HOW TO IDENTIFY Q1 & Q2

JOURNALS IN JOURNAL CITATION

REPORTS (JCR)

Prepared by:
Research Support Division
Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut

21st July 2021

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 WHAT IS QUARTILE RANKING

Calculations by quarterly ( 25 % ) according to the ranking IF in

the same field.

 Q1 denotes the top 25% of the IF distribution

 Q2 for middle-high position (between top 50% and top 25%)
 Q3 middle-low position (top 75% to top 50%)
 Q4 the lowest position (bottom 25% of the IF distribution)

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 HOW TO ACCESS JCR

1. Visit library website at

www.lib.usm.my

2. Click on Off Campus Log

In Via OpenAthens
(Log in using your USM official
email & password)

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 HOW TO ACCESS JCR

3. Click on Journal Citation

Report JCR – Clarivate
Analytics

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BROWSE BY JOURNAL (CATEGORIES & QUARTILE)

4. Enter a Journal Name

OR
Browse by Journal

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 BROWSE BY JOURNAL
(CATEGORIES & QUARTILE)

5. Select & Choose Categories

(e.g Materials science,
Multidisciplinary)
6. Click & Choose JIF Quartile
(e.g Q1 & Q2)
7. Click Apply

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BROWSE BY JOURNAL (CATEGORIES & QUARTILE)

8. Click Preferred Journal Name

(e.g NATURE ENERGY)

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Journal Details

Journal Impact
Factor

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 RANK BY JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR (JIF) &
JOURNAL CITATION INDICATOR (JCI)

9. Scroll down to Check

Journal Ranking Details

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 JOURNAL CITATION INDICATOR (JCI) VS JOURNAL
IMPACT FACTOR (JIF)

 The JCI is designed to complement the JIF – the original and

longstanding metric for journal evaluation and other metrics
currently used in the research community.
 A Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) above 1 shows the journal
has performed above the global average. Below 1 shows that
it performed below the global average.
 For the purpose of research assessment and evaluation
(including MyRA), quartile information still referring mainly to
the JIF, and not JCI.

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