RE: https://social.sciences.re/@TheMetaNews/116459109768327092
#PublierLaScience Très bon article pour faire le point sur l'indexation des revues dans le #WebOfScience et sur l' #impactfactor. Avec qq exemples de revues très prolixes (25 000 articles en 1 an!).. ou qui se citent elles-mêmes à 93%...
RE: https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/116449403699717242
Excellent move. #WebOfScience #WoS has monopolized the numeric evaluation of researchers and journals #JCR. Of course, their analyses help bureaucrats to evaluate our output, but the concept of using these numbers as the only reference is not always positive for diverse and original science. BTW: you can find article-level citations also in #CrossRef, there is #ORCID, and #Scimago #SJR. If you want to create your CV with ORCID/CrossRef cites (free): <https://codeberg.org/LabABI/ORCID-to-CV>
Update. "The University of Groningen (UG) and the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) will cancel their licence for the #WebOfScience database with effect from 1 January 2027."
📢 Please note: access to Web of Science for staff and students of the UMCG & University Groningen will end on 1 Jan 2027!
Reason: costs, overlap with other databases, and our commitment to open & transparent research.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/news/20260420-end-web-of-science
#WebOfScience #OpenResearch #UMCG #UG #AcademicLibraries
I'm starting to hate academic databases and how they save bibliographic data.
#WebOfScience and #Scopus, sincerely, fuck you both.
And now #Clarivate #WebOfScience says:
"Roaming Access Expiration Notice
Your roaming access to the Web of Science has expired. You are in a free session of the Web of Science and the functionality may be limited. To gain full access to the Web of Science you will need to renew your roaming access by signing in to Web of Science at your institution."
They really like to snoop don't they?
#Clarivate wants me to review 7 publications added to my #WebOfScience profile, so tried to log in. Figured I'd login via my #OrcidID, but Clarivate want permissions to:
* Add/update your research activities (works, affiliations, etc.)
* Add/update information about you (country, keywords, etc.)
* Read your information with visibility set to Trusted parties
None of those are acceptable to me, denied. Signed in with Google - all they get that way is read access to my name, profile picture and email address.
The ‘Big Three’ of Scientific Information: A comparative bibliometric review of Web of Science, Scopus, and OpenAlex
#BibliographicDatabases #BibliometricAnalysis #DanielTorresSalinas #OpenAlex #ScientificInformation #Scopus #WebOfScience #WenceslaoArroyoMachado
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