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Journal Indexing Policy

Coverage

Subject fields:

  • Agriculture
  • Horticulture
  • Forestry
  • Animal science
  • Equine science
  • Horse management
  • Small animal care
  • Countryside management
  • Environment
  • Conservation
  • Landscape assessment
  • The rural economy
  • Planning and development
  • Rural communities
  • Tourism
  • Leisure
  • Recreation

Level:

  • appropriate for students and practitioners in the field

Definitions:

  • Substantial articles: Substantial articles are those that contain new or specific information of value to a student or practitioner in the field
  • Short articles: An article of less than one page in the non-peer-reviewed press is flagged as `short article` in the enhancement field.
  • All or most: for the core set of publications the presumption is that all major articles and papers are indexed

Exclusions:

  • articles that contain no information of value to a practitioner in the field
  • articles dealing with tropical and non-temperate agriculture
  • Note: environment, conservation and tourism are indexed on a worldwide basis

Detail:

  • Agriculture
    • All agriculture; UK and Ireland
    • Temperate agriculture; Europe
    • Temperate agriculture; Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada
    • Exclusions:
      • tropical agriculture
  • Animal science, equine and small animal care
    • As for agriculture, including
      • Farm animals
      • Companion animals
      • Small animals
    • Exclusions:
      • More specialised and detailed biological research
      • Research on animal models for other purposes
  • Conservation, environment and countryside management
    • All UK and Ireland
    • Europe
    • Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand
    • USA
    • Worldwide
    • Exclusions:
      • More specialised articles or papers on specific species with little relevance to UK & Europe
      • Papers or articles relating to more specific management of individual locations outside UK & Europe
  • Tourism, leisure and recreation
    • All UK and Ireland, including
      • Rural tourism
      • Outdoor recreation
      • Gardens, gardening and garden design
      • Country pursuits
    • Worldwide
      • Travel industry
      • Tourism management
    • Exclusions:
      • Most articles or papers on detailed management and specific local detail for sites outside UK & Europe

Publications and periodicals

Core set:

  • A core set of publications relating to the main subject areas
  • Publications and periodicals central to the core subject areas covered by Land Life Leisure.
  • A mix of peer-reviewed research journals; professional and commercial press; government, quango and ngo publications

Scanning practice:

  • priority / daily

Indexing selectivity:

  • High
  • All or most papers in peer-reviewed journals
  • All or most substantial articles in other publications
  • Important news stories and press releases from core organisations

Wider field:

  • an extended set of publications giving coverage of the wider field
  • Publications and periodicals that cover the wider extent of the subject areas indexed by Land Life Leisure
  • A mix of peer-reviewed research journals; professional and commercial press; government, quango and ngo publications

Scanning practice:

  • regular / weekly

Indexing selectivity:

  • selective
  • Review papers in peer-reviewed journals
  • Research papers with practical application
  • Major and substantial articles in other publications
  • Important news stories and press releases from relevant organisations
  • Contents access to books, annual reports and conference proceedings

Guest journals:

  • An additional set of publications covering the wider field
  • Publications and periodicals that cover the wider extent of the subject areas indexed by Land Life Leisure
  • Mainly peer-reviewed research and professional journals
  • Press releases

Scanning practice:

  • regular / weekly

Indexing selectivity:

  • selective
  • Review papers
  • Research papers with practical application
  • Major and substantial articles

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