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THOMSON REUTERS JOURNAL SELECTION
PROCESS
Mariana Boletta
Intellectual Property & Science
12,000,000+ Patents (per year)
5,000,000+ Conference papers
50,000+ Academic books
10,000+ Science, Social Science
Arts & Humanities journals
80 million+ Gene Sequences
110,000 Conferences
SEARCHING IN A WORLD OF INFORMATION EXPLOSION
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Information≠Knowledge
¿POR QUÉ SER SELECTIVO?
JOURNALS MUST BE SELECTED
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papers will be read by a
researcher in a year, on
average
200+
of journals (50,000+) on
average a scientist is capable
of reading in a year. 0.4%
Tenopir C. What Scientists Really Need. In: American Association for the
Advancement of Science Meeting (AAAS). Washington D.C.; 2005.
Sólo las revistas incluidas en la colección núcleo se evalúan
For decades, Thomson Reuters has carefully evaluated journals for potential inclusion in the database
GOLD STANDARD
used by 5,000+ institutions in 100+ countries
La mayoría de los artículos importantes se publican en una cantidad relativamente pequeña de revistas especializadas
JOURNAL SELECTION : MAIN OBJECTIVES
1. To evaluate and select the best scholarly journal
content available today for coverage in Web of
Science.
As a result, the Web of Science is known as the worldwide source
for top tier scholarly research published in the best international
and regional journals.
2. Provide the worldwide publishing community
with objective standards useful in building
world-class publications.
Thomson Reuters has built lasting partnerships with the global
scholarly publishing community. We work together to improve the
quality of scholarly communication everywhere in the world.
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Nuestra misión es actualizar la cobertura de las revistas especializadas en Web of Science
The value of the collection is maintained through a continuous selection process
4000+
Each year over 4000 journals are evaluated
Core coverage in the Web of Science is not static
Este núcleo no es estático - la evaluación como la selección de las revistas especializadas son permanentes
The value of the collection is maintained through a a rigorous selection process
4000+
10 ~ 12% Accepted
Las revistas
especializadas que se están
cubriendo actualmente
se controlan para asegurar
que mantengan altos
estándares
Si desea recomendar una revista para evaluación
• Check existing coverage
• Ensure that the journal meets basic selection
criteria outlined in the selection essay
• Contact Publisher Relations and fill out the journal
submission form with all required information
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Who can submit a journal for evaluation?
Editors and publishers can submit journals; we also
receive recommendations from the academic community
and customers
Objective unbiased approach
Neutral, objective approach to each journal: Regardless of publisher magnitude, reputation, country of origin, field of research
Cada revista es evaluado por sus propios méritos
PROCESO DE SELECCIÓN DE REVISTAS ESPECIALIZADAS DE THOMSON REUTERS
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity Citation
Analysis
A list of current journals in collection http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
Four Points of Evaluation
A complex process – no one factor is considered in isolation
NORMAS BÁSICAS DE LA REVISTA
CONTENIDO EDITORIAL
DIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL
ANÁLISIS DE CITAS
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science La puntualidad de la publicación
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review
Tres ediciones actuales consecutivas
La puntualidad de la publicación
• A journal must be published according to its stated
publication schedule
• Must receive three current issues in sequence to
begin evaluation
Ja
n
Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Journal
Issue 1
Journal
Issue 2
Journal
Issue 3
Journal
Issue 4
Journal
Issue 5
Journal
Issue 6
The content is robust with sufficient manuscripts in the pipeline
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science: Convenciones editoriales internacionales
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review
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Informative Journal titles
Convenciones editoriales internacionales
Fully descriptive Article titles
and abstracts
Full address information for
every author
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Convenciones editoriales internacionales
Complete bibliographic
information for all cited
references
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review
Información bibliográfica en inglés
Información bibliográfica en inglés
• Article titles • Author names and addresses • Cited references in the Roman
alphabet • Abstracts and Keywords
English language Bibliographic Information
However, English language content is not always essential in some areas of the Arts & Humanities such as national literature studies where full text in the native language is normal.
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review
Funding source is also recommended whenever possible
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science: CONTENIDO EDITORIAL
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
• How does this journal compare
with covered journals of similar
scope?
• Is this subject already well
covered?
• Will this journal enrich WoS with
novel content? Determinar si el contenido de una revista en evaluación enriquece la base de dato
What journals are covered in a specific subject
category?
What journals are covered in specific subject category?
What journals are covered in a specific subject
category?
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science DIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
• Does this journal target an International or
Regional audience?
• Do authors, editors, Editorial Advisory
Board members represent the international
research community?
