Web of Science Core Collection journal selection process

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We are guided by the legacy of Our robust evaluation and curation Dr Eugene Garfield, inventor of the makes the Web of Science Core Collection world's first citation index, and we adapt the world's most trusted publisher– to respond to technological advances independent global citation database. and changes in the publishing landscape. The curation process for Web of Journals that meet the quality criteria Science Core Collection is unique: our enter Emerging Sources Citation editorial decisions are conducted by Index (ESCI). Journals that meet the our expert in-house editors who have additional impact criteria enter Science no affiliations to publishing houses or Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social research institutes thus removing any Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) or Arts potential bias or conflict of interest. & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) depending on their subject area. Each editor is focused on specific subject categories enabling them These are dynamic collections subject to gain a deep, nuanced knowledge to continuous curation to ensure journals of the journals in that field. This level are in the appropriate collection. ESCI of curation cannot be replicated by journals that gain impact move to SCIE, purely algorithmic approaches or SSCI or AHCI. SCIE, SSCI and AHCI delegating aspects of editorial decision- journals that decrease in impact move making to the research community. to ESCI. Any journal that decreases in quality will be removed from the The basic principles of our selection Web of Science Core Collection. process remain the same: objectivity, selectivity and collection dynamics. We The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is use a single set of 28 criteria to evaluate updated annually. Journals that are journals; these are divided into 24 quality accepted in to SCIE and/or SSCI before criteria designed to select for editorial January 1st and that remain covered in rigour and best practice at the journal one of these collections when JCR level, and four impact criteria designed to production is started in March, are select the most influential journals in their eligible to appear in the June release of respective fields using citation activity the JCR data and receive a Journal as the primary indicator of impact. Impact Factor (JIF).

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