Nowadays, ERIH PLUS is a topic that is constantly talked about and that continues to generate great interest in society. For years, ERIH PLUS has proven to be a determining factor in various aspects of our daily lives, from politics to technology, including culture and the economy. Its influence is so marked that it leaves no one indifferent, since ERIH PLUS has managed to capture the attention of specialists, experts and the general public. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of ERIH PLUS to understand its importance, its implications and the impact it has had and will continue to have on our lives.
| Producer | Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (Norway) |
|---|---|
| History | 2014 - present |
| Coverage | |
| Disciplines | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Record depth | Bibliographic information |
| Format coverage | Academic journals |
| Geospatial coverage | Europe |
| Links | |
| Website | erihplus |
| Title list(s) | kanalregister |
ERIH PLUS (originally called the European Reference Index for the Humanities or ERIH) is an index containing bibliographic information on academic journals in the humanities and social sciences (SSH).[1] The index includes all journals that meet the following requirements: "explicit procedures for external peer review; an academic editorial board, with members affiliated with universities or other independent research organizations; a valid ISSN code, confirmed by the international ISSN register; abstracts in English and/or another international language relevant for the field for all published articles; information on author affiliations and addresses; a maximum two thirds of the authors published in the journal from the same institution".[2] ERIH has not been intended for evaluation purposes.[3]
ERIH was originally established by the European Science Foundation and was transferred to the NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data in 2014, mainly because it already operated the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers.[4] At the same time, it was extended to also include social science disciplines and renamed ERIH PLUS.[5][6] The aim of ERIH PLUS is to increase the visibility and availability of SSH. The index goes beyond the commercial indexing services by providing a comprehensive coverage of the scholarly communication and publishing in the fields, enabling researchers to better disseminate their work in national and international languages.[7] As of July 1, 2021, the ownership was transferred to the fresh Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.
ERIH PLUS has been criticized for "the ease of having the journal included – semi-automatically, upon a set of criteria which are mostly formal, without taking quality into consideration".[3]