Publications in the discipline of juridical sciences in the years 2017–2021 within the parametric appraisal of Polish scientific institutions

Abstract

Background: The scientific data collected through the parametric evaluation of research institutions serves as an excellent knowledge base, enabling the review of scientific publications, the creation of journal and publication rankings, and the assessment of scholarly output. This work presents information on the scholarly contributions in the discipline of juridical sciences in Poland. It continues the analysis begun in 2021, which was based on the previous evaluation process.

Research purpose: The purpose of the research is to indicate the most popular journals, publishers and scientific conferences in the field of juridical sciences. A comparison was made to analogous aspects regarding the appraisal from 2017. Attention was drawn to the new principles of appraisal. Evaluation predictions for 2022 were referenced and compared with the actual evaluation process.

Methods: The material was developed based on data from the reporting module of the Polish Scientific Bibliography, which contains the publication output reported for parametric appraisal. Using analytical methods, information was extracted about the publication achievements of research workers who declared their publications in the discipline of juridical sciences. Data on journals, publishers and conferences were arranged using the ranking method.

Conclusions: The analysis shows that the predictions regarding scientistsʼ choice of journals, publishers and conferences, due to changes in evaluation rules, have only partially come true. There are visible changes in the choice of publications and conferences, but the topmost popular journals are practically the same.