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A new index to evaluate the academic impact of journals: RAQ index

Zhidong Zang (Qufu Normal University, Rizhao, China)
Xiuxia Li (Qufu Normal University, Rizhao, China)
Ruixia Xie (Shanghai University, Shanghai, China)

Performance Measurement and Metrics

ISSN: 1467-8047

Article publication date: 18 November 2021

Issue publication date: 3 June 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

To improve the deficiencies of the existing journal influencing evaluation indexes, which have single influencing factors and are greatly affected by the number of papers published, this paper proposes a new evaluation of the journal influence method based on the RA index.

Design/methodology/approach

In the metrics create, the paper introduces the RA index for evaluating the impact of authors and analyzing its feasibility in journal evaluation. Then the RA index is divided by the number of journal's published papers to obtain the RAQ index to evaluate journal impact. In the metrics analysis, the authors analyze the statistical characteristics of the RAQ index using statistical analysis, and t-test, Roc curve and PLS were used to analyze the relationship between the RAQ index and other indicators.

Findings

Empirical results show that the RAQ index can effectively identify high-quality journals and reduce the number of published papers on journal evaluation. The empirical results show that the RAQ index has higher stability and discrimination than the h-index and g-index. Compared with other indexes, the RAQ index has better evaluation effects and statistical characteristics.

Originality/value

The current study proposes journals' RAQ index, which integrates the influence of high-, low- and zero-cited papers. It solves the problem of the virtual high of the h-type index. The findings will contribute to the evaluation of journal influence by offering a new research idea that facilitates the fairness and rationality of journal evaluation.

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Citation

Zang, Z., Li, X. and Xie, R. (2022), "A new index to evaluate the academic impact of journals: RAQ index", Performance Measurement and Metrics, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 26-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/PMM-09-2021-0048

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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