Techniques for Indexing a Research Journal in ISI list

ByProf. Dr. Matthew Kuofie, MBA, PhD

Prof. Dr. Matthew Kuofie, MBA, PhD 1/2

•Director,  Post Doctoral & Research Fellowship Programs, USA

•Doctoral Dissertation Chair, College of Doctoral Studies, Grand Canyon University, USA

•Doctoral Dissertation/Theses External Examiner

•Director of Global Business Investments

•CEO, Global Strategic Management Inc., USA

•President, Global Strategic Institute, USA

Prof. Dr. Matthew Kuofie, MBA, PhD 2/2

•Member, Advisory Board of the King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, Journal of Administrative Sciences

•Editor-in-Chief of the:

1.International of Global Business

2.Journal of Marketing, and Management

3.Journal of Finance, Accounting, and Management

4.International Journal of Agriculture and Economic Development

5.Journal of Information Technology, and Economic Development

6.Journal of Economic Development, Management, IT, Finance, and Marketing

7.Journal of Engineering and Economic Development

Agenda

Welcome What is ISI?

Are there other reputable indexing databases? Can a Journal be Indexed in multiple databases? Why index a journal in ISI and other reputable

databases? Techniques for indexing a journal in ISI and other

databases How do start to have a journal indexed in ISI?

Call for papers: 6th Annual International Conference on Global Business, Engineering, and Agriculture,

Questions and Answers Thank You

Welcome• It is an honor and a great pleasure to talk to all of you today at

this "1st Conference of the Consortium of Business Schools in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region”

• It is so nice to see you all participants from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

• Before I forget, let me thank Drs. Sundaram Nataraja and Abdullah M. Aldakhil professors at the College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for inviting me.

• I want to also thank the Conference Organizing Committee for working tirelessly to put together this prestigious conference.

• I hope you all will enjoy this conference.

What is ISI?• The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) was founded by

Eugene Garfield in 1960

• It was acquired by Thomson Scientific & Healthcare in 1992, became known as Thomson ISI

• It is now part of the Healthcare & Science business of Thomson Reuters

• ISI maintains citation databases of academic journals

• ISI publishes the annual Journal Citation Reports which list an impact factor for each of the journals that it tracks

• ISI ranks journals based on the number of times an average article is cited during the previous two years

• ISI also publishes a list of highly cited researchers

Are there other reputable indexing databases?

Yes• SCOPUS• EBSCO• ProQuest• Cabell

Can a Journal be Indexed in multiple databases?

Yes

Why index a journal in ISI and other reputable databases?

• The journals are accessed by researchers, faculty,

and students in libraries, governments, universities, and schools in over 160 countries.

• Globally, funding agencies focus on and value publications in ISI and other reputable databases listed journals.

Techniques for indexing a journal in ISI and Other Reputable Databases

•Attract quality papers: Call for paper and holding annual conferences

•Attract reputable editorial and advisory board members

•Publish three issues of the journal to show sustainability of the journal

•Recommendation by someone affiliated with ISI and/or other reputable databases

•Visit website for requirements

How do start to have a journal indexed in ISI

• Whenever an institution is ready to do so

•Global Strategic Management Inc.(GSMI), USA is ready to help

•GSMI is a consortium of over 5,000 experts living in many countries around the world.

•Some of the Experts are the Middle East (GCC) countries

•These experts have many years of experiences in fields of business, academic, and government

•GSMI has signed agreements with several universities, businesses and governments in many countries to offer global academic and business collaborative activities.

Call for papers: USA, June 20-21, 2013, 6th Annual International Conference on Global Business, Engineering, and Agriculture

• For more information about the 6th Annual International Conference on Global Business, Engineering, and Agriculture, please go to: www.gsmi-ibc.com or send email to gsmi_usa@msn.com; mhkuofie_gsmi@msn.com

• Some of the high quality conference business papers will be submitted to the journals of collaborating universities

Questions and Answers

Any Questions

Thank You

Thank you all for your patience

Enjoy your time at the conference.