Ansari Saleh Ahmar, Nuning Kurniasih, Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Dian Utami Sutiksno, Darmawan Napitupulu, Muhammad Ikhsan Setiawan, Janner Simarmata, Rahmat Hidayat, Busro, Dahlan Abdullah, Robbi Rahim, Juneman Abraham
The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of Indonesia has introduced several national and international indexers of scientific works. This policy becomes a guideline for lecturers and researchers in choosing the reputable publications. This study aimed to describe the understanding level of Indonesian lecturers related to indexing databases, i.e. SINTA, DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. This research used descriptive design and survey method. The populations in this study were Indonesian lecturers and researchers. The primary data were obtained from a questionnaire filled by 316 lecturers and researchers from 33 Provinces in Indonesia recruited with convenience sampling technique on October-November 2017. The data analysis was performed using frequency distribution tables, cross tabulation and descriptive analysis. The results of this study showed that the understanding of Indonesian lecturers and researchers regarding publications in indexing databases SINTA, DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar is that, on average, 66,5% have known about SINTA, DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. However, based on empirical frequency 76% of them have never published with journals or proceedings indexed in Scopus. © 2018 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.
Indonesian Publications Collaboration Community, Indonesia; Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia; Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia; Politeknik Negeri Ambon, Indonesia; Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Indonesia; Narotama University, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia; Politeknik Negeri Padang, Indonesia; UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia; Universitas Malikussaleh Aceh, Indonesia; Institut Teknologi Medan, Indonesia; Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia
