0001-8392

17

525.77

868

30.93

51.06

6

0002-8282

197

1161.72

6027

5.9

30.59

7

0002-9092

112

470.33

1251

4.2

11.17

8

0003-6846

418

2220.93

2245

5.31

5.37

9

0004-8992

14

26.46

73

1.89

5.21

10

0007-2303

12

32.86

241

2.74

20.08

11

0007-4918

14

22.58

79

1.61

5.64

12

0007-6503

25

370.57

287

14.82

11.48

13

0007-6791

59

373.49

404

6.33

6.85

14

0008-4085

63

352.73

372

5.6

5.9

15

0011-7315

40

479.91

510

12

12.75

16

0012-9682

67

537.34

2113

8.02

31.54

17

0013-0117

41

85.33

293

2.08

7.15

18

0013-0133

71

510.98

1070

7.2

15.07

19

0013-0249

40

203.32

177

5.08

4.43

20

0013-0427

33

207.84

323

6.3

9.79

21

0018-2702

33

113.45

117

3.44

3.55

22

0019-8676

35

242.76

208

6.94

5.94

23

0020-6598

50

323.27

384

6.47

7.68

24

0021-8456

34

350.93

883

10.32

25.97

25

0021-857X

41

189.42

517

4.62

12.61

26

0021-9886

85

254.01

1190

2.99

14

27

0022-0507

31

127.76

187

4.12

6.03

28

0022-1856

40

107.5

237

2.69

5.93

29

0022-2186

32

285.01

385

8.91

12.03

30

0022-3808

29

294.1

843

10.14

29.07

31

0022-4367

37

167.43

443

4.53

11.97

32

0025-1909

166

1821.39

3934

10.97

23.7

33

0026-1386

32

138.03

131

4.31

4.09

34

0033-5533

40

379.86

2063

9.5

51.58

35

0034-6535

119

959.59

3131

8.06

26.31

36

0034-6586

43

168.14

360

3.91

8.37

37

0047-2506

46

928.93

1382

20.19

30.04

38

0092-2102

47

142.93

194

3.04

4.13

39

0093-5301

77

1314.28

2580

17.07

33.51

40

0143-5671

22

62.22

149

2.83

6.77

41

0143-7739

40

565.26

304

14.13

7.6

42

0266-2671

17

130.59

118

7.68

6.94

43

0266-4658

16

88.81

359

5.55

22.44

44

0266-4666

41

174.08

279

4.25

6.8

45

0268-1072

16

98.74

268

6.17

16.75

46

0305-9049

46

241.8

399

5.26

8.67

47

0306-686X

46

517.67

330

11.25

7.17

48

0732-2399

54

532.02

798

9.85

14.78

49

0734-306X

31

234.83

684

7.58

22.06

50

0735-0015

37

218.9

634

5.92

17.14

51

0737-6782

92

1614.4

1769

17.55

19.23

52

0747-4938

32

156.64

462

4.9

14.44

53

0953-5314

23

218.62

1062

9.51

46.17

54

0954-1985

23

131.55

118

5.72

5.13

55

0960-1627

30

112.31

281

3.74

9.37

56

0963-8180

24

223.46

273

9.31

11.38

57

0963-8199

49

210.69

173

4.3

3.53

58

0966-0879

19

124.17

198

6.54

10.42

59

0967-0750

27

139.68

142

5.17

5.26

60

0967-2567

40

111.23

85

2.78

2.13

61

0969-6016

43

247.36

349

5.75

8.12

62

1018-5895

33

172.6

103

5.23

3.12

63

1024-2694

32

123.87

130

3.87

4.06

64

1025-3866

17

134.42

162

7.91

9.53

65

1044-8004

19

282.31

147

14.86

7.74

66

1058-6407

39

259.5

323

6.65

8.28

67

1080-8620

30

178.32

199

5.94

6.63

68

1094-9968

23

334.22

924

14.53

40.17

69

1352-4739

24

88.73

45

3.7

1.88

70

1354-7798

40

316.51

267

7.91

6.68

71

1354-7860

36

140.59

88

3.91

2.44

72

1355-770X

38

411.31

367

10.82

9.66

73

1356-3467

39

236.79

456

6.07

11.69

74

1361-374X

32

130.1

95

4.07

2.97

75

1361-4916

21

73.01

130

3.48

6.19

76

1365-1005

67

330.33

349

4.93

5.21

77

1366-2716

38

481.33

360

12.67

9.47

78

1367-0271

16

62.26

77

3.89

4.81

79

1367-5567

32

216.99

226

6.78

7.06

80

1369-412X

20

258.33

138

12.92

6.9

81

1434-4742

17

52.31

27

3.08

1.59

82

