Progress Report Update of ACI (2018) Dr. Nongyao Sripromsuk ACI Secretariat Dr. Choochart Haruechaiyasak Director of Artificial Intelligence Research Group, NECTEC November 1st, 2018
ACI Steering committee Chairman of the ACI Steering Committee Prof. Dr. Narongrit Sombatsompop Head, Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre (TCI) King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) Bangkok, Thailand narongrit.som@kmutt.ac.th The ACI Steering Committee/Country representatives BRUNEI Darussalam Dr. Lim Lee Hoon Dean of Faculty of Science Universiti Brunei Darussalam 0 Dr. Tan Soon Jian Director of Centre for Transport Research Universiti Teknologi Brunei 2
ACI Steering committee CAMBODIA Dr. Nith Bunlay Deputy Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Youth and Sport, Phanom Penh Dr. Hul Seingheng Director of Research and Development, Institute of Technology of Cambodia INDONESIA Prof. Edy Soewono Executive Ed ITB journal Science PI Indonesian Citation Index Institut Teknologi Bandung Prof. Slamin Head of Information System Study Program University of Jember 06/11/61 3
ACI Steering committee Assist. Prof. Dr. Saythong Vilayvong Research & Academic Services Office, National University of Laos LAO PDR Mrs. Sisavanh Singvongsa Head of Academic Department, University Central Library MALAYSIA Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zuraidah Abd Manaf Head of Malaysian Citation Centre Malaysian Citation Center Department of Higher Education Prof. Dr. Abrizah Abdullah Advisory Panel Malaysia Citation Centre 06/11/61 4
ACI Steering committee Dr. Napoleon Juanillo Director IV Commission on Higher Education PHILIPPINES Dr Yin MyoThu Pro-Rector, Yangon University of Foreign Languages, Yangon, Myanmar MYANMAR Dr Thida Kyu Pro-Rector, Meikhtilar University of Economics, Meikhtilar, Myanmar 06/11/61 5
ACI Steering committee SINGAPORE Prof. Micheal Khor Khiam Aik Director of the Research Support Office and Bibliometrics Analysis Nanyang Technological University THAILAND Dr. Nongyao Sripromsuk Assistant to the Head, Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre (TCI) King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) Assoc. Prof. Teerasak Markpin Researcher, Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre (TCI) King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) 06/11/61 6
ACI Steering committee VIETNAM Prof. Dr. Le Quoc Hoi Editor in Chief, Journal of Economics Development National Economics University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dinh Phi Ho Deputy Editor in Chief, Journal of Economics Development University of Economics 06/11/61 7
Journal profiles in ACI (407 journals accepted during 2014-17) Countries Scopus WOS ESCI NCI No NCI Total Brunei 1 - - - - 1 Cambodia - - - - 1 1 Indonesia 35 - (15*) + 7 58-100 Laos - - - - - 0 Malaysia 71 (11*) (32*) + 5 24-100 Myanmar - - - - 1 1 Philippines 19 (5*) +1 (1*) + 1-8 29 Singapore 6 (4*) (2*) + 2 - - 8 Thailand 35 (8*) (5*) + 1 125-161 Vietnam 1 - (1*) - 5 6 Total 168 (28*) +1 16 207 15 407 *Also indexed in Scopus as of Sept 25, 2018 8
No. of submitted journals for ACI in 2018 No. of submitted journals for ACI No. of journals Country met with the ACI Direct submission By NCI criteria Brunei _ N/A _ Darussalam Cambodia - N/A - Indonesia 227-92 Lao PDR 1 N/A - Malaysia 20 10 19 Myanmar - N/A _ Philippines 5 12 14 Singapore - N/A - Thailand N/A 50 28 Vietnam 9 N/A 3 Total 262 72 156 (As of 9 Oct 2018) 334 9
List of submitted journals outside ASEAN Journal of Maize Research and Development, Nepal--- Rejected International of Engineering Works, Kambohwell Publisher Enterprises, China --- Rejected International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering (IJIRAE), India (http://ijirae.com/) ---- Rejected International Journal of Management, India -----Rejected Journal of the Generics and Biosimilars Initiative, Belgium (http://gabi-journal.net/gabi-journal/about-gabi-journal) --- Rejected Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh --- Rejected BULLETIN SOCIAL-ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN RESEARCH, Switzerland -- Rejected Al-azhar, Pakistan ---- Rejected Publisher Academic Journals ---Rejected As of Oct 10, 2018 10
