Scholarly journals at the periphery : the case of Croatia

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Author: Ivana Hebrang Grgić
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of information and Communication sciences)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences

Abstract (english)

This paper analyses 231 Croatian journals available on the national online platform, the Hrčak portal. To qualify for analysis journals had to be peer reviewed and to have published at least one issue in 2012. Some differences from the results of previous studies were noted. More journals are internationally oriented and the number of times they are accessed apparently depends on their scientific field. Publishers are still mostly not-for-profit but are more likely now to apply article processing/publication charges. This is new for Croatia and raises questions about the potential influence of this trend on the availability and visibility of scientific results. The results are relevant not only to Croatia but may also be representative of other countries at the 'periphery'.

• Keywords (english): scholarly journals; Croatia; scientific publishing
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Learned Publishing
• Numbering: vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 15-20
• p-ISSN: 0953-1513
• e-ISSN: 1741-4857
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1087/20140103
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:130086
• Publication: 2014-01-01
• Document URL: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1087/20140103
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-07-26 17:43:40