Journal Impact Factor - Science topic

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Dear Anubhuti Dixit

The journal “microPublication Biology” has no impact factor. For this they need to be indexed in Clarivate’s ESCI or SCIE and they are not, you can check here https://mjl.clarivate.com/home

Still in a number of cases it might be interesting to publish here https://www.micropublication.org click on “About” and then on “What Should You microPublish?”

For sure it is a trusted organization behind this one.

Best regards.

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IYH Dear Sougatamoy Biswas

Kindly find four IEEE SCI journals for computer science with fast publication times (2-3 months) and low impact factors. Generally look for 'fast track' as one indicator wrt fastest publication time.

| Journal Name | Impact Factor | Publication Time |

|--------------|---------------|-----------------|

| IEEE Access | 3.9 | 2-3 months |

| IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing | 3.245 | 2-3 months |

| IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing | 2.876 | 2-3 months |

| IEEE Transactions on Big Data | 2.654 | 2-3 months |

Sources for further research:

[Fast publishing Computer science journals - PhDTalks](https://phdtalks.org/2021/12/fast-publishing-computer-science-journals.html)

[Top Computer Sciences Journals - What And How To Get Published in 2024](https://www.scijournal.org/articles/top-computer-sciences-journals)

Dear Sheikh Sunzid Ahmed

The journal “Bioinformatics and Biology Insights” is nowadays published by a trusted publisher and therefor you can trust the info stated on their indexing info (https://journals.sagepub.com/metrics/BBI ).

The ‘confusion’ about the impact factor is due to the changed status of an ESCI indexed journal. Since 2023 they receive an impact factor https://clarivate.com/news/clarivate-announces-changes-to-the-2023-journal-citation-reports/ This a well-indexed and good journal.

I see only one disadvantage: the APC is quite high 2650 USD according to

But the answer to your question is yes they an impact factor.

Best regards.

PS. Unfortunately there is no real (publicly available) list of impact factors of ESCI list. Apparently Clarivate managed to protect this (paid) info better than previous years. Although the info is (most of the time) correct I do not trust the BioxBio site, this info is protected property of Clarivate and no contact info can be found about who is behind this site.

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Debtosh Patra Arizaldo Castro Thank you so much for your answers!

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Waste Management & Research had many articles on organic waste management and analysis, but so did Elseviers Waste Management. Good luck, Ulphard

Please stay away from this journal. The publisher has changed, and they still use the migration letters logo, which is from the previous publisher. Moreover, they accept articles without any revision process. Also, they mention they are in the Scopus and WOS; however, they were removed from the Scopus index in 2022. The journal became predatory, according to me, but it's not obvious yet. Plus, check their website. You will see every type of paper except issues related to migration. I hope this answer can help you.

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#migrationlettersjournal #predatoryjournals

https://www.scopus.com/sources.uri

Above is the link to the Scopus-source list. But the IF cannot be accessed without Web of Science subscription. One more thing to keep in mind is that not all Scopus-indexed journals have Impact Factor (IF). However, Scopus does provide CiteScore, an IF-like grading system for different journals indexed in the Scopus database. If you search by journal name or ISSN to see whether a particular journal indexed by Scopus is also indexed by WoS, then only you will get its IF.

If you can accept a new journal, which means it has  no h-index, impact factor. It can be indexed in Google Scholar. I can recommend one to you.

Innovation & Technology Advancements, Currently, there is no publication charge, including article processing and submission charges You are invited to submit your works to the journal.

Hello Dr Jennifer Santos

I think you are pursuing a valid path and it is important not to be discouraged at this point. It is very natural to be discouraged.

One senior researched said to me many years ago with regard to a paper we had written but had been rejected by two different journals: "It is good work; don't worry, it belongs in a journal; it will definitely get published eventually; just keep trying".

I think this situation also highlights it is very important to find a suitable journal that fits in well with your work. This is discussed further in webpages such as this:

Concerning funding, you may find useful suggestions in these discussions:

Dear H. K. S. Madusanka As indicated by Jürgen Weippert there are hardly any genuine (and indexed) open access journals that charge an APC lower than let's say 200 euro.

However there are some journals that charge nothing (diamond oen access journals), see for a list the following question here on RG:

If there are open access journals that do not charge 1500+ euro's and claim to be indexed you can check them here: (for Clarivate's indexing in ESCI, SCIE or SSCI index) or here: (for Scopus indexing).

Best regards.

@ Aryan Shahabian Impact factors can be found in Journal Citation Reports.

