Journal-level citation metrics indicate the citation impact of a journal title. This section outlines several key metrics. Consult our downloadable guide for further information and access details.
Journal impact factor (JIF)
- Represents the average citations a document in a journal receives for items published in the previous two years.
- Shows how highly cited the average document in a journal is relative to others in its discipline.
SCImago journal rank (SJR)
- A ratio of the average number of weighted citations received in a year over the number of documents published in the journal in the previous three years.
- Accounts for the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journal where the citations come from.
h-index (Hirsch index)
- A journal's h-index is the number of articles in a journal [h] that have received at least [h] citations over a citation period.
- Accounts for quantity (number of articles) and quality (defined as number of citations).
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