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Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation: Journal Metrics

Journal Metrics

Journal metrics seek to illustrate relative importance of a journal within its field. These metrics are not appropriate for evaluating articles published in those journals or the researchers who write those articles.

Basic journal Indicators include:

  • Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
  • Eigenfactor
  • Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)
  • Cited Half-Life