To publish a paper in the most easily seen or most needed journal, OA is good, but it is more important to pay attention to whether it is a hardcore journal, which is more important than IF.

Dear Dr Vandana Gupta The term “impact score” is meaningless and if used is wrong. There are basically only two metrics related to impact:

For more info see for example https://uark.libguides.com/c.php?g=78889&p=6844222#:~:text=CiteScore%20calculation%20is%20based%20on,editorials%2C%20conference%20papers%2C%20etc. where they state: “CiteScore calculation is based on Scopus data, while Impact Factor is based on Web of Science data. CiteScore uses a 3-year window while Impact Factor adopts a 2-year window.”

Best regards.

PS. For more (misleading) metrics (often used by predatory journals) see: https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/

Yes, they can be indexed.

Dear Obafemi Obajemihi I presume that you mean 82% rejection rate when you talk about a journal withIF 8 (if not I am curious to know which journal you refer to).

In addition to what Wolfgang R. Dick already indicated about the relative value of this 'metric', see the following interesting read: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/dont-worry-about-journal-acceptance-rates-and-heres-why

Best regards.

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Dear Sonal M Manohar ,

Your observation has to do with the fact that starting in 2023 Clarivate assign an impact factor to journal titles indexed in their ESCI database, see the announcement here https://clarivate.com/news/clarivate-announces-changes-to-the-2023-journal-citation-reports/

While in other years numerous RG members released the latest JCR report (with either only the impact factors or with the quartile Q info as well) it seems that Clarivate effectively prohibited this possibility (since the impact factor info etc. requires a license so payment). All the (incomplete) JCR lists of last year shared here on RG lack (impact factor etc.) info about the ESCI indexed journal titles.

However the good news is that the (claimed) index in ESCI can be checked free of cost here https://mjl.clarivate.com/home If you search for a title (like Scientia Pharmaceutica) and the info confirms the ESCI indexing then you can trust the impact factor info. I never saw examples where the journals lie about this when one visits the websites of journals from serious publishers (like Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and also MDPI) so the impact factor mentioned can be trusted.

Best regards.

Hello, again, Osama Bahnas

I would add that the topic is divided into different parts of agriculture. This may help you find a journal which is more specific to your topic. For example, you might want a journal about plants or animals or soil or fisheries - there are journals for each of those topics.

Dear Jamel Mejri As they state themselves they have currently no (official) impact factor https://qtanalytics.in/journals/index.php/IJERR/impact-factor since they are not included in Clarivate's Master journal list (which can be checked here https://mjl.clarivate.com/home ).

However they have a CiteScore assigned by Scopus https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101140508, this is the second best metric around.

One little disturbing thing when one looks at the Scopus content coverage in the above Scopus link, they accepted and published significantly more papers in 2023. This can be a reason for discontinuation for Scopus during the next evaluation round. So, be careful.

Best regards.

Dear Jamel Mejri Be warned, this is not a good journal (anymore), see my reply here:

Best regards.

JCR Impact factor 2023

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Dear Anak Agung Bagus Wirayuda ,

Well first of all the publisher OPAST is mentioned in the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net ) of potential predatory publishers. This is a red flag and by itself not enough to say they are predatory but there are more red flags:

-The most important is that their indexing info (https://www.opastpublishers.com/international-publisher/indexing-abstracting.html ) is full of so-called misleading metrics (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/ ) such as OAJI and CiteFactor often used by predatory journals/publishers

-Their prominently mentioning of PubMed articles is a misleading practice (again often used by predatory journals/publishers. It is misleading since PubMed index papers where at least one of authors has a NIH grant and this is irrespective of the journal (in other words it says nothing about that particular journal)

-I checked one of their “most popular” authors and the picture they used for a certain Dr. Galyna Khrushch https://www.prof-medicina.ru/liposakciya/article/korrekciya-figuri--s-pomocshu-rf-liposakcii-body-tite is someone active in liposuction etc. but looking at Google Scholar not very active in writing serious scientific papers (actually I found none)

-See for some more arguments why one better should avoid this one my reply of August 7th , 2021 here https://www.researchgate.net/post/I-wish-to-publish-my-article-in-Journal-of-Chemistry-Education-research-and-practice-it-has-been-accepted-for-publication-but-am-not-sure-if-it-real

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Dear Basant Hamdy ,

This is an example of a so-called companion journal, see for other examples:

or

Personally, I would say: go for it. As you said yourself you can publish open access for free (they will start to charge a pretty hefty fee for submissions next year). I don’t know if they know more than we do but according to the latest Scopus source list (see enclosed file) the are not listed (yet) and not included in the accepted list. However as indicated in my replies in the above links they most likely will be indexed in Scopus soon (and most likely all papers including the ones published last year and this year).