List of submitted journals outside ASEAN (cont) 11 Journals from Turkey --- Rejected Journal of Management Address, Turkey IIB International Refereed Academic Social Sciences Journal (2011) (ISSN: Print: 2146-5886 Online: 2147-172X), Turkey UHIVE International Peer Reviewed Refereed Journal of Communication and Humanities Research (2013) ISSN Print:2148-3930 ISSN Online: 2148-3965, Turkey UHEYAD International Refereed Journal of Researches on Economy Management (2014) ISSN 2148-8207 ONLINE ISSN:2149-2492, Turkey UHPPD International Refereed Journal of Psychiatry and Psychological Researches (2014). ISSN 2148-8215 ONLINE ISSN:2149-2506, Turkey TMD International Refereed Journal of Architecture And Design (2014) ISSN 2148-8142 ONLINE 2148-4880, Turkey UHD International Refereed Journal of Nursing Research (2014). ISSN 2148-4872 ONLINE ISSN:2149-2468, Turkey ACED International Refereed Journal of Family, Child and Education (2013) ISSN Print: 2148-3922 ISSN Online: 2148-3973, Turkey SSTB International Refereed Academic Journal of Sports (2011) (ISSN Print 2146-8508 Online 2147-1711), Turkey UHBAB International Refereed Journal of Humanities and Academic Sciences (2012) (ISSN: 2147-4168 ONLINE: 2147-5385), Turkey DBHAD International Refereed Journal of Nutrition Research (2014). ISSN PRINT: 2148-4791 ONLINE: 2148-8150, Turkey As of Oct 12, 2018 11
List of submitted journals outside ASEAN (cont) 5 Journals from India --- Rejected -JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN Aeronautics and Space Science -JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN APPLIED MECHANICS & COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS -JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING -JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN CONSTRUCTION AND URBAN ARCHITECTURE -Journal on New Biological Reports As of Oct 12, 2018 12
Updated ACI activities in 2018 ACI Data Input (72,321 records, documents and citations) Journal Title Evaluations for ACI (156/334, 47% acceptance rate) Editor Workshops for ACI in 2 ASEAN countries (Cambodia and Brunei Darussalam) Improving the ACI database system (User Interface, Input and Search Functions) ACI Sustainability Organising the 6 th ACI Steering Committee Meeting As of October 12, 2018 13
Brunei As of Oct 12, 2018 Indonesia 14
Malaysia Singapore Thailand Vietnam 15
7th Editor s Workshop for ASEAN Citation Index (4 th July 2018 At Room 109A, Building A, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Ø ASEAN Citation Index: updated Ø Journal Selection Criteria for ACI Ø Journal Submission Process Ø Workshop: Journal evaluations for possible inclusion in the ACI Ø Meet with certain editor for Scopus inclusion
8th Editor s Workshop for ASEAN Citation Index 6th Sept. 2018 At Institute of Leadership, Innovation and Advancement, UBD, Brunei Darussalam Ø ASEAN Citation Index: What, Why, How? Ø Journal Selection Criteria for ACI Ø Journal Submission Process Ø Workshop: Journal evaluations for possible inclusion in the ACI 17
Improving ACI Database & the Website Revise database schema Consistent with TCI database schema Redesign metadata input system Improved UI Redesign ACI official website Improved menu and layout Improve search function and UI Efficient search with Elasticsearch Improved search result UI Provide search result export function
ACI Database System OJS TCI ACI Search Scopus EID ACI Query Results Users Metadata & References PDF Metadata Extraction Input System UI TCI staff
ACI Sustainability : 2018 Country contribution Number of Journals indexed in ACI 06/11/61 Budget/Ye ar (US$) 0-5 Free of Charge 6-25 2,500 26-50 5,000 51-75 7,500 76-100 10,000 101-200 12,500 >200 15,000 Countries No of Journals Contribution in 2018 (US$) Brunei 1 - Cambodia 1 - Indonesia 100 In process Laos 0 - Malaysia 100 Approved and received Myanmar 1 - Philippines 29 In process Singapore 8 - Thailand 161 Approved and received Vietnam 6 In process 20
Expected ACI activities in 2019 More ACI Data Input of accepted titles Journal Title Evaluations for ACI inclusion in 2019, > 300 journals expected Internal evaluations for journal categorisation in ACI Establishment of non-official local boards (same as TCI) to proactively improve the ACI journal qualities and to suggest journal titles in international database. Workshops for editors and regional board Continue to Improve the ACI database system (Analytics Function) Coordinate with Singapore to host the 7 th ACI Steering Committee Meeting 21
Next ACI Meeting in 2019 7 th ACI Steering Committee Meeting WHERE : Singapore WHEN : 22
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