1452-595X

41

137.41

122

3.35

2.98

83

1460-8545

25

649.12

1166

25.96

46.64

84

1463-1377

32

106.69

152

3.33

4.75

85

1463-6786

65

270.06

209

4.15

3.22

86

1465-1211

16

67.15

34

4.2

2.13

87

1465-6485

21

77.89

78

3.71

3.71

88

1465-7252

16

93.51

73

5.84

4.56

89

1467-2227

24

67.26

92

2.8

3.83

90

1469-7688

135

701.33

748

5.2

5.54

91

1470-5931

26

249.03

605

9.58

23.27

92

1470-6423

82

444.26

858

5.42

10.46

93

1470-7853

40

255.43

273

6.39

6.83

94

1471-0358

28

170.43

397

6.09

14.18

95

1471-7727

18

189.23

433

10.51

24.06

96

1471-9037

55

497.46

726

9.04

13.2

97

1472-4782

24

257.76

134

10.74

5.58

98

1474-7472

16

56.45

61

3.53

3.81

99

1478-3363

91

495.68

791

5.45

8.69

100

1479-8409

21

157.95

199

7.52

9.48

101

1523-4614

48

332.84

734

6.93

15.29

102

1524-1904

46

152.97

222

3.33

4.83

103

1529-7373

33

143.84

90

4.36

2.73

104

1535-3516

17

47.27

65

2.78

3.82

105

1535-3958

26

332.65

839

12.79

32.27

106

1540-1960

17

29.04

168

1.71

9.88

107

1938-9655

35

407.51

767

11.64

21.91

108

1941-520

15

771.72

1351

51.45

90.07

No

ISSN

N

RFVj

TCj

J index

TCavg

Social sciences, general 2012

1

0954-0121

192

3183.5

2945

16.58

15.34

2

1087-2914

84

2040.2

1953

24.29

23.25

3

0001-4575

286

2019.3

6473

7.06

22.63

4

0894-587X

45

706.9

831

15.71

18.47

5

0899-9546

42

694.4

627

16.53

14.93

6

1606-6359

51

688.1

631

13.49

12.37

7

1944-7515

34

541.5

986

15.93

29

8

1382-4996

39

467.7

840

11.99

21.54

9

0144-686X

64

455.7

858

7.12

13.41

10

0002-7685

57

422.6

145

7.41

2.54

11

1608-5906

36

393.9

258

10.94

7.17

12

0002-7316

37

315.8

434

8.54

11.73

13

1043-4046

44

309

295

7.02

6.7

14

0002-7294

57

295.3

597

5.18

10.47

15

0164-0364

47

294.1

111

6.26

2.36

16

0889-048X

38

249.1

728

6.56

19.16

17

0002-8312

40

223.5

1209

5.59

30.23

18

0886-9383

18

217.9

296

12.11

16.44

19

0002-7766

14

207.9

161

14.85

11.5

20

0001-8368

19

198.3

53

10.44

2.79

21

1017-6772

30

180.4

122

6.01

4.07

22

0095-3997

42

156.2

320

3.72

7.62

23

0002-726X

24

144.4

149

6.02

6.21

24

0094-0496

49

123.6

1340

2.52

27.35

25

1726-569X

24

117.6

25

4.9

1.04

26

0001-6993

20

105

299

5.25

14.95

27

0886-1099

31

97.9

162

3.16

5.23

28

0027-9048

18

68.3

87

3.79

4.83

29

1476-7503

23

55.2

145

2.4

6.3

30

0001-6810

20

54.1

178

2.71

8.9

31

0001-9909

29

45.3

611

1.56

21.07

32

0001-9720

26

40.5

265

1.56

10.19

33

1469-7874

16

39

290

2.44

18.13

34

0304-3754

21

35.9

138

1.71

6.57

35

0002-0184

24

33.9

81

1.41

3.38

36

0741-7136

22

32

236

1.45

10.73

37

1569-2094

16

29.5

28

1.84

1.75

38

0002-0206

23

24.3

164

1.06

7.13

39

0795-4778

13

14.5

20

1.12

1.54

40

0335-5322

29

12.4

31

0.43

1.07

41

0002-0397

13

11

143

0.85

11

42

1216-8076

17

10.6

23

0.62

1.35

43

1585-1923

14

4.7

69

0.34

4.93

44

1318-0185

42

1.8

50

0.04

1.19

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Lyu, G., Shi, G. On an approach to boosting a journal’s citation potential. Scientometrics 120, 1387–1409 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03172-2

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