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Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis : Journal Metrics

Resources to help researchers measure journal, article, and author impact factors. Includes traditional citation evaluation as well as alternative methods.

Journal Citation Reports

Caveats: Various criticisms have been raised about impact factor, including its validity (it is highly discipline-dependent) and the effect that journal editorial policies can have on it (policies can potentially boost a journal's impact factor).

SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Caveats: Uses Scopus citations only from 1996-present. Divides the prestige gained by a journal, through the citations of its articles, to the total number of articles included, rather than to the number of citable articles.