[Purpose/significance] Based on the 8 classes percentile rank (PR8) method for articles, a new index for evaluation of journals in difference disciplines was established:the journal index for PR8 (JIPR8), and the evaluation effect of JIPR8 in different disciplines journals was tested. [Method/process] The 301 journals of 8 disciplines from the database of Journal Citation Reports were selected as study objects and JIPR8 of each journal was calculated and compared with other indicators of journal evaluation. The sensitivity and stability of JIPR8 in the evaluation for the journals in different disciplines were tested, and the relationship between JIPR8 and other journal indicators were defined. [Result/conclusion] Among all the selected indexes, the variation degree of JIPR8 was the lowest among 301 journals, which indicated that the stability of JIPR8 was the best, and the difference among the different subgroups (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4) was obvious, second only to journal impact factor percentile (JIFP), which shows that it has a good distinction between excellent and general journals. It is concluded that JIPR8 is a very good index for evaluating journals between subjects.
Liu Xueli
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Wei Yahui
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Sheng Lina
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Wang Yan
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Fu Zhongjing
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Zheng Chengming
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Dong Jianjun
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Miao Xinzhi
. Journal PR8 Index:A New Indicator for the Evaluation of Journals Across Fields and the Empirical Studies[J]. Library and Information Service, 2017
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DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2017.11.014
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