Impact Measurements

Journal-level metrics

• Journal Impact Factor - Found in Journal Citation Reports (Web of Knowledge). The Impact Factor can be used to compare journals in the same discipline.
• Scopus Sources: CiteScore is Elsevier's answer to the Impact Factor, using citations to 4 years of documents indexed in Scopus. Also available for free.
• Essential Science Indicators - Long term citation ranking (10+ years) for highly cited journals in Web of Science.
• SCImago Journal Rank - Also found in Scopus Compare Journals tool. Adjusted for differences across disciplines.
• Eigenfactor rankings - Found at www.eigenfactor.org and in Journal Citation Reports. The Eigenfactor scores and the Article Influence scores adjust for differences across disciplines.
• Google Scholar metrics - Publications arranged by language and research area.

Choosing the right journal for your research

• Ulrichsweb - Detailed journal profiles and reviews.
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