Geographical Representation of the Editorial Board Membersof the Top Ten Journals from Eastern Europe, from the EducationArea, according to the SCImago Journal Rank indexin 2018 Process

Abstract

he aim of this article is showing the distribution of geographical affiliation of the membersof editorial boards, selected 10 highest ranked journals from Eastern Europe, from the Educationarea, according to the SCImago Journal Rank index, in 2018. Bibliometric was chosen as themethod of measuring the potential of the analysed journals. In addition, the analysis of existingsources was used. Data from the SCImago portal show that from the 10 selected journals therewere: 3 Russian, 2 Polish, Lithuanian and Slovenian periodicals and 1 Serbian journal. The number of editorial boards members varied and ranged from 13 to 54 people. All the members of theabove-mentioned editorial boards were 357, and they came from 55 countries in total, including, tothe greatest extent, from Europe (71.75%), then from Asia (12.53%), North America (8.55%),Australia and Oceania (2.63%), South America (1,97%), and Central America and Africa (1.31%each). The significant internationalisation of the editorial boards of surveyed journals is noticeable,with the Americans being the only nation to appear on the editorial boards of all the surveyedperiodicals.