期刊影响力指数排名的合理性分析

【目的】 探讨期刊影响力指数的科学合理性及其可能存在的不足,以利于决策者、办刊人以及作者更加科学地评估学术期刊影响力,预测期刊发展潜力。【方法】 以2015—2017年《中国学术期刊影响因子年报》的10个期刊指标数据为研究对象,运用IBM SPSS软件,采用主成分分析法,求得各期刊的综合主成分得分(F),按照F对期刊进行排名;将F与期刊影响力指数(f_CI)排名结果进行对比分析;采用Spearman秩相关系数,比较f_CI和F与10个指标的相关程度。【结果】 F与10个指标的相关性总体高于f_CI;f_CI和F与即年指标的相关系数相对较小,但是F明显高于f_CI。【结论】 F排名更接近各项指标共同表征的期刊水平;更能反映期刊的反应速率和被引强度;在参阅期刊f_CI排名时,应当特别注意参考期刊的即年指标。     

开放存取期刊学术质量评价(三)——基于即年指标视角的分析

运用即年指标这一评价期刊学术质量的重要指标,系统分析2006—2010年收录DOAJ期刊即年指标随时间、学科和地域三个维度变化的情况,以了解开放存取期刊的学术质量。     

Linguistic Synchrony in Parasocial Interaction

Social media can be used to assess public opinions and emotions during different stages of a crisis. Guided by the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) model, this study examined a systematic sample of 2,881 tweets from a corpus of over one million tweets posted during the initial, maintenance, and resolution stages of the 2015 California measles outbreak. It found that the public showed the greatest interest (as measured by the number of tweets and retweets) in the initial stage of the crisis, but their interest drastically declined afterward. The expression of humor/sarcasm was significantly more frequent in the initial stage than in the maintenance or resolutions stage, while the expression of reassurance increased significantly from the initial, maintenance, and resolution stage. The emotion of alarm/concern was most frequently expressed during the initial stage. For message types, the public were more likely to tweet about their personal opinions and less likely to tweet about resources during the initial stage. These findings allow public health professionals to better design messages in response to the public’s concerns and emotions during public health crises.     

Instructor Privacy Management in the Classroom: Exploring Instructors’ Ineffective Communication and Student Communication Satisfaction

The aim of this investigation was twofold: (a) drawing from communication privacy management theory, we wanted to examine the associations between instructors’ ineffective communication (i.e., inappropriate conversations, amount of disclosures) and student communication satisfaction; and (b) we wanted to determine if students’ positive perceptions of instructor nonverbal immediacy mediated the negative influences of instructors’ inappropriate conversations and amount of disclosures on student communication satisfaction. Overall, students reported lower levels of communication satisfaction when instructors engage in inappropriate conversations and frequent disclosures. Based on results, we also concluded that instructor nonverbal immediacy maintains students’ communication satisfaction even when instructors engage in inappropriate conversations or disclose too frequently.     

Attitudes,style, and socialization: Predictors of commitment and satisfaction in workgroups

Employees reported attitudes about working in workgroups, their communicator style (relaxed, friendly, and attentiveness), and perceptions of socialization in groups at work. They also reported their commitment to the organization, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with the workplace (ORGSAT). Positive relationships were found between ORGSAT and attitudes, relaxed and friendly styles, and socialization. Multiple Regression analysis demonstrated that socialization best predicted ORGSAT and mediated the relationship between attitudes and friendly style with ORGSAT. Discussion includes the implications for research and the applied value of the findings.     

Seeking and resisting compliance: Selection and evaluation of tactics in a simulated college student drinking context

A laboratory study was conducted to determine the types of compliance‐gaining and compliance‐resisting strategies selected and subsequently judged for effectiveness by college students in a simulated casual drinking context. 96 participants in the study were assigned one of two conditions in the study: compliance‐gaining (attempting to induce drinking by the partner) and compliance‐resisting (resisting offers of alcohol). Results indicated that participants in both conditions utilized direct forms of social influence most often (simple offer, direct refusal). Resistance strategies were rated more effective than compliance strategies and compliance‐gaining strategies were differentially rated as effective. Heavy drinkers and moderate drinkers rated the effectiveness of compliance‐gaining strategies differently from non‐drinkers. Theoretical implications were advanced for the compliance‐gaining/resisting area, and practical implications were suggested for those interested in developing programs for campus alcohol awareness.     

The impact of supervisor and subordinate immediacy on relational and organizational outcomes

Hypotheses were advanced based on the immediacy principle, accommodation theory, reciprocity theory, and previous research in another applied context which argue that increased nonverbal immediacy behaviors of supervisors have the potential to enhance subordinates’ perceptions of that supervisor, increase subordinate satisfaction with the supervisor and communication with the supervisor, and increase motivation and job satisfaction on the part of the subordinate. All of the hypotheses were supported by the results. The “principle of immediate communication” received strong support. It is concluded that increased immediacy on the part of either the supervisor or the subordinate is likely to generate reciprocity and accommodation leading to a more positive work environment and more desirable outcomes.     

ESCI数据库收录中国期刊国际学术影响力分析

【目的】 分析新兴资源引文索引(ESCI)数据库收录我国期刊的学术影响力,为我国学者研究期刊国际影响力提升策略以及制定相关政策提供参考。【方法】 检索并分析ESCI数据库收录19种我国期刊的一般情况,模拟计算各刊影响因子(IF)和即年指标,分析各刊论文在WoS数据库中的被引频次,研究各刊的国际学术影响力偏向。【结果】 19种期刊语种主要为英语,出版地为北京的期刊15种,季刊15种。论文、综述和述评为主要文献类型。17种期刊2016年IF比2015年高。即年指标上升的期刊共12种。13种期刊2015年IF排名超过该学科领域最后一名,已经超过该学科领域部分期刊。2015年发表论文总被引频次为30~100的期刊共6种,人文社科类期刊总被引频次均低于10。学术期刊国际影响力偏向比较均衡的期刊共10种,国际偏向较强的期刊共4种。【结论】 初步揭示了ESCI数据库收录我国期刊中大部分期刊学术影响力有提升趋势,部分期刊已经达到国际领先水平。希望有关部门加大对ESCI期刊的支持力度,而已被ESCI收录的期刊应制定适合提升自身学术影响力的措施,争取早日进入WoS数据库,进一步提升国际影响力。