scholarly journals: usage and impact
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Presentation by the RIN's Director, Michael Jubb, at Universities Scotland Research Committee in April 2010. http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/TRANSCRIPT
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Scholarly Journals: Usage and Impact
Universities Scotland Research Committee
17 March 2010
Michael JubbResearch Information Network
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Growth in Numbers of Journals and Articles
Journal growth rate of 3.25% a year since 1860Close, but not linear, relationship with research funding and with R&D workforceUK authors responsible for c 6% of global output of articlesNo-one can read everything in their subject area
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The Rise of E-Journals in the UK HE Sector
Impact of the “big deals”Rapid consumer take-upBut limits to researchers’ reading timeEvidence of growth in citations
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200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Electronic journal titles Print only titles
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219
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
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Expenditure and Levels of Usage
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Variations in UsageVariations by subjectVariations between institutions
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Usage and Outcomes