Chinese-language articles are not biased in citations: Evidences from Chinese-English bilingual journals in Scopus and Web of Science

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Highlights:

• Chinese-language articles were not biased in citations compared with English-language articles.

• The existence and strength of citation bias largely depends upon the database and upon the language being analyzed.

• The findings suggest some implications for academic evaluation of Chinese-language or Chinese-English bilingual journals.

摘要

•Chinese-language articles were not biased in citations compared with English-language articles.•The existence and strength of citation bias largely depends upon the database and upon the language being analyzed.•The findings suggest some implications for academic evaluation of Chinese-language or Chinese-English bilingual journals.

论文关键词:Language bias,Chinese-language article,Chinese-English bilingual journal,Knowledge diffusion,Scopus,Web of Science

论文评审过程:Received 14 June 2014, Revised 11 August 2014, Accepted 1 September 2014, Available online 4 October 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2014.09.003