Scientometrics
Last updated ISSN 0138-9130
Scientometrics is published by Springer Nature (Netherlands) in decision sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,190.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Scientometrics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Web visibility and informetrics
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Innovation Policy and R&D
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Research Data Management Practices
- Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Nature (Netherlands) |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0138-9130, 1588-2861 |
| Subject area | Decision Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,190 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 8,517 |
| Publishing since | 1978 |
| Journal website | www.springer.com/computer/database+management+%26+in |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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