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Journal prestige

Journal Citation Reports is a tool for researchers wishing to evaluate the prestige of journals. To use it, select “Web of Knowledge” in the Database Quicklinks drop-down menu at the top of the Library home page; then use the “Select a Database” tab to find Journal Citation Reports (JCR).

JCR can be used to evaluate journal “prestige” based on impact factor, Eigenfactor score and Article Influence Score. These measures use citation data to assess and track the influence of a journal in relation to other journals.

We currently have access to the 2008 editions of JCR Science and JCR Social Science, which provide 2008 data on the journals covered. JCR Science Edition contains data from over 5,900 journals in science and technology. JCR Social Sciences Edition contains data from over 1,700 journals in the social sciences.

To examine data:

• View a group of journals by Subject Category, Publisher, Country/Territory. The default option is Subject Category.
• Search for a specific journal. Search for a specific title.
• View all journals. View all journals in the JCR edition and year you selected.

For more information, go to the JCR search page and click on "Information for New Users." Then do a search; view a group of journals by subject category. When you display the results that show impact factor, eigenfactor, and article influence scores, click on the "i" links at the top of each column for more information about each measure.