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Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process How to improve quality of my journal and increase its impact factor Isabelle Reiss Intellectual Property & Science Scientific and Scholarly Research Introducing myself and asking a few questions In this audience: How many of you collaborate in a journal indexed in ISI Web of Science? How many of you represent a publisher of multiple journals? How many of you are members of an editorial board? How many of you are reviewers? How many of you have access to WoS and JCR? THOMSON REUTERS JOURNAL SELECTION PROCESS FACTS papers will be read by a 200+ researcher in a year, on average of journals (50,000+) on average a scientist is capable of reading 0.4% in a year Tenopir C. What Scientists Really Need. In: American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting (AAAS). Washington D.C.; 2005. 3 BRADFORD'S LAW 120 100 80 60 % ofdatabase % 40 A relatively small number of journals publish the majority 20 of significant scholarly results 0 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 # of journals Articles Citations 4 For decades, Thomson Reuters has carefully evaluated journals for potential inclusion in the database Selective, yet comprehensive Discover the scholarshi world’s BEST p 100 % of the top 100 universities have Web of Science GOLD STANDARD used by 5,000+ institutions in 100+ countries JOURNAL SELECTION : MAIN OBJECTIVES 1. To evaluate and select the best scholarly journal content available today for coverage in Web of Science. As a result, the Web of Science is known as the worldwide source for top tier scholarly research published in the best international and regional journals. 2. Provide the worldwide publishing community with objective standards useful in building world-class publications. Thomson Reuters has built lasting partnerships with the global scholarly publishing community. We work together to improve the quality of scholarly communication everywhere in the world. 6 Necessary information is provided based upon a consistent selection process 10 ~ 12% Accepted 3000+ A continual process of evaluation and assessment of existing journals A list of current journals in collection http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards Four Points of Evaluation Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Conventions • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review Timeliness of publication • A journal must be published according to its stated publication schedule • Must receive three current issues in sequence to begin evaluation Journal Journal Journal Journal Journal Journal 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ja Mar May Jul Sep Nov n The content is robust with sufficient manuscripts in the pipeline Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Conventions • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review International Editorial Conventions Informative Journal titles Fully descriptive Article titles and abstracts Full address information for every author 13 International Editorial Conventions Complete bibliographic information for all cited references 14 Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Conventions • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review English language Bibliographic Information • Article titles • Author names and addresses • Cited references in the Roman alphabet • Abstracts and Keywords English language Bibliographic Information However, English language content is not always essential in some areas of the Arts & Humanities such as national literature studies where full text in the native language is normal. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards • Timeliness of publication • International Editorial Conventions • English language Bibliographic Information • Peer Review Peer Review must be an explicit part of the publishing process Funding source is also recommended whenever possible Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards • How does this journal compare with covered journals of similar scope? • Is this subject already well covered? • Will this journal enrich WoS with novel content? Core coverage in Web of Science is not static ! What journals are covered in specific subject category? What journals are covered in specific subject Whatcategory? journals are covered in specific subject category? What are the contents in a journal of interest ? Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards • Does this journal target an International or Regional audience? • Do authors, editors, Editorial Advisory Board members represent the international research community? EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Pratumthani, Thailand Do the contributing authors, EAB Roberto Badaro, Salvador, Brazil Carol J. Baker, Houston represent the international research Fernando Baquero, Madrid, Spain John G. Bartlett, Baltimore Stephen G. Baum, New York community ? John E. Bennett, Bethesda Emilio Bouza, Madrid, Spain Yehuda Carmeli, Tel Aviv, Israel Publication Name=(Clinical Infectious Diseases ) G. Ralph Corey, Durham Erika M.C. D'Agata, Boston Impact Factor (2012) : 9.374 Silvano Esposito, Naples, Italy Javier Garau, Barcelona, Spain Jose M. Gatell, Barcelona, Spain M. Lindsay Grayson, Melbourne, Australia James G. Hakim, Harare, Zimbabwe Carol A. Kauffman, Ann Arbor Keith P. Klugman, Atlanta Umesh G. Lalloo, Congella, South Africa Stephen D. Lawn, Cape Town, South Africa Catherine Leport, Paris, France Daniel P. Lew, Geneva, Switzerland Lionel A. Mandell, Hamilton, Canada Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Seattle Thomas J. Marrie, Halifax, Canada Daniel M. Musher, Houston Carl Erik Nord, Stockholm, Sweden Timothy Peto, Oxford, England Didier Raoult, Marseille, France Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Tlalpan, Mexico Countries / territories Marisela Silva, Caracas, Venezuela Vincent Soriano, Madrid, Spain 15 represented Soumya Swaminathan, Chennai, India Joseph M. Vinetz, La Jolla in article level (Web of Science) Gui-Qiang Wang, Beijing, China Andreas F. Widmer, Basel, Switzerland Kwok-yung Yuen, Hong Kong, China 9 Anita K. M. Zaidi, Karachi, Pakistan Abigail D. Zuger, New York Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October Source: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org (as of 18 October 2013) 2013) The need for international diversity is viewed in relationship to the target audience for the journal Publication Name=(Neurological Research) 60 Countries / International territories audience Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October 2013) The need for international diversity is viewed in relationship to the target audience for the journal Publication Name=(Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology) 34 Regional Countries / focus territories Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October 2013) Regional Journals • From 2007-2009 • focused on a collection of more than 10,000 regional journals • 1600 met the review standards for inclusion in the Web of Science • accounting for 55% of all new journals indexed between 2005-2010 29 Regional focus Journals • Importance is measured in terms of content specificity: – Will it enrich coverage of a subject? – Will it provide specific regional perspective? • Publish excellent research targeted at a regional rather than international audience • Citation Impact may be low to moderate – but stable • Regional journals meet all journal selection criteria 30 Journal Selection Process for Web of Science Journal Editorial International Citation Publishing Content Diversity Analysis Standards • New journals - Citations to authors’ and editors’ prior work. • Established Journals - Estimated Impact Factor - How the journal compares to other journals in its field How your journal has been cited in Web of Science ? 1 2 3 4 5 32 How your journal has been cited in Web of Science ? Identifying the papers that cited your journal Calculation of Impact Factor Time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 All Previous Years 2012 Impact Factor Citations Source paper – published in 2012 Cited reference – published in 2010 or 2011 Cites in 2012 to 2010 and 2011 papers Impact Factor (2012) = Citable items published in 2010 and 2011 The average number of citations in 2012 to scholarly material that was published in the prior two years 35 CalculationSelf Citations of Impact Factor Journal: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW Categories: BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT 36 Self Citations Journal: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia-Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy Effect of Self Citations on rank in category: From Q1 To Q4 •Chemistry, Medicinal •Pharmacology & Pharmacy Journal was suppressed from 2010. Source: 2009 JCR Most journals have self- citation rates of less than 85% or equal to 15% Source: JCR Science Edition (2010) • Excessive self-citation weakens the integrity of the journal’s Impact Factor • Journals with excessive self-citation may be suppressed from Journal Citation Reports until the problem is corrected
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