Mukhamediyarov Maidan, Bekaryssova Dana, Zimba Olena
Department of Chemical Disciplines, Biology and Biochemistry, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Department for Coordination and Development of Scientific Journals, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Rheumatol Int. 2025 Sep 2;45(9):215. doi: 10.1007/s00296-025-05973-6.
Social media (SoMe) platforms provide ample opportunities for disseminating research results and journal updates. The presence of indexed rheumatology journals on SoMe has been scarcely explored.
The purpose of this study is to assess the presence of mainstream rheumatology journals on key SoMe platforms and to analyze the relationship between bibliometric indicators and alternative metrics.
Quantitative data were collected from the SCImago Journal and Country Rank platform. The availability of journal SoMe channels (X, Facebook, YouTube), number of subscribers, and activity indicators were analyzed. Bibliometric indicators, including values of journal Hirsch index, SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), journal quartile ranking based on SJR, total number of publications and citations over the past three years, as well as the region and publication mode (open access) were analyzed. The association between SoMe metrics and bibliometric indicators was assessed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (ρ).
Among the analyzed 76 rheumatology journals, 29 (38.2%) had an official SoMe account. X (formerly Twitter) turned out to be the most frequently used platform - 28 (96.5%), followed by Facebook - 12 (15.8%), and YouTube 5 (6.6%). SJR and number of followers on X positively correlated (ρ = 0.594, P = 0.001). The number of Facebook followers also showed a positive correlation with SJR (ρ = 0.587, P = 0.045). Only five journals had YouTube channels with a total of 2,471 subscribers, 272 videos, and 288,530 views. The Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases had the most popular YouTube channel, with 1,130 subscribers and 170,575 views.
SoMe channels are crucial for promotion of rheumatology journals. The prominence of the X channels points to their crucial role in disseminating journal updates and boosting their alternative impact metrics.
社交媒体平台为传播研究成果和期刊更新提供了充足的机会。关于索引风湿病学期刊在社交媒体上的情况鲜有研究。
本研究旨在评估主流风湿病学期刊在关键社交媒体平台上的情况，并分析文献计量指标与替代指标之间的关系。
从Scimago期刊与国家排名平台收集定量数据。分析期刊社交媒体渠道（X、Facebook、YouTube）的可用性、订阅者数量和活跃度指标。分析文献计量指标，包括期刊赫希指数值、Scimago期刊排名（SJR）、基于SJR的期刊四分位排名、过去三年的出版物总数和被引次数，以及地区和出版模式（开放获取）。使用斯皮尔曼等级相关系数（ρ）评估社交媒体指标与文献计量指标之间的关联。
在分析的76种风湿病学期刊中，29种（38.2%）有官方社交媒体账号。X（前身为Twitter）是最常用的平台——28种（96.5%），其次是Facebook——12种（15.8%），YouTube 5种（6.6%）。SJR与X上的关注者数量呈正相关（ρ = 0.594，P = 0.001）。Facebook关注者数量也与SJR呈正相关（ρ = 0.587，P = 0.045）。只有五种期刊有YouTube频道，共有2471名订阅者、272个视频和288530次观看量。《风湿病学年鉴》拥有最受欢迎的YouTube频道，有1130名订阅者和170575次观看量。
社交媒体渠道对风湿病学期刊的推广至关重要。X渠道的突出地位表明它们在传播期刊更新和提升其替代影响指标方面发挥着关键作用。
