Posted: August 2nd, 2012 | Author: Ralf Flohr | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off
In July we have added the following e-journals and working paper series to EconStor:
- WZBrief Arbeit, Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
- WZBrief Bildung, Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
- WZBrief Zivilengagement, Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
- SIMAT Arbeitspapiere, Fachhochschule Stralsund, Stralsund Information Management Team (SIMAT)
- Working Papers, University of Munich, Munich School of Management, Institute for Information Systems and New Media
- Paper Series of the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Kiel University
- Romanian Journal of Fiscal Policy (RJFP)
- Working Paper Series, University of Cologne, Department of Business Policy and Logistics
With nearly 650 new publications in July we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 40,869. The total number of downloads in July climbed to 121,625. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:
- Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (769)
- Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (471)
- Eisend, Martin: „Metaanalyse: Einführung und kritische Diskussion“ (468)
- Moldaschl, Manfred: „Was ist Reflexivität?“ (409)
- von der Lippe, Peter: „Deskriptive Statistik: Formeln, Aufgaben, Klausurtraining“ (308)
Posted: July 2nd, 2012 | Author: Ralf Flohr | Filed under: Monthly Report | 1 Comment »
We are pleased to announce that EconStor has passed the 40000 full text document milestone by June 22, 2012. Great thanks to all our authors, contributors and partners.
In June we have been able to upload the following new working paper series and e-journals:
- Wuppertal Reports, Wuppertal Institut
- Wuppertal Spezial, Wuppertal Institut
- Wuppertaler Studienarbeiten zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung, Wuppertal Institut
- Impulse zur WachstumsWende, Wuppertal Institut
- Arbeitsberichte des Instituts für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- IPE Working Papers, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR), Institute for International Economy
- Mitteilungen des Instituts für Versicherungswissenschaft, Universität zu Köln
- Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla
- Working Papers, ERCIS – European Research Center for Information Systems, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- Arbeitspapiere des Lehrstuhls für BWL, insbes. Controlling, Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- Arbeitsberichte des Instituts für Forstökonomie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Forstökonomie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
1284 publications have been newly uploaded in EconStor and we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 40222 by June 30, 2012.
Download figures continue to stay at a high level. The total number of downloads in June reached 106378. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:
1. Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (1010 downloads)
2. Eisend, Martin: „Metaanalyse: Einführung und kritische Diskussion“ (446)
3. Moldaschl, Manfred: „Was ist Reflexivität?“ (414)
4. Auria, Laura; Moro, Rouslan A.: „Support Vector Machines (SVM) as a technique for solvency analysis“ (359)
5. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (323)
Posted: June 7th, 2012 | Author: Jan B. Weiland | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off
This month we are happy to announce the following e-journals and working paper series which have been added to EconStor:
- jbm – Journal of Business Market Management, Free University Berlin
- Journal of Statistical and Econometric Methods, International Scientific Press
- Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, International Scientific Press
- DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin
- UFZ Reports, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
- UO Working Papers, Chair of Management and Organization, University of Augsburg
- PFH Research Papers, PFH Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen
- ICB Research Reports, Institute for Computer Science and Business Information Systems (ICB), University Duisburg-Essen
- Schriften zur Organisationswissenschaft, Chair of Organization Studies, Chemnitz University of Technology
- Beiträge zur Controlling-Forschung, Chair of Accounting and Controlling, University of Kaiserslautern
- Controlling-Studien, Chair of Accounting and Controlling, University of Kaiserslautern
With almost 500 new titles in May our overall number of pdf documents raised up to 39,000. And we have counted an increasing number of pdf downloads during the last month: 118,175. EconStor’s Top 5 most downloaded papers in May were:
- Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (869 downloads)
- Pon, Bryan; Kenney, Martin: „Structuring the smartphone industry: Is the mobile internet OS platform the key?“ (635)
- Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (575)
- Auria, Laura; Moro, Rouslan A.: „Support Vector Machines (SVM) as a technique for solvency analysis“ (564)
- Eisend, Martin: „Metaanalyse: Einführung und kritische Diskussion“ (385)
Posted: May 8th, 2012 | Author: Ralf Flohr | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off
We are pleased to announce that EconStor is now among the TOP 15 largest contributors to the RePEc database processing more than 13000 title data from 195 series and over 90 institutions. With more than 1.2 million records contributed from over 1400 archives in the world RePEc – Research Papers in Economics is one of the most comprehensive databases for economic research. Starting in 2006 EconStor has developed a close collaboration with RePEc. In 2010 we have established a national input service for German institutions by disseminating title data for entire series and journals into the RePEc network.
