Redes sociales en línea como canal de comunicación de las revistas académicas abiertas

Gabriel Valerio-Ureña; Dagoberto José  Herrera-Murillo

doi:10.4185/RLCS-2017-1222

Authors

Gabriel Valerio-Ureña Technological de Monterrey http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4446-6801
Dagoberto José Herrera-Murillo Free University of Brussels http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4227-4937

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2017-1222

Keywords:

online social networks, open access journals, scientific production, digital methods, journals rankings, scraping

Abstract

Scientific knowledge is essential for development; open access journals and online social networks are potential enablers for its access. The objective of this research was to analyze to what extend open access journal are using social media tools as communication channels. Method: from a quantitative approach, 3,448 open access journals indexed on Scopus. Results and conclusions: A) 14.4% of journals has at least one online social network profile linked with its official Website; B) there is a significant difference between the proportion of first quartile journals (Q1) using online social networks and the rest of journals (Q2, Q3 and Q4). First quartile journals also report a larger number of social followers. These results allow us to identify an important opportunity area around using online social networks and open access journals as scientific knowledge disseminator tools.

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Author Biographies

Gabriel Valerio-Ureña, Technological de Monterrey

Doctor of Educational Innovation from the Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC). He is a computer systems engineer and studied his Master’s in Information Technology Management. He is a Research Professor at the TEC and a member of the National Researcher Network.

He has published various informative and scientific articles on the impact of social networks in the educational and commercial environments. In addition, he has conducted workshops, conferences, and presentations in countries such as Spain, France, Brazil, Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, Turkey, and the Czech Republic

Dagoberto José Herrera-Murillo, Free University of Brussels

BSc in Business Informatics at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico. Currently, he is completing his Master’s Degree in Big Data Management and Analytics at Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. His research work deals with the quantitative analysis and strategic use of social networking sites for education and business.

He has collaborated as a coauthor for various articles on the subject, which were published by Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, Revista Palabra Clave, Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, and the International Journal of Web Based Communities.

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