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An Index to Evaluate the Journals and Publishers’ Information Sharing Capacity

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I propose the index n; defined as the productivity ratio of a journal. It is a helpful index that evaluates journals, and publishers’ information-sharing competences. The N-Index for productivity will measure the capacity journals have to analyze, cure, and disseminate the information created in the era of quantum data. The N-Index will determine the information-sharing ability and the commitment with the creation of knowledge. We provide a summary of the most common rejections and uses three categories to formulate a ratio that will clarify the process that the publishers and journals carry on while reviewing, accepting and/or rejecting a manuscript.

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    Wurong Shih & Julián Nevárez Montes

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Shih, W., Nevárez Montes, J. An Index to Evaluate the Journals and Publishers’ Information Sharing Capacity. Pub Res Q 34, 529–539 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-018-9603-2

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