Pro inspiraci rady ze Scopus z pre-evaluace jednoho z časopisů
Thank you for your interest in Scopus. Please find bellow the pre-evaluation results.
At this point it is not advisable to send the journal for evaluation. Bellow each point will explain
what should be updated:
1. English language title and abstracts for all articles is a mandatory requirement. Please
consider that at least the last 3 issues need to meet this condition.
2. It is preferable to have a clear set of instructions for authors, on how to format their article,
what format should the images be sent, how they should write the bibliography etc. This
eases the work of the editorial team because they don’t have to spend extra time formatting
the documents a certain way, but it also helps authors understand what is expected of them.
3. The diversity of authors' and editors’ countries is considered in the evaluation. As of now
most of the authors are local ….
4. Another important point is the already gained international visibility which in part is
measured through citations received from the journals we already index. So far the journal
has not received very little citations. You can check at any point this information, using the
advanced search function in Scopus. Choose REFSRCTITLE and add within inverted commas
the name of the journal. The search query should look like-> REFSRCTITLE(“journal name”)
and then click on view secondary documents, above the search results. Please bear in mind
that since none of the journals in that category are indexed in Scopus, there are also journals
with similar names. Bellow there are some ideas you can use to boost the visibility of your
journal.
a. Use conferences as an opportunity to meet fellow researchers and invite them to write
in your journal. The editorial team should take any chance at promoting the journal
and bring new authors and also new active members in the editorial team that could
help promote your journal.
b. Use social media to promote your journal and authors. Adhere to communities where
topics of interest are discussed and raise awareness of your journal. You could either
use the traditional platforms such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook but also research
social networks such as Mendeley. One short note to be considered, a strategy
involving social media cannot and should not mean flooding channels with links to your
journal because no one will read them. Social media should be viewed like an elevator
talk, you will have a short chance to gain attention and prove your point. Once you
have gained attention it will be easier to have people click on your links. You can
monitor when and where one of your articles is mentioned online if the journal has a
DOI. You can use the free altmetric.com bookmarklet
http://www.altmetric.com/bookmarklet.php, add it to your browser and click on it to
see where has one of your articles been mentioned. It does not work for pages that
don’t have a DOI.
c. Usually local journals have very little chance of being accepted into Scopus, but since
you are using the journal to promote your local culture and … personalities it can prove
to be a great source of information for colleagues throughout the globe. Use this
special trait of your journal to promote it.
d. Encourage the authors to cite their articles when they publish in journals that we have
already indexed. One note here, relying on these citations only will do more harm than
good. Self-citations are only accepted at a maximum level of 20% of the total citations
a journal receives, any more will attract red flags during evaluation.
e. International aggregators are a good tool to increase the visibility of your journal. You
have already indexed it in EBSCO. You can also try Proquest, Gale (which has a special
category for arts and humanities), DOAJ, Sherpa Romeo and Sherpa Juliet. Please
choose carefully where you decide to have your journal indexed because there are
fake aggregators or low quality ones and it could affect the trust authors have in your
journal.
5. Other tips and tricks when applying for Scopus evaluation:
a. Always include only English links to your website
b. Include all the other name variations the journal had throughout time. In the preevaluation
form are not mentioned all the titles in the about page and this can affect
the citation verification.
Please note that this journal pre-evaluation serves as a preliminary check for technical and
administrative criteria in order to boost the chances of the journal to be included in Scopus and
also to avoid a submission embargo period out of reasons that could be easily avoided. The preevaluation
shall not be liable for the final result of the full journal evaluation as pursued by CSAB.