The journal attention cycle: indicators as assets in the Chinese scientific publishing economy
Jing Wang,
Willem Halffman,
Serge P. J. M. Horbach
Abstract:We analyze how journal business models are built on an attention cycle. In this cycle, measured attention, in the form of bibliometric indicators, becomes a key asset that can be converted into readership and submissions, which in turn may generate financial resources. Our paper illustrates this in the context of the Chinese publication system, where varying attention cycles coexist. In the Chinese state-run publication system, measured attention can be converted into public support, as well as increased subsc… Show more
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