Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2012. Vol. Vol. 24 (nº 3). 435-441
Gualberto Buela-Casal1 and Izabela Zych2
Although the term "internationality" has never been defined by consensus, it is commonly used as a synonym of quality. Even though its meaning has never been established, internationality is frequently used to evaluate scientists, publications, or universities in many different countries. The present investigation is based on the opinion about the meaning of the concept "internationality" of the members of scientific community, represented by a broad sample of 16,056 scientists from 109 countries working in all the fields of knowledge defined by UNESCO. The sample was randomly selected from the Web of Science database from the scientists who have published at least one article in one of the journals indexed by the database. A questionnaire based on eleven criteria was designed for the purpose of the study. As a result, the first measure of internationality has been obtained. The most important criteria of internationality are: the publication language, online access, and international publication standards. There are significant differences among geographic zones and fields of knowledge.
Cómo medir la internacionalidad de las publicaciones científicas. El término "internacional" está siendo utilizado como sinónimo de la calidad a pesar de no haber sido definido de manera consensuada. Aunque su significado no esté establecido, se utiliza frecuentemente para evaluar a los científicos, publicaciones o universidades en diferentes países. El presente estudio está basado en la opinión sobre el significado del concepto "internacionalidad" de una amplia muestra de 16.056 científicos de 109 países diferentes, quienes trabajan en todos los campos de conocimiento de la UNESCO. La muestra fue seleccionada aleatoriamente de la base de datos Web of Science entre los científicos que han publicado al menos un artículo en una revista indexada en la misma. Para el presente estudio, se creó un cuestionario basado en once criterios. Como resultado, se creó la primera medida de la internacionalidad. Los criterios más importantes de la misma son: el idioma de publicación, acceso por Internet y las normas internacionales de publicación. Hay diferencias significativas entre las zonas geográficas y los campos del conocimiento.
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