Publication Name=(Clinical Infectious Diseases )
Impact Factor (2012) : 9.374
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Pratumthani, Thailand
Roberto Badaro, Salvador, Brazil
Carol J. Baker, Houston
Fernando Baquero, Madrid, Spain
John G. Bartlett, Baltimore
Stephen G. Baum, New York
John E. Bennett, Bethesda
Emilio Bouza, Madrid, Spain
Yehuda Carmeli, Tel Aviv, Israel
G. Ralph Corey, Durham
Erika M.C. D'Agata, Boston
Silvano Esposito, Naples, Italy
Javier Garau, Barcelona, Spain
Jose M. Gatell, Barcelona, Spain
M. Lindsay Grayson, Melbourne, Australia
James G. Hakim, Harare, Zimbabwe
Carol A. Kauffman, Ann Arbor
Keith P. Klugman, Atlanta
Umesh G. Lalloo, Congella, South Africa
Stephen D. Lawn, Cape Town, South Africa
Catherine Leport, Paris, France
Daniel P. Lew, Geneva, Switzerland
Lionel A. Mandell, Hamilton, Canada
Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Seattle
Thomas J. Marrie, Halifax, Canada
Daniel M. Musher, Houston
Carl Erik Nord, Stockholm, Sweden
Timothy Peto, Oxford, England
Didier Raoult, Marseille, France
Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Tlalpan, Mexico
Marisela Silva, Caracas, Venezuela
Vincent Soriano, Madrid, Spain
Soumya Swaminathan, Chennai, India
Joseph M. Vinetz, La Jolla
Gui-Qiang Wang, Beijing, China
Andreas F. Widmer, Basel, Switzerland
Kwok-yung Yuen, Hong Kong, China
Anita K. M. Zaidi, Karachi, Pakistan
Abigail D. Zuger, New York
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Countries / territories
represented
in article level (Web of Science)
Do the contributing authors, EAB
represent the international research
community ?
Source: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org (as of 18 October
2013)
Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October
2013)
Publication Name=(Neurological Research)
The need for international diversity is viewed in
relationship to the target audience for the journal
60 Countries /
territories
International
audience
Investigación científica actual en un contexto global
Publication Name=(Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology)
34 Countries /
territories
The need for international diversity is viewed in
relationship to the target audience for the journal
Regional
focus
Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October
2013)
Regional Journals: Revistas de ámbito regional
• From 2007-2009
• focused on a collection of more
than 10,000 regional journals
• 1600 met the review standards
for inclusion in the Web of Science
• accounting for 55% of all new
journals indexed between 2005-2010
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Regional coverage is still added and the core
collection enriched by regional citation indexes.
Criterios de selección par las revistas regionales
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Regional Journals
Regional Journals
• Importance is measured in terms of content specificity: – Will it enrich coverage of a subject?
– Will it provide specific regional perspective?
• Publish excellent research targeted at a regional rather than international audience
• Citation Impact may be low to moderate – but stable
• Regional journals meet all journal selection criteria
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¿Enriquecerá nuestra cobertura de un tema específico o proporcionará estudios con una perspectiva regional específica?
Journal Selection Process for Web of Science ANÁLISIS DE CITAS
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity/
Target
Audience
Citation
Analysis
• New journals
- Citations to authors’ and editors’ prior work.
• Established Journals
- Estimated Impact Factor
- How the journal compares to other journals in its field
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2
4 3
5
Has the journal been cited in the Web of Science
?
Has the journal been cited in the Web of Science
?
Identifying the papers that cited your
journal
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Impact Factor (2012) = Cites in 2012 to 2010 and 2011 papers
Scholarly items published in 2010 and 2011
The average number of citations in 2012 to scholarly material
that was published in the prior two years
2012 2011 2010
Source paper – published in 2012
Cited reference – published in 2010 or 2011
Citations
2012 Impact Factor
All
Previous
Years
2009 2013
Time
Calculation of Impact
Factor
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Calculation of Impact
Factor
Journal: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Categories: BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT
Source: 2009
JCR Journal was suppressed from 2010 JCR
Effect of Self Citations
on rank in category:
From Q1
To Q4
•Chemistry, Medicinal
•Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia-Brazilian Journal of
Pharmacognosy
La autocita tiene el potencial de distorsionar la función real del título
Self citation
85%
Most journals have self-
citation rates of less than
or equal to 15%
Source: JCR Science Edition (2010)
• Excessive self-citation weakens the integrity of the
journal’s Impact Factor
• Journals with excessive self-citation may be
suppressed from Journal Citation Reports until the
problem is corrected
Latin American Titles In WoS
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
#WoS Core Titles # SCIELO Titles # All WoS# Titles 276 736 1400
276
736
1400
# Titles
# WoS Core Titles by Domain
0
50
100
150
200
250
Science Social Sciences Humanities
# WoS Core Titles % WoS Core
# WoS Core by Country
COUNTRY # TITLES BRAZIL 135 CHILE 47 MEXICO 43 COLOMBIA 19 ARGENTINA 19 VENEZUELA 10 PERU 1 JAMAICA 1 COSTA RICA 1
How Can I Improve My Journal?
1. Enrollment of more internationally high impact researcher in journal editorial board
2. Active recruitment of high-impact articles by courting researchers
3. More careful article selection
4. Offering authors better services
5. Boosting the journal’s media profile
• New England J Med
• Ann Intern Med
• BMJ • JAMA
• Lancet • Med J Australia
• Can Med Assn J
M. Chew, E. V. Villanueva, and M. B. Van Der Weyden, Journal of the Royal
Society of Medicine 100 (3), 142 (2007).
Thomson Reuters can help.
