A Comparative Study of the Influence of Comprehensive and Specialized Journal Papers in the Same Discipline:Taking CSSCI-Indexed Economics Papers as an Example
There is an ongoing debate in academia regarding the impact of scholarly papers published on comprehensive journals versus on specialized journals.This study conducts a systematic empirical analysis,using citation analysis on economics journals indexed in CSSCI,to evaluate the paper impact on both types of journals.By comparing the impact of papers of the same discipline on comprehensive and specialized journals,this research provides evidence and insights for paper impact evaluation across journal categories.Findings reveal that,although the overall impact of papers published on CSSCI indexed specialized journals still surpasses that of papers on comprehensive journals in recent years,there is no significant difference in impact between"transformed comprehensive journals"and specialized journals.Furthermore,within comprehensive journals,the impact of papers of transformed journals and comprehensive journals shows no significant difference in terms of Immediacy Impact indicators and the h5-index.These results suggest that recent efforts,such as the Ministry of Education's"Top Journals Initiative",funding from the National Social Science Foundation,and the proactive engagement of journal publishers and scholars,have contributed to meaningful improvements.To enhance the accuracy of comprehensive journal classifications,it is recommended to take into account the types of papers published,though there is still a lack of consensus on comprehensive journal classification standards.A fair academic evaluation of paper impact is essential for accurately assessing journal quality and scholarly contributions.
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