%0 Journal Article %1 Bachand03 %A Bachand, Robert G. %A Sawallis, Pamela P. %D 2003 %J The Serials Librarian %K Zeitschrift bewertung editoriale_praxis gelesen %N 2 %P 39-61 %T Accuracy in the identification of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals and the peer-review process across disciplines %V 45 %X The first section of this paper examines the accuracy of the two major periodical directories, Ulrich's (UL) and Serials Directory (SD), in identifying scholarly and peer-reviewed journals. There were significant discrepancies found between SD and UL. A similar difference was also found between SD and journal-provided information, while UL closely reflected journal-provided information. The second section looks at the differences and similarities in the peer-review process across 18 disciplines. Seventy-four percent of the journals used editors and outside experts as reviewers. Single-blind peer review was used by 37% of the journals, 58% employed double-blind, and 5% made use of open reviews.

@article{Bachand03, abstract = {The first section of this paper examines the accuracy of the two major periodical directories, Ulrich's (UL) and Serials Directory (SD), in identifying scholarly and peer-reviewed journals. There were significant discrepancies found between SD and UL. A similar difference was also found between SD and journal-provided information, while UL closely reflected journal-provided information. The second section looks at the differences and similarities in the peer-review process across 18 disciplines. Seventy-four percent of the journals used editors and outside experts as reviewers. Single-blind peer review was used by 37% of the journals, 58% employed double-blind, and 5% made use of open reviews.}, added-at = {2007-10-12T14:51:47.000+0200}, author = {Bachand, Robert G. and Sawallis, Pamela P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/295e658fc8363dc65c672f6ed45ab028b/wdees}, interhash = {e9f5eb1de4f4f3446302301ad918c5c6}, intrahash = {95e658fc8363dc65c672f6ed45ab028b}, journal = {The Serials Librarian}, keywords = {Zeitschrift bewertung editoriale_praxis gelesen}, number = 2, pages = {39-61}, timestamp = {2008-06-17T13:26:00.000+0200}, title = {Accuracy in the identification of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals and the peer-review process across disciplines}, volume = 45, year = 2003 }