The Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
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The Book Citation Indexin
Web of Science
James TestaVP Editorial Development & Publisher Relations
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Web of Science•SCIE - 1898-present•SSCI- 1956-present•AHCI-1975-present•CPCI-1990-present•BkCI-2005-present
Current Contents
1998-present
DerwentInnovations Index
1963-present
BIOSISCitation Index1926-present
Web of Knowledge
CABI1910-present
Chinese Science Citation Database
1989-present
FSTA1969-present
INSPEC1898-present
MEDLINE1950-present
Journal CitationReports
1997-present
Zoological Record
1864-present
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Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process for Web of Science:
Four Points of Evaluation
Journal Publishing Standards
Editorial Content
International
Diversity: Authors, EAB
Citation Analysis
•Timeliness of
publication
•International
Editorial
Conventions
•English language
Bibliographic
Information
•Peer Review
•Will this journal
enrich WoS with
novel content?
•Is this subject
already well
covered?
•How does this
journal compare
with covered
journals of similar
scope?
•Is international
representation
among Authors
and EAB
members at an
appropriate level
for this journal?
•Does this journal
target an
International or
Regional
audience?
New journals:
•Citations to
authors’ , editors’
prior work.
Established Journals:
•Impact Factor
•Citation metrics
have meaning
only in the
editorial context
appropriate for
the journal.
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What Does Impact Factor Represent?
Impact Factor represents the average number of times recent articles in a specific journal were
cited in a particular year.
What Does it Measure?
Impact Factor measures the citation performance of the journal as a whole and not of any specific
article or author published in the journal.
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2010 Journal Citation Reports
Human Ecology*
Impact Factor: 1.923
5-Year Impact Factor: 2.249
*Springer (New York); Bi-monthly; first published in1972
Calculation of Journal Impact Factor
5-Year Journal Impact Factor in
2010 Journal Citation Reports
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Human Ecology
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Impact Factor vs. 5-Year Impact Factor in Science & Social SciencesTop Ten Science Journals
Top Ten Social Science Journals
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Category Level Metrics – Ranked by Aggregate Impact Factor
Science Categories
Social Science Categories
Journal rankings and comparisons are meaningful only within each category - not between categories or domains.
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Relevance of Impact Factor and other Citation Metrics
in Arts & Humanities Journal evaluation
Linguistics is exceptional:
• Data intensive Studies
•Strong Relevance to Social Sciences•May be well cited in the journal literature
Categories treating Historical Periods or Creative Works
place greater emphasis on uniqueness of topic.•Medieval and Renaissance Studies•Art
The “Time” Factor•Impact Factor is focused on current citations to recent articles.•Arts & Humanities studies are not generally time sensitive
Web of Science Has Had Significant Growth in
Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities in Recent Years.
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Recent Growth in Arts & Humanities Coverage: Countries
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Recent Growth in Arts & Humanities Coverage: Categories
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Recent Growth in Social & Behavioral Sciences :Countries
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Recent Growth in Social & Behavioral Sciences:Categories
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BOOK CITATION INDEXCOMPLETING THE RESEARCH PICTURE
http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/bookcitationindex/
Web of Sciencesm : Core Research Literature
Categories with more than 50% of outgoing citations from journals to books
Source: Web of Science - Citing year = 2007
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Web of Knowledge contains
Web of Science
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•Science Citation Index Expanded•Social Sciences Citation Index•Arts & Humanities Citation Index•Conference Proceedings Citation Index•Book Citation Index
Book Citation Index Search : Topic; Author; Year Published
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Book Citation Index Source Record
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Viewing the Chapter’s Citation Context
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Citedby
Hare(73)
CitingHare(9)
To date…15,841,074 cited references from books indexed.
Editorial Profile of the Book Citation Index
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Selection of Books Provided by Major Publishers; University Presses
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All books are evaluated by the Thomson Reuters Editorial Team
Full text available at: http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/BKCI-SelectionEssay_web.pdf
Participating publishers are listedat: http://wokinfo.com/mbl/publishers/