So, I would say it is OK.

Best regards.

Dear Rukma Ramachandran As far as I can see there is this year no correct (and complete) JCR Report distributed by one of the RG members.

But since you published your paper at a trustful publisher you can fully rely on their own info:

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/bij?distinct_id=%24device%3A18c3c1d66fbc2d-01dd760f47db2b8-49193101-13c680-18c3c1d66fbc2d&_gl=1*nidiob*_ga*Njg5MDcyNjkuMTcwMTgxNTYwOQ..*_ga_45RWY1YP1V*MTcwMTgxNTYwOS4xLjAuMTcwMTgxNTYwOS4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.84091866.276597632.1701815609-68907269.1701815609

So, congrats with this paper.

Best regards.

Dear Pooja Deshmukh

I suppose that you mean the ISRA JIF. This is an example of a so-called misleading metrics (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/ ).

There are more issues:

-If you look at for example https://ijmer.in/pdf/isra-impact-factor-2021.pdf it is clear that they avoid mentioning of persons

-In the meantime, their website www.israjif.org is no longer functional

So, forget about this one and focus on Clarivate’s impact factor or Scopus CiteScore, see for a bit more info my reply here https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_many_agencies_we_have_for_journal_impact_factor_Can_you_suggest_their_names_according_to_priority

Best regards.

Yes, there are several free journals that publish systematic literature review protocols. Here are a few options:

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PROSPERO website

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Joanna Briggs Institute website

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Open Science Framework website

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Campbell Systematic Reviews website

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BMC Research Protocols website

In addition to these dedicated journals, many other journals publish systematic review protocols. You can search for open-access journals that publish systematic review protocols in your field of interest using a journal finder tool, such as JournalGuide or Sherpa/RoMEO.

Analytica Chimica Acta 6.2 Impact Factor

Dear Ilse Fouche ,

You question the legitimacy of the journal “Discovery Education” (https://link.springer.com/journal/44217 ). I have a number of papers published by Springer and the lay-out changed over the last couple of weeks/months (?), see for example:

If I recall correctly then this lay-out was first used for exclusively open access journal titles published by Springer but it is now for all their titles.

So, SpringerLink is definitely a Springer product and no sign of being predatory.

As you can see at https://link.springer.com/journal/44217 they don’t promise a 7 days turn-over time but an average “First decision” time of 7 days, meaning that the editor will decide to hand-over your manuscript for peer review or decide for desk rejection. I am pretty sure that this journal will get their indexing (Scopus, Clarivate’s ESCI etc.) pretty soon, for now one can benefit of a little launching discount https://link.springer.com/journal/44217/updates/19784724

Best regards.

PS. Their peer review time looks more than reasonable, see for example: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44217-023-00063-w#article-info Received 01 April 2023, Accepted 08 October 2023 and Published 18 October 2023

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44217-023-00065-8#article-info Received 22 May 2023, Accepted 11 October 2023 Published 16 October 2023

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44217-023-00050-1#article-info Received 05 June 2023, 17 August 2023, Published 04 September 2023

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44217-023-00044-z#article-info Received 01 March 2023, Accepted 02 August 2023, Published 15 August 2023

Etc. Etc.

For the first of your questions, see the replies to this similar discussion: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_a_conference_paper_be_published_in_a_journal

Concerning your second question: If a journal publishes many weak conference papers, this would have an influence on the impact factor. But good journals reject such papers.

Dear Anis Hamza Stop 'polluting' RG with questions which are not yours. This question is taken from https://www.ilovephd.com/how-journal-impact-factor-h-index-calculated/

As indicated before by https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ljubomir-Jacic don't copy paste without citing the source.

Dear Fahim Arif

As you know the “Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing” (https://www.hindawi.com/journals/wcmc/about/ ) is one of the journals delisted by Clarivate from the WoS indexes ESCI, SCIE etc. see for the complete list for example here https://retractionwatch.com/2023/03/21/nearly-20-hindawi-journals-delisted-from-leading-index-amid-concerns-of-papermill-activity/ as indicated here this means and I quote “Removing a journal from Web of Science means Clarivate will no longer index its papers, count their citations, or give the title an impact factor, which can have negative effects for authors, as universities rely on such metrics to judge researchers’ work for tenure and promotion decisions. The company also suppresses journals from its yearly Journal Citation Report that publishes impact factors, as we’ve reported in the past.”

