Library Guides: Student Publication Process: Journal Impact Factors

Journal Metrics - Key Sources

Journal metrics attempt to quantify the research impact of a publication or authors work. Referred to as the impact factor, these calculations attempt to provide context for the scientific importance, or relevance of a journal or publication.

Scopus (Sources/CiteScore (Elsevier)

The library licenses the Scopus database from Elsevier.

Scopus incorporates SCImago Journal & Country Rank along side their own proprietary metrics called CiteScor

(SJR) Scimago Journal and Country Rank
The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database (Elsevier B.V.). This platform takes its name from the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator, developed by SCImago from the widely known algorithm Google PageRank™.
(SNIP) CWTS Journal Indicators
"CWTS Journal Indicators provides free access to bibliometric indicators on scientific journals. The indicators have been calculated by Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) based on the Scopus bibliographic database produced by Elsevier."

Eigenfactor Journal Ranking
"A journal's Eigenfactor score is our measure of the journal's total importance to the scientific community....The journal citation data for the Eigenfactor.org website come from the Thomson-Reuters Journal Citation Reports (JCR)." This metric is freely available online.

Google Scholar Metrics
“Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications"