Abstract

GAMEZ, A. Matías. Assessment of psychology journals: correlation of impact factor and h-index vs. Latindex criteria. Investig. bibl [online]. 2013, vol.27, n.61, pp.15-27. ISSN 2448-8321.

The goal of this study is to explore the extent to which several psychology journals may be similarly classified on the basis of citation count through the impact factor proposed by Journal Citation Reports and the hindex (Hirsch, 2005), against a given journal's compliance with the Latindex Catalogue criteria for assessing editorial quality. Using these parameters, we carried out three separate journal rankings and found that the correlation between the Latindex ranking and either of the former is not statistically distinct from zero. The suitability of applying editorial- rather than citation-based criteria to evaluate the quality of psychology journals is discussed. This discussion proposes using a mix of editorial criteria such as circulation, international reach and the journal's manuscript review process and editorial policies.

Keywords : Scientific Journals; Impact factor; h index; Latindex; Research evaluation.