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Which authors publish most in my journal, and which authors or topics are most cited? Are Special Issues useful? How does my journal compare to its competition? Who would be a suitable board member?
Judith Kamalski, Publishing Information Manager, says answers to these and many other questions can be found through bibliometric analysis.
Every report contains more than just data. “We can advise on steps to take and possible changes to further develop your journal,” Kamalski says. “When we do any bibliometric report, you will always receive not only the data but also our view on what these data mean for your journal.”
So which report will give you exactly what you need? Kamalski says she is “a big fan of citation maps. They illustrate in a clear way who is citing whom. It takes some work to set up, but the result shows a whole research field’s worth of journals in a blink of an eye.”
Citation maps clearly show a visual representation of citation connections, thereby making analysis much more straightforward. “It’s so much easier to interpret than a long list of journals and the number of citations they have made to yet another long list of journals.”
If you’re not sure where to start, contact a member of the Scientometrics & Market Analysis team, Dr. Andrew Plume or Dr. Judith Kamalski, or your publishing contact. For more information on measuring journal performance, 
Editors’ Update Issue 21 was dedicated completely to this topic.
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