Find Journal Metrics

Journal metrics examine the impact level or performance of a journal by using citation analysis

• To identify which journal to submit to 
• To compare journals that publish in the same discipline 

• Journal Impact Factor (JIF) - a calculation that looks at the number of citations to articles in the journal relative to the number of publications in that journal in a given year.
• Eigenfactor Score – incorporates citation counts as well as the citation network structure.
• Immediacy Index – the length of time it takes for articles in a journal to be cited.

• Widely accepted as a measure of the impact of a journal

• Does not indicate impact of individual publications within the journal 
• Journals with larger back files will have higher numbers 
• Cannot compare journals across different disciplines because of variations in citation practices