New content: In April 2012 we have been able to upload the following working and discussion paper series in EconStor:
- The Constitutional Economics Network Working Papers, Department of Economic Policy and Constitutional Economic Theory, University of Freiburg
- Discussion Papers, Research Professorship Demographic Development, Social Change, and Social Capital, WZB Berlin
- Discussion Papers, Research Group Globalization, Work, and Production, WZB Berlin
- Reutlinger Diskussionsbeiträge zu Marketing & Management, ESB Business School, Reutlingen University
- Forschung Aktuell, Institut Arbeit und Technik (IAT), Westfälische Hochschule, University of Applied Sciences
1205 publications have been newly uploaded in EconStor and we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 38500. The total number of downloads in April climbed to 105700. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:
1.) Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (1282 downloads)
2.) Pon, Bryan; Kenney, Martin: „Structuring the smartphone industry: Is the mobile internet OS platform the key?“ (749)
3.) Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (707)
4.) Auria, Laura; Moro, Rouslan A.: „Support Vector Machines (SVM) as a technique for solvency analysis“ (510)
5.) Gottschalk, Jan: „An Introduction into the SVAR Methodology: Identification, Interpretation and Limitations of SVAR models“ (375)
Posted: April 4th, 2012 | Author: Jan B. Weiland | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off
This month we are able to report one journal, two book series and five working paper series being added to EconStor:
- Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance (AEF), Montrose, CA
- Ilmenauer Schriften zur Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Technische Universität Ilmenau
- Series of the Chair Construction Economics / Schriftenreihe der Professur Betriebswirtschaftslehre im Bauwesen, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
- SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin
- Data Documentation, DIW Berlin
- Working Papers, Institut für Genossenschaftswesen, University of Münster
- SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics
- HAW im Dialog – Weidener Diskussionspapiere, University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden (HAW)
With nealy 750 new publications in March we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 37,250 – by counting almost the same number of pdf downloads as last month: 96,418. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:
- Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (1497 downloads)
- Pon, Bryan; Kenney, Martin: „Structuring the smartphone industry: Is the mobile internet OS platform the key?“ (540)
- Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (520)
- Bouza, Carlos; Juárez, Octaviano; Santiago, Agustín: „Un estudio de las potencialidades del mercado para el consumo de agua purificada de la fuente de Azinyahualco“ (473)
- Auria, Laura; Moro, Rouslan A.: „Support Vector Machines (SVM) as a technique for solvency analysis“ (435)
Posted: March 6th, 2012 | Author: Jan B. Weiland | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off
In February 2012 we have added about 1,000 papers to EconStor, including these new working paper and book series:
- Edition HWWI, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)
- Working Papers, Institute for Technology and Innovation Management, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
- Papers and Preprints of the Department of Innovation Research and Sustainable Resource Management, Chemnitz University of Technology
- Discourses in Social Market Economy, OrdnungsPolitisches Portal (OPO)
- Working Papers, Institute of Finance, University of Braunschweig – Institute of Technology
- Passau Discussion Papers (Economics Series), Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Passau
- Working Paper Series, School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary, University of London
The 36,500 full texts from EconStor have been downloaded 96,621 times in the last month. The Top 5 most downloaded papers in February were:
- Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (1322 downloads)
- Bouza, Carlos; Juárez, Octaviano; Santiago, Agustín: „Un estudio de las potencialidades del mercado para el consumo de agua purificada de la fuente de Azinyahualco“ (1185)
- Bauer, Thomas K.: „High Performance Workplace Practices and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe“ (850)
- Pon, Bryan; Kenney, Martin: „Structuring the smartphone industry: Is the mobile internet OS platform the key?“ (620)
- Gottschalk, Jan: „An Introduction into the SVAR Methodology: Identification, Interpretation and Limitations of SVAR models“ (464)
Posted: February 14th, 2012 | Author: Olaf Siegert | Filed under: Monthly Report | Tags: citation analysis, Downloads, Impact, Social media, Twitter | 3 Comments »
New study finds strong correlation between the relationship between Twitter mentions and both article downloads and article citations
A new study by Xin Shuai, Alberto Pepe and Johan Bollen analyzes the online response of the scientific community to the preprint publication of scholarly articles. Based on a cohort of 4,606 scientific articles submitted to the preprint database arXiv.org between October 2010 and April 2011 they study three forms of reactions to these preprints: how they are downloaded on the arXiv.org site, how they are mentioned on the social media site Twitter, and how they are cited in the scholarly record.
They find that Twitter mentions follow rapidly after article submission and that they are correlated with later article downloads and later article citations, indicating that social media may be an important factor in determining the scientific impact of an article.
This fits very well with a study from 2011, where David McKenzie and Berk Özler analyze the Impact of Economics Blogs They found out, that “links from blogs cause a striking increase in the number of abstract views and downloads of economics papers.”
Posted: February 13th, 2012 | Author: Olaf Siegert | Filed under: Monthly Report | Tags: EconBiz, Open Access, RePEc | 1 Comment »
The Economics portal EconBiz (operated by the ZBW) has r
eleased a new tool called EconBizOpen. It’s an Open Access database for Economics and Business Studies and includes more than 800.000 full-text articles, which are accessible for free on the web.
Major input sources for EconBizOpen are RePec and BASE. BASE (maintained by Bielefeld Universiy Library) is one of the world’s most voluminous search engines dedicated to academic open access material. Its papers from Business and Economics are now also part of EconBizOpen.
Posted: February 7th, 2012 | Author: Olaf Siegert | Filed under: Monthly Report | Tags: Cover pages, EconStor | Comments Off
All documents from EconStor are now equipped with a separate cover page. This page is not part of the original paper, but is rather a service to our users, which gives them some information about the metadata, where they got the paper from and a suggestion for citation. Here’s one example
Posted: February 7th, 2012 | Author: Olaf Siegert | Filed under: Monthly Report | Tags: Open Access, Publishing Reform, Repositories | Comments Off
In support for the researchers initiative “The Cost of Knowledge” against Elsevier’s business practices, the international repository network COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories) released an open letter to the publisher yesterday. In the letter COAR
“urges Elsevier to reconsider its prohibitive approach to open access and revise its policies to allow the deposit of research articles with minimum delay. We encourage publishers to work closely with the library and repository communities to develop effective and sustainable methods for article deposit that serve the needs of researchers, their institutions”