Abstract
The purpose of this survey is to review the present situation of the referee systems of 55 English-language scientific journals in Japan, and to evaluate their quality and international readership of those journals. Based on this survey, the author discusses some editorial efforts which may promote the greater use worldwide.
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Yamazaki, S. Referee systems of English-language scientific journals in Japan. Scientometrics 15, 297–303 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017204
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017204
Keywords
- Japan
- Scientific Journal
- Present Situation
- International Readership
- Referee System