Adds Emerging Sources Citation Index™ for a simplified and
unified category view
LONDON, June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT),
a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today
released the 2024 update to the Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR™).
The reports provide an essential and comprehensive resource of
high-quality journals, ranked by field to enable academic
institutions, researchers and publishers to gauge the significance
of journals in the global research landscape. Changes to
journal rankings include the addition of the Emerging Sources
Citation Index.
Only journals that have met the rigorous quality standards for
inclusion in the Web of Science Core Collection™ are featured
within the Journal Citation Reports, to ensure that users can
confidently rely on the information and descriptive data provided.
The annual reports provide a rich array of publisher–independent
data, metrics and analysis to enhance user understanding of journal
performance, including the widely recognized Journal Impact Factor™
(JIF™) and the Journal Citation Indicator™.
This year, for the first time, the JCR includes unified rankings
across subject categories. There will no longer be separate JIF
rankings for the nine subject categories that are indexed in
multiple editions. Now those journals will receive a single ranking
in their subject category, and the separate rankings will be
eliminated. For example, a psychiatry journal listed in Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)™ and Social Sciences Citation Index
(SSCI)™ will now be ranked in one unified Psychiatry ranking
rather than two.
Key highlights for the 2024 release:
- The JCR has been enhanced to provide an easier and more
complete user experience. It includes the integration of journals
from the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) in the new unified
category rankings.
- Coverage of more than 21,800 journals – including ~5,800
journals which publish all their content via open access.
- Scholarly journals from 113 countries, across 254 categories
are recognized and receive a JIF. This includes 14,090 science
journals, 7,321 social science journals and 3,304 arts &
humanities journals.
- 544 journals receive a Journal Impact Factor for the first
time.
Dr. Nandita Quaderi, Senior Vice
President & Editor-in-Chief, Web of Science, Clarivate, said:
"The creation of unified rankings is part of a series of policy
changes we have made to support research integrity and help level
the global playing field by making the JIF a marker of trust as
well as scholarly impact."
"Last year we extended the JIF to include ESCI journals. This
year by ranking ESCI journals alongside all other journals in the
same subject category we are sending another strong signal that all
trustworthy journals – including newer journals and those with a
niche or regional focus – should be valued and given consideration,
regardless of how highly cited they are."
Emmanuel Thiveaud, Senior Vice President, Research and
Analytics, Academia & Government at Clarivate said: "For nearly
half a century, the global research community has relied on the
annual Journal Citation Reports to confidently identify leading and
trusted journals in their fields. This year's enhancements are
designed to address the evolving needs of our customers and the
unified rankings across subject categories will enhance their
ability to evaluate the performance of journals."
To explore all available data, metrics and analysis visit the
Journal Citation Reports.
For more detailed information on this years' changes, please see
our blog.
About Clarivate
Clarivate™ is a leading global provider of transformative
intelligence. We offer enriched data, insights & analytics,
workflow solutions and expert services in the areas of Academia
& Government, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences &
Healthcare. For more information, please
visit www.clarivate.com
Media Contact:
Rachel
Scheer, Director, External Communications, Academia &
Government
newsroom@clarivate.com
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