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ISC Journal Citation Repots

‫التقريراإلستشهادي للمجالت العربية‬

Dr. Mohammad Reza – Ghane

Vice – Chancellor for Research
Affairs - RICeST
ghane@srlst.com
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ISC Journal Citation Repots

‫التقريراإلستشهادي للمجالت العربية‬

 Journal Citation Reports offers a systematic,

objective means to critically evaluate the Islamic
world's leading journals, with quantifiable,
statistical information based on citation data.

 helps to measure research influence and impact

at the journal and category levels, and shows the
relationship between citing and cited journals in
different scientific disciplines.
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ISC JCR is a usable tool:

 to rank thousands of scholarly and professional

journals within their discipline or sub discipline
among Islamic Countries.

 For educated decisions about selecting and

deselecting journals in universities and research
institutes libraries, and gauging the prestige and
influence of journals.
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ISC JCR is used for numerous practical applications:

 Authors can identify the most appropriate, influential journals in which

to publish.
 Professors and students can discover where to find the current reading
list in their respective fields.
 Information analysts can track bibliometric and citation trends and
patterns.
 Publishers and editors can determine journals' influence in the
marketplace, to review editorial policies and strategic direction, monitor
competitors, and identify new opportunities.
 Librarians can support evaluate and document the value of their library
research investments, develop and manage journal collections.
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Journal Citation Reports help you:

 Sort journal data by clearly defined fields:

 Impact Factor,
 Immediacy Index,
 Total Cites,
 Total Articles,
 Cited Half-Life,
 or Journal Title.
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Definitions
 Impact Factor (IF): measures how frequently the
average article in a journal has been cited in a
particular year.

 Immediacy Index: measures how quickly the average

article in a journal is cited. The immediacy index will
tell you how often articles published in a journal are
cited within the same year.

 Cited Half – Life: is the number of publication years

from the current year which account for 50% of current
citations received.
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Calculation

 Impact Factor: is calculated by dividing the number of

current citations to items published in the two previous
years by the total number of articles published in the two
previous years.

 Immediacy Index: is calculated by dividing the number

of citations to articles published in a given year by the
number of articles published in that same year.
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Journal Citation Reports can show:

 Most frequently cited journals in a field and countries

 Hottest journals in a field and countries
 Highest impact journals in a field and countries
 Leading journals in a field and countries
 Related journals in a field and countries
 Citation characteristics for a subject category and countries
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