Journal Citation Reports2019 release

Every journal has a story to tell

Tracy MatthewsCustomer Education

Basics Q&A1 5

Data update2 6

What’s new?

Training & Support

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Product demo/refresher4

Agenda

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The basics

The JCR is journal intelligence that distills citation data sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection to help you understand journal performance over time with true transparency into what makes a journal influential and valuable.

• View Journal Impact Factor and other metrics.

• Data represents a snapshot in time: the 2019 edition reflects citations from literature published in 2018.

• All journals in JCR are sourced from two indexes:

Science Citation Index Expanded

Social Sciences Citation Index

• JCR distills citation trend data for over 11,800 journals from more than 25 million cited references indexed every year

• Citations are sourced from all indexes in the Core Collection.

Refresher. What is the JCR?

Who uses JCR?

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Data Scientists• Understand research

publication networks

• Cited/Citing data tables

• Full data file

Researchers• Find top journals in your field

• Inform manuscript submission decisions

• Track article contributions to journal performance

• Open Access information

Librarians• Manage collections

• Support researchers

• Track faculty and institutional contributions

• Open Access information

Publishers• Track publication performance

• Journal comparisons

• Citation profile of individual documents

• Regional and organizational contributions

Everyone with an interest in scholarly communication

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Refresher: how is the JIF calculated?

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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Data update

2019 release details*

8*2019 release of 2018 data

11,877 journals

283 new journals276 added in

2018

236 total categories

229 distinct

categories

81 countries

Average 9.35%

increase in JIF

vs. 10% in 2018

17 titles suppressed

10 self-citing

6 stacking

1 other

Three new subject categories:

• Quantum Science & Technology (Science Citation Index Expanded): 14 journals

• Development Studies (Social Sciences Citation Index): 41 journals

• Regional & Urban Planning (Social Sciences Citation Index): 39 journals

64%: journals with an increased Journal Impact Factor

90%: categories with an increased aggregate Journal Impact Factor

17 in 2019 vs. 20 suppressed in 2018• 10 self-citing• 6 stacking

Updated Editorial Expression of Concern added to clarivate.com

What’s new?

In 2018, we introduced a new and redesigned journal profile page Data transparency and Journal Intelligence

Additional metrics and contextual information will deliver insights and value beyond the JIF, thus allowing for a more responsible and confident use of JCR.

Validate the calculation of the JIF and provide a clearer understanding of the quality of the articles and the relationship between the article and the journal

Identify relative contribution of different document types to JIF; See number/type of items that disproportionately drive JIF value

Better understand content, regions, and institutions that make a journal influential and view the citation landscape of a journal

REDESIGNED JOURNALPROFILE PAGE

TRANSPARENCY

NEW CITATION DATA AND INDICATORS

CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

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We are continually improving our Journal Profile Page

View the Journal’s percentile rank in a category by JCR year

Breakdown of a journal’s “uncited items” by article and review

View Cited and Citing Journal Data, key indicators and metrics trend graph

The landing page allows users to search for specific journal, browse list of journals or categories or access custom reports

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Journal profile page

View the Journal’s Impact Factor and Impact Profile

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Transparency around Journal Impact Factor (JIF) Calculation

Transparency around Journal Impact Factor (JIF) Calculation

View metrics and key indicators for a Journal

View the top contributors to a journal –organizations and regions

Appendix

Training & Support

JCR LibGuidehttp://clarivate.libguides.com/jcr

YouTube playlist

Knowledge Base and Support

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