There is more bad news since the journal is also discontinued from Scopus https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/17543 if you click on “Scopus content coverage” it is clear that in 2021 the journal started to accept and publish suspiciously more papers (all caused by the introduction of more special issues).

There is however also some ‘good’ news in this matter:

-If you look at the Scopus source list (see enclosed file) and click on the tab “Discontinued title Sept. 2023” then it is clear that the coverage in Scopus stops here

Art. No. 9898169 (January 21st 2023) Retracted: Text Mining Based on the Lexicon-Constrained Network in the Context of Big Data meaning that your paper is still indexed in Scopus

-Not entirely sure how this will work with the indexing with Clarivate (I have no access to the database since I have no license) but it would not surprise me if it is more or less the same as with Scopus

-Even if the indexing in WoS does not count for your paper I think there is reason for some optimism that the journal will get the impact factor back in a reasonably short time (since the ‘problem’ is identified and the publishing partner Wiley is having a good reputation)

Hope this clarifies the matter somewhat.

Best regards.

Hi,

check the ISSN of the journal in the master journal list (https://mjl.clarivate.com/home) or in the scientific journal ranking (SJR) (https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php) site to see its IF and Q ranking.

If it is a valid journal, you should find its information on these sites.

BW

Is it possible for someone to provide a list of journals' impact factors and their respective quartiles for the year 2023?

The key importance of a published article hinges on its ability to contribute to the body of knowledge within its field and have a meaningful impact. When assessing the significance of an article, the choice between Journal Impact Factor (JIF) and paper citation is a pivotal consideration. While the JIF can provide insights into the reputation of the journal where the article is published, paper citation count often takes precedence when gauging the actual influence and relevance of the article itself. High paper citation counts signify the recognition and impact an article has garnered within the scientific community, showcasing its ability to advance research and inspire further inquiry. Therefore, when evaluating the true importance of a published article, it is the resonance it finds among peers and its contribution to the field that holds the most weight.

Yes Sir. Please consider me.

Hello Rabin Kanisha

I would advise you to also consider journals on applied sciences such as Nature Communications as it also has a high IF (as do many others in the Applied Science category).

Here's some information on the journal:https://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal-information#:~:text=Nature%20Communications%20has%20a%202,to%20the%20first%20editorial%20decision.

Dear Sadia Noureen ,

You cannot find an impact factor for the journal “Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review (Oman Chapter)” simply because they don’t have one. A journal only gets an impact factor assigned when indexed in Clarivate’s SCIE/SSCI or ESCI and whether a journal is indexed can be checked here https://mjl.clarivate.com/home

Even stronger there are numerous red flags that the journal and publisher behind it “Arabian Group of Journals (AGJ)” is predatory:

-The publisher is mentioned in the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net )

-The indexing info (https://www.arabianjbmr.com/indexing.php ) is full of so-called misleading metrics (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/ ) often used by predatory journals/publishers

-The mentioning of the DOAJ logo is misleading since they are not a member

-The journal titles are a mess take for example https://j.arabianjbmr.com/index.php/kcajbmr and for example https://www.hilarispublisher.com/open-access/yeimpact-of-demographic-profile-on-toothpaste-buying-behaviour-in-bangalore-city-2224-8358-1-101.pdf

-Etc.

Anyway, I am afraid that this is not a good journal (and publisher) and in answer to your question: they definitely have no impact factor.

Best regards.

Hi Moni, nobody seems to have them yet.

If you're looking to find impact factors for journals that are not indexed in Scopus or other major indexing databases like Web of Science, you might have to rely on alternative methods and sources. Impact factors are typically calculated and published by organizations such as Clarivate Analytics (for the Web of Science) and are not universally available in all journals. You can take to try to estimate the impact factor of a journal that is not indexed in Scopus: Google Scholar metrics, Citation analysis, journal ranking websites, Expert opinion, Publisher information, etc. To know the details visit the websites.

Dear Hsin-Yuan Chen ,

Not sure how you concluded this but the journal “Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International” does exists https://journaljpri.com/index.php/JPRI

Be careful with the “Journal of International Pharmaceutical Research” you mentioned, this is/was(?) a journal with issues and is discontinued in Scopus since 2020 https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100881509 The impact factor is false and originates from the following dubious website https://academic-accelerator.com/Impact-of-Journal/Journal-of-International-Pharmaceutical-Research It is false since the journal is not indexed in one of Clarivate’s indexes (ESCI, SCIE or SSCI). One can check this here https://mjl.clarivate.com/home

Best regards.

