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Where to publish?

  • Journal Citation Reports (JCR)  
    A subscription database (access restricted to current University staff and students) which offers a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world's leading journals with quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data.
  • Scopus Journal Analyzer  
    A subscription database (access restricted to current University staff and students) which provides a quick, easy and transparent view of journal performance.
  • Eigenfactor.com  
    A free tool from Carl Bergstrom’s lab at the University of Washington, Eigenfactor.com uses novel methods for evaluating the influence of scholarly periodicals and for mapping the structure of academic research. Data provided by Thomson Reuters (JCR).
  • SCImago  
    The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database.
 
 

Online Tutorials

  • Citation Analysis with Scopus - Cushing Whitney Medical Library, Yale University  
    This tutorial teaches you how to use Scopus to do basic citation analysis of a particular article. It also compares the Web of Science and Scopus in terms of their citation analysis features.
  • Web of Science Citation Report and H-index - Thomson Scientific [5 min 4 sec]  
    Learn how to quickly create and export a report that details citation activity to an author's publications. Each Web of Science citation report includes a calculated h-index which is also discussed in this presentation.
  • Web of Science Exporting and Using Citation Report Data - Thomson Scientific [7 min 46 sec]  
    Use data exported from Citation Report to create charts and graphs in a spreadsheet program.
  • Web of Science Cited Reference Searching - Thomson Scientific [6 min 54 sec]  
    Learn the basics of Web of Science's powerful citation search capabilities.
  • Introduction to Essential Science Indicators - Thomson Scientific [6 min 07 sec]  
    An introduction to data and rankings of highly cited authors, institutions, countries and journals.
  • Journal Citation Reports Impact Factor - Thomson Scientific [7 min 35 sec]  
    In this introductory session learn about the Impact Factor, how it's calculated, and how to find and rank a category of journals.
  • Scopus tutorials from Scopus.com  
    Learn how to use Scopus and all its features by viewing the online tutorials on this Scopus.com site.
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    H-Index or Hirsch Numbers

    The H-index, sometimes called the Hirsch Index or Hirsch number, is based on the distribution of citations received by a given researcher's publications. The index was originally proposed by Jorge Hirsch in 2005.

    H Index – A New Measure to quantify the Research Output of Individual Scientists (Lutz Bornmann)

     
     

    Psychology Wiki

     Psychology Wiki 

    Impact factors of Psychology journals

     
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