Title
Thirty years of psicothema: A bibliometric analysis (1989-2018)
Other title
Treinta años de la revista psicothema: un análisis bibliométrico (1989-2018)
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Salas G.
Vega-Arce M.
Flores-Kanter P.E.
Landa-Barzola M.
López-López W.
Publisher(s)
Colegio Oficial de Psicologos Asturias
Abstract
Background: This study presents a bibliometric analysis of Psicothema as a commemoration for its 30 years of publishing (1989-2018). Methods: A year-, sex-, and publication language-based analysis of the journal’s characteristics was carried out based on the sample of 2,396 publications. Based on that data, Lotka’s law was assessed, Lawani and Subramanyam indices and cooperation networks were estimated, the Pratt index was calculated, the concentration of papers according to thematic areas and research methods was described, and citations and impact indicators were obtained according to the original articles indexed in Web of Science (1993-2018). Results: The results indicated greater participation by male authors, increased publication in English, compliance with Lotka’s law, and a greater inter-institutional contribution in recent decades. There was a higher percentage of methodology/psychometrics-related work, and most of these publications used quantitative methods. The impact factor and the amount of citations reached its peak in 2018. Conclusion: The characteristics of Psicothema, which is a model of scientific communication of psychology in the international context, are discussed in this study.
Start page
459
End page
468
Volume
32
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ciencias sociales
Estadísticas, Probabilidad
Ciencias de la Información
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85092794847
PubMed ID
Source
Psicothema
ISSN of the container
02149915
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus