Measuring the citation impact of research journals in clinical neurology: a structural equation model analysis

摘要

This study develops and tests an integrated conceptual model of journal evaluation from varying perspectives of citation analysis. The main objective is to obtain a more complete understanding of me external factors affecting journal citation impact. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with partial least squares (PIS) is used to test the conceptual models with empirical data from journals in clinical neurology. Inter-relationships among journal citation impact and four external factors (journal characteristics, journal accessibility, journal visibility and journal internationality) have been successfully explored, and me conceptual model of journal evaluation has been confirmed.