Dear Md. Imtiaz Kamrul, could you find the appropriate template to the given journal? I have faced the same issue.

Thank you Gaurav, but I was wondering if anyone have already an idea on journals that can accepts papers very fast.

To calculate the impact factor for a journal in a particular year (e.g., 2020), you need to look at the citations that the articles published in that journal received during the two previous years (in this case, 2018 and 2019). The formula for calculating the impact factor is as follows:

Impact Factor = (Total citations in 2020 for articles published in 2018 and 2019) / (Total number of articles published in 2018 and 2019)

You have to consider citation of Journal for two previous years *

The impact factor is always calculated with respect to the previous two years, so if a journal has a "bad year" citationwise, the impact will resemble that.

Impact factors are provided by Clarivate via the Web of Science and are evaluated at the end of the year, so 2023 will be available in Jan 2024.

Generally, if you are looking for such information, go to Web of Science and choosed on the top right site "Products/Journal Citation reports" and enter your desired Journal there.

Has the impact factor of JCR 2023 been published? Or is it not updated yet?

If anyone has access to it, please send it to me.

There is no specific limit to how many times you can check your research article for plagiarism using software like Turnitin. It is generally considered acceptable to check for plagiarism multiple times during the writing and editing process in order to ensure that the final document is free of plagiarism. However, it is important to keep in mind that the similarity score shown in the plagiarism report does not necessarily indicate plagiarism, as it may include properly cited or common phrases. It is also important to follow proper citation and referencing guidelines to avoid unintentional plagiarism.

Dear Sagar Bhandari ,

As you already indicated the journal “” is mentioned in the stand-alone version of the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net/standalone-journals/ ). This is by itself not enough to say they are predatory but be sure that in this case this is a predatory one since the things you mention confirms this:

-The prominently mentioned impact factor is something called “Root Indexing” and this is an example of a so-called misleading metric (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/) often used by predatory journals/publishers

-The logo of the Purdue University is meaningless (and if you click on it in no way linked to this ‘journal’)

There are many more red flags (Showing the Thomson Reuters logo for example is for numerous reasons completely pointless and at least misleading), looking at the contact info https://ijeab.com/contact-us/ they mention as publisher behind this journal “Infogain Publication” and they are mentioned in the updated publishers version of the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net/#update ).

Personally, I would say: avoid this one.

Best regards.

Yagoob Garedaghi

Hello Dr Sumit Sharma

I think you are quite correct and it is discussed in more detail here:

The Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor:

Dear Sudeep Poudel The impact factor as indicated by Phil Geis is legit. Since June 2023 Clarivate assigned journals indexed in their ESCI an impact factor, as announced for example here https://clarivate.com/blog/mapping-the-path-to-future-changes-in-the-journal-citation-reports/

The journal is as indicated in their own indexing info https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijmicro/ai/ still indexed in Clarivate’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and has an impact factor of 3.4

Best regards.

PS. Unfortunately nobody here on RG seems to have the JCR report list with the IF of all ESCI titles (yet).

I am looking for a call for book chapters related to agriculture

Does anyone have the latest list of impact factors, which will be released on 5th July?

Obviously, author feels motivated to contribute more the academia. But, if the journal rejects paper along with improvement suggestions, that should also be accepted with positive attitude. I have also accepted rejection decisions with positively and refined my papers before submission to other journals.

High-ranking journals usually also have a high level of citability and recognition on the Internet. If any of you would be interested in scientific cooperation in joint research projects and team publishing in the field of sustainable development, green economy transformation, determinants of the development of a green closed loop economy, green energy transformation, development of renewable and zero-emission energy sources and publishing articles in a high-scoring journal, please write a message to my e-mail address: [email protected].

I invite you to scientific cooperation and publishing,

Kind regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

15,000 is too long for most journals. You basically need to cut it down to under 10,000. Many journals have an automatic reject based on excess word count. Superbly good & informative papers can do it under 10,000 so work on cutting. Good luck with it!

https://www.researchgate.net/post/5_Year_Impact_Factor_list_for_the_year_of_2018-2022_JCR_2019-2023?

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The list is already out...

Premkumar Manoharan +

Here is the complete list. Please recommend my discussion if you benefited or get help.

This is not the complete list ... where are all the Human Resource Management journals, for example?

It's released. You can download from this link https://www.researchgate.net/post/Impact_factor_2023_complete_list

Hi,

Acceptance rates are not typically publicly disclosed by journals.

5th July this year.

It will be released on 5 July 2023 according to Claritive: