According to the official account of Clarivate, the 2023 Journal Citation Report (JCR) will be officially released at the end of June this year !
This year, JCR will assign Journal Impact Factors (JIF) to all journals included in the Web of Science Core Collection , which means that the coverage of Journal Impact Factors will start from Science Citation Index Extended (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) journals Expanded to Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) journals.
Before the latest impact factor is announced, let us review the 2023 impact factor adjustment announced by Clarivate Analytics on July 26, 2022 .
Clarivate Analytics believes that such changes help level the playing field for all high-quality journals.
For example, Nandita Quaderi, editor-in-chief and editorial vice president of Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, said: "Give journal impact factors to all high-quality journals, and make the papers and citations that contribute to the journal's impact completely transparent, which will help journals better contribute to scientific research . to demonstrate their worth .”
He also emphasized that all high-quality journals, including new start-up journals, open access journals, journals focusing on niche areas or regional focus areas, and journals from the Global South (Global South), "not just high-quality journals . Citing journals should be eligible for inclusion in research evaluation practice ".
In the future, ESCI will also have an impact factor, which means that new journals will soon be able to obtain an impact factor. It may also blur the difference between SCIE and ESCI . For domestic universities, we will keep an eye on whether this will increase the recognition of ESCI!
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