Choosing a scientific journal is one of the key stages in preparing an article for publication. The prestige and influence of the publication largely determine how much your research will be in demand in the scientific community. The level of prestige of a journal can be determined using scientometric indicators.
Many researchers strive to publish their work in Scopus and Web of Science journals, as such publications are considered more significant. However, they often encounter difficulties in verifying the indexing of a particular journal.
To simplify this process and avoid possible missteps, we have prepared step-by-step instructions to help you determine whether the scientific periodical you are interested in is included in Scopus or Web of Science.
How to check a journal's indexing in Scopus?
To find the journal you need in the Scopus database, you need to follow a few simple steps, which we will discuss below.
1. Go to the Scopus home page and click on the "Sources" button at the top right.
This will open a page with search fields and filters.
Here you can search in several ways: enter the name of the journal, its ISSN, publisher, or the scientific field it represents. Once you have filled in the search bar, click on the blue "Find sources" button.
2. After the query, the system will display the search results. If your journal is indexed by the Scopus database, it will be first in the list. At this stage, you will be presented with information about its CiteScore, percentile, quartile, number of citations and scientific papers in which its publications were cited, as well as its subject area.
3. However, in order to obtain more complete information about the journal, you need to click on its name and go to the next page. Here you will have access to the following information:
- how many years the journal has been indexed by Scopus;
- publisher;
- ISSN and E-ISSN;
- subject area;
- CiteScore, SJR, SNIP, CiteScoreTracker.
How to check journal indexing in Web of Science?
The process of searching for a journal in the Web of Science database is somewhat similar to Scopus, but there are some differences.
1. First, go to the Master Journal List homepage – this is a special tool developed by Web of Science specifically for searching for journals. Enter the name of the journal or its ISSN in the search bar in the middle and click on the ‘Search Journals’ button.
Next, a page with results will open, and if your journal is indexed by Web of Science, it will be the first in the list. At this stage, you will have access to information about its publisher, ISSN and E-ISSN, as well as its citation index.
To learn more about the Web of Science citation indexes, read our article on this topic.
To obtain more information about the journal, click on the "View profile page" button. The system will then take you to a separate page dedicated to this scientific publication. Here you can find information about:
- ISSN and E-ISSN;
- publisher;
- which organisation it belongs to;
- the year its first issue was published;
- number of issues per year;
- language of articles;
- link to the official website of the journal;
- frequency of publication;
- country of publication;
- average number of weeks from article acceptance to publication;
- citation index;
- JCR;
- JCI;
- subject area of the journal;
- type of review and its features.
As you can see, searching for a journal is not difficult if you understand its key stages. By following our step-by-step instructions, you can optimise the process and select a suitable publication with high scientometric indicators for publication.
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