Journal Quality and Impact

Academic researchers present their discoveries to the scientific community by publishing papers in academic journals. In order to be able to do the work that contributes to these…

Several elements come into play when deciding where a manuscript should be submitted for publication. Of course, the subject area of the study must fit into the scope of the…

For a number of years, the same issue has been discussed extensively that the journal impact factor (IF) is a weak metric, especially when it comes to assessing separate papers or…

Journals have differing recognition factors, which can be specific to a field or applicable across multiple disciplines. The quality and impact of the journal is usually apparent…

The Economics of Open Access Publishing The democratic mission of open access publishing has always been built around both price as well as access. By changing the funding matrix…

Whether you like it or hate it you can’t ignore impact factor (IF). Touted by its supporters as a measure of how important a journal is within it field, IF is basically a measure…

All Ranking is Relative If we are to discuss a better way to rank academic journals, we must first address who will be benefiting from that ranking system. As the industry stands…

Most of the commonly used measures of a research paper’s importance rely on counting citations of the paper. Altmetric (derived from Article Level Metrics) is an alternative…

How topical and important are articles published in journals? Which journals should a researcher skim through if he wants to keep up with new and exciting research? One measure…

Many journals brag about publishing up-to-date, cutting edge research and most researchers want to publish their work in such journals. Journal cited half-life, also known as…

Eigenfactor and impact factor are two widely used measures of a journal’s value. However, they measure two different factors and cannot be used interchangeably. Eigenfactor: How…

We all want to publish in internationally reputed scientific journals, those whose names bring instant respect and credibility. One measure of a journal’s importance is its…