Impact Measurements: Journal-level metrics
Guide to creating profiles and finding metrics for authors, articles, journals, and institutions.
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 3 years of documents indexed in Scopus. Also available for free.
- SCImago Journal Rank - 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.
Additional links for choosing the right journal for your research
- Ulrichsweb - Detailed journal profiles and reviews.
Source: Adapted from McGill Library & Librarian April Colosimo with permission