Journal metrics

1. 1La Trobe University
Where to Publish:
Evaluating Journals
latrobe.edu.au/library

2. 2La Trobe University
What are the main issues?
• Publishing in quality, high impact scholarly journals?
• Selecting journals relevant to your discipline or research
focus?
• Where are other experts in your discipline publishing?
• Identifying a journal whilst being mindful of ERA, Field of
Research (FoR) Codes and impact factors?
• Ensuring that your research is reaching relevant
audiences?

3. 3La Trobe University
What quality factors should I check for?
• Evaluate journals using a range of criteria and compare
with other journals in the same category
• Quantitative and qualitative assessments may include:
• Journal impact factors
• Indexing and abstracting services
• Relevance to your discipline
• Ranking within your discipline
• Peer review process

4. 4La Trobe University
What are journal metrics?
• Used to evaluate the impact or quality of a journal
• Journal metrics can be used for:
• Grant applications
• Promotion & recruitment
• Identifying which journal to publish in
• Be aware that some disciplines rely less on publishing in
journals than others

5. 5La Trobe University
How can I check?
• A range of resources are available:
• Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
• Eigenfactor calculation
• Scopus Journal Analyzer (SJR)
• SCImago
• InCites
• ERA 2015 Journal List
• View the Where to Publish LibGuide for further information
and instructions on how to use the various journal metric
tools

6. 6La Trobe University
Further help:
• Research Education and Development (RED)
• latrobe.edu.au/research/red
• Research Services
• latrobe.edu.au/research-services/
• Contact your Senior Research Advisor