The river publishers series in communications is a series of comprehensive academic and professional books which focus on communication and network systems. Information is illustrated by some new facts concerning the bkcis use in bibliometrics, coverage analysis, and a series of idiosyncrasies worthy of further discussion. According to web of science it currently indexes 94,066 books from 2005 to present. The book citation index provides researchers with access to the citation network between books and the wider world of scholarly and scientific research, allowing them to measure the contribution of books in specific disciplines and identify potential collaborators. Clarivate analytics has a cap of 10,000 titles per year across all publishers for the book citation index and 4,000 for the conference proceedings citation index. The book citation index includes over 104,500 editorially selected books, with 10,000 new books added each year.
Abstract in 2011, thomsonreuters introduced the book citation index bkci as part of the science citation index sci. Selection of our books indexed in the book citation index. In this paper we provide the reader with a visual representation of relationships among the impact of book chapters indexed in the book citation index using information gain values and published by different academic publishers in specific disciplines. These citation databases contain information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals and include references cited.
The books and book series get indexed in the book citation index bkci, and the conference proceedings get indexed in the conference proceedings index cpci. Opportunities for and limitations of the book citation index. Mapping citation patterns of book chapters in the book. As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books, journals and conference proceedings to find the. The bkci was launched primarily to assist researchers identify. Do we need a book citation index for research evaluation.
Guided by the legacy of dr eugene garfield, inventor of the citation index for research literature, web of science is the most worlds most powerful research engine, delivering your library with bestinclass publication and citation data for confident discovery, access, and assessment. Bringing together scholarly book, journal and conference proceedings literature within web of science, optimizes the powerful features. The launch in october 2010 of thomson reuters newest product for scientific literature the book citation index hereafter bkci, may well be a historic milestone in the field of scientometrics or just another failure in the race to develop tools capable of. The publisher will submit books to clarivate analytics for evaluation clarivate analytics will select from those submissions those books it will evaluate for potential inclusion in the book citation index. The web of science search system is the gateway to these two indexes, and the default web of science search includes all of the northwestern university library licensed citation databases. Intechopen, the largest scientific research publisher of open access books, achieved another milestone with additional 509 chapters of its books accepted for indexing in the book citation index in the web of science core collection bkci. This article offers important background information about a new product, the book citation index bkci, launched in 2011 by thomson reuters. Science bkcis thomson reuters institute for scientific information the book citation index is designed to enhance the powerful discovery and analysis capabilities of web of knowledge by incorporating comprehensive book citation data. With the arrival of the book citation index bkci in web of science, thomson.
Edited volumes, monographs and book chapters in the book. It was first launched in 2011 and indexes over 60,000 editorially selected books, starting from 2005. The authors investigated the differences not only in citation impact between journal and book literature, but also in. Book bibliometrics a new perspective and challenge in.
Set of indicators calculated and their definition for a general description of book chapters indexed in the book citation index indicator definition nr bc total number of book chapters for a given discipline % bc from the total database. This means that there is no selective indexing of only a few chapters of a selected book into book citation index i without indexing the whole book in bkci. Emerald is proud to partner with clarivate analytics in maximizing the scholarly impact of authors work. Mimas, at the request of thomson reuters, are pleased to advise that the book citation index bci is now available in web of science as an additional subscription. Books and book chapters, however, were always among the cited references, and book chapters have. Based on douban reading platform, this paper uses descriptive statistical analysis, grouping analysis, correlation analysis and other statistical methods to conduct the altmetrics evaluation of highlycited books in chinese book citation index. In addition, you can select the tab select a database and search medline or journal citation reports this is where you would look for information on impact factors. The book citation index in web of science core collection connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. The book citation index bci, bkci is an online subscriptionbased scientific citation indexing service maintained by clarivate analytics and is part of the web of science core collection. Science bkci s the book citation index is designed to enhance the powerful discovery and analysis capabilities of web of knowledge by incorporating comprehensive book citation data.
In 2011, thomsonreuters introduced the book citation index bkci as part of the science citation index sci. Additional 509 intechopen book chapters accepted by bkci. As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books. Books and book chapters in the book citation index bkci and. Tietokannat psykologia utuguides at turku university. People authors on a web of science document in the incites dataset. A selection of our books included in isi web of sciences. This study aims to gain a better understanding of communication patterns in different publication types and the applicability of the book citation index bkci for building indicators for use in both informetrics studies and research evaluation. Edited volumes, monographs, and book chapters in the book. The book citation index bkci, including science and ssh editions, was released in 2011 as an additional subscribable index on the wos platform, to enlarge the wos coverage of scholarly publications.
Pdf books and book chapters in the book citation index bkci. The selection process for the book citation index in web of science. How to read guide bibliometric indicators for publishers. The focus is on scholarly, researchoriented books for product. However, a more recent analysis based on a comparison between. Source and citing years publication date 1980 2019 present time period. If you wish to see a presentation on the book citation index slides. The book citation index is designed to enhance the powerful discovery and analysis capabilities of web of knowledge by incorporating comprehensive book. Note title from isi web of science home page viewed march 22, 2012 part of web of science. The book citation index bci, bkci is an online subscriptionbased scientific citation indexing service maintained by clarivate analytics and is part of the web. The following features are available when searching for books. Letter of understanding 2 potential partners must sign a standard letter of understanding the nonbinding letter states. Web of science platform web of science group clarivate. The book citation index in web of science connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books.
Bkci is a part of web of science core collection woscc together with sci expanded, ssci, ahci and other databases. Using altmetrics for assessing impact of highlycited. Pdf edited volumes, monographs and book chapters in the. Books and book chapters in the book citation index. Reuters introduced the book citation index bkci as part of the science citation index sci. Pdf in 2011, thomsonreuters introduced the book citation index bkci as part of the science citation index sci.
Since 2015, users can also discover the usage counts of bkcis book literature as well as its citation counts. Pdf edited volumes, monographs, and chapters in the book. The impact of book chapters can be characterized statistically by citations histograms. Thomson reuters book citation index international society for. Eugene garfield also proposed the creation of a book citation index bkci for social scientists, insisting that the failure to include monographs as sources in the isi citation indexes may be a drawback in drawing conclusions about the impact of certain work garfield 1996. We are pleased to announce that a selection of our books have been accepted for indexing in thomson reuters isi web of sciences book citation index bkci. The challenges to expand bibliometric studies from.