Visibilidad, descubrimiento, encontrabilidad, SEO y SEO académico en repositorios digitales: una revisión de alcance

La visibilidad es un factor relevante para el impacto de la investigación científica, pero es entendida de distintas maneras, existiendo diferentes significados entre el propio término y conceptos similares como la capacidad de descubrimiento o descubribilidad, la encontrabilidad, el search engine optimization (SEO) y el academic search engine optimization (ASEO). El principal objetivo de este trabajo es determinar y clarificar cómo estos términos son abordados en el dominio de los repositorios digitales, y qué técnicas son propuestas para su optimización. Para ello, se elaboró un marco teórico que permite definir y comparar cada concepto en el ámbito general de la web. Luego, estos se analizaron en el contexto de los repositorios, para lo cual se realizó una scoping review siguiendo el framework SALSA, donde se examinó un total de 67 artículos. Con esta muestra documental, se determinó cómo estos términos son abordados conceptualmente y qué técnicas de optimización son propuestas para los repositorios digitales. Los hallazgos muestran que dichas propiedades son empleadas de manera indistinta, sin ofrecer una claridad conceptual entre cada término. Por otro lado, se identifican 22 técnicas propuestas de optimización que contribuyen a fortalecer la visibilidad de los contenidos almacenados en repositorios digitales.

Visibility plays a critical role in enhancing the impact of scientific research, yet it is often interpreted in diverse and overlapping ways. Related concepts – such as discoverability, findability, search engine optimization (SEO), and academic search engine optimization (ASEO) – are frequently used interchangeably, despite having distinct meanings. This study aims to clarify how these terms are conceptualized in the context of digital repositories and to identify the techniques proposed to optimize them. A theoretical framework was first developed to define and differentiate these concepts based on their usage in the broader web environment. This was followed by a scoping review, conducted in accordance with the SALSA framework, of 67 scholarly articles that address the use of these terms within the domain of repositories. The review analyses how the concepts are understood and applied, and catalogues the optimization strategies discussed. The results reveal a lack of clear conceptual distinctions among the terms, which are often used synonymously. The review does however identify 22 distinct optimization techniques aimed at improving the visibility of content stored in digital repositories.

La visibilitat és un factor rellevant per a l’impacte de la recerca científica, però s’entén de diferents maneres, existint diversos significats entre el propi terme i conceptes similars com la capacitat de descobriment, la trobabilitat, el SEO (optimització per a motors de cerca) i l’ASEO (optimització acadèmica per a motors de cerca). L’objectiu principal d’aquest treball és determinar i aclarir com s’aborden aquests termes en el domini dels repositoris digitals, i quines tècniques es proposen per a la seva optimització. Per a això, es va elaborar un marc teòric que permet definir i comparar cada concepte en l’àmbit general del web. Posteriorment, aquests conceptes es van analitzar en el context dels repositoris realitzant una revisió d’abast seguint el marc SALSA, on es van examinar un total de 67 articles. Amb aquesta mostra documental, es va determinar com s’aborden conceptualment aquests termes i quines tècniques d’optimització es proposen per als repositoris digitals. Els resultats mostren que aquestes propietats s’utilitzen de manera indistinta, sense oferir una claredat conceptual entre cada terme. D’altra banda, s’identifiquen 22 tècniques d’optimització proposades que contribueixen a enfortir la visibilitat dels continguts emmagatzemats en repositoris digitals.

Revistas usadas por los investigadores de ciencias de la información de Brasil para publicar y su visibilidad en las bases de datos Web of Science y Scopus

Revistes que els investigadors utilitzen més per publicar, 2008–2012

Introduction: Production is an essential part of scientific activity and its visibility is an indicator for the evaluation of science. Scientific journals have been transformed and the open access movement has driven changes in our scholarly communication model.

Objective: This paper analyses the scientific journals used by researchers in information science in Brazil and the visibility of these journals in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases by comparing the scientific production published in open access and restricted-access journals.

Methodology: Quantitative, exploratory and documentary analysis was made using the scientific production of researchers in information science in Brazil that receive productivity grants from the Brazilian National Research and Development Council (CNPq).

Results: It was found that researchers published primarily in open access national journals, and that the visibility of these journals in international databases did not significantly differ to the visibility of restricted-access publications.

Revistas españolas de arquitectura, ciencias de la construcción y urbanismo: visibilidad e internacionalidad

Figura 1. Distribució d'autors estrangers per zones geogràfiques

Objective: a study is presented of the degree of internationality —understood as presence in international databases and percentage number of foreign authors published in the journals as well as foreigners engaged in the scientific editorial teams— presented by Spanish journals of architecture, urbanism and building sciences.

Methodology: the study draws on the Spanish journals published in these three fields that appeared in 2010 in the journal directory of the bibliographic databases of CSIC, selected for its prestige among Spanish researchers, and which were published in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The next step involved confirming their presence or otherwise in international databases and indices of prestige, which employ their own criteria for selecting the journals they include. An analysis was then undertaken of the number of articles published with one or more foreign authors and the number of foreigners among the members of the journals’ scientific editorial teams.

Results: the results point to a very low level of visibility in international databases and indices of the Spanish journals published in the fields analysed, a low presence of foreigners among the authors and members of the scientific editorial teams, as well as a lack of quality in the presentation of the publications. It is concluded that Spanish journals of architecture, urbanism and building sciences need to improve their publishing habits before they can be considered