Citations—often termed as intellectual transactions, acknowledgment of intellectual debts, and conceptual association—are a link between the author’s current study and previously published work. Citation data is considered as an authentic measure to rank articles, authors, journals, and publishers. Citation counts can be used to evaluate ‘usage’, ‘reach’, and ‘impact’ of the published articles. They not only provide credibility to the author’s work but also help funders evaluate the influence of the research study. Further, citation indexes are maintained for information retrieval of both cited and citing work, facilitating the literature search process. This webinar aims to help researchers understand citation indexing and how authors can get indexed in established citation databases. It will also briefly discuss academic journal indexing.
Through this session, researchers will learn:
- Why and what authors need to cite?
- Citation indexing and its significance
- Selection criteria of international citation databases like WoS, Scopus, and Crossref
- How can journals and publishers index in citation databases?
About the Speaker
Dr. Richard de Grijs, Ph.D.
- An internationally acclaimed astrophysicist, editor, publishing consultant, and a public speaker, Dr. de Grijs has a diverse academic profile and has driven several projects at well-renowned institutions such as the University of Virginia (USA), University of Sheffield (UK), University of Cambridge (UK), and Peking University (China).
- He is currently appointed at Macquarie University (Australia) as an Associate Dean/Professor along with his affiliation to the International Astronomical Union (Vice-President of Division C), Institute of Physics (FInstP), Astronomical Society of Australia (Fellow), etc.
- Till date, he has 300+ publications in established Physics and Astronomy journals and six published books to his name. The impact of his work is demonstrated by 5000+ citations that he has to his credit.
- Dr. Grijs is also the recipient of more than 25 research grants. Additionally, he is a peer reviewer for many leading Physics and Astronomy journals, including Nature, Science, etc. He has also served as a Scientific Editor in The Astrophysical Journal (2006 – 2012) and Deputy Editor of The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2012 – 2018).
- Some of his major achievements include the Erskine award (University of Canterbury), Exceptional Contribution Award (University of Sheffield, UK), Excellent Performance Award (Peking University, China), “Van Swinderen” Public Outreach Award (the Royal Netherlands Physical Society), and the Selby Award (The Australian Academy of Science).
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