Apresentação feita por Danilo Collalto Paulo no IV Ciclo de Debates Periódicos UFSC realizado no dia 05 de maio de 2015 na Biblioteca Central da UFSC

1. Improving the quality of my journal and increase its impact factor
Danilo Collalto Paulo
Intellectual Property & Science
Scientific and Scholarly Research

2. Introducing myself and asking a few questions
In this audience:
How many of you collaborate in a journal indexed in ISI Web of
Science?
How many of you represent a publisher of multiple journals?
How many of you are members of an editorial board?
How many of you are reviewers?
How many of you have access to WoS and JCR?

3. THOMSON REUTERS
JOURNAL SELECTION
PROCESS

4. FACTS
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papers will be read by a
researcher in a year, on average200+
of journals (50,000+) on average
a scientist is capable of reading
in a year
0.4%
Tenopir C. What Scientists Really Need. In: American Association for the
Advancement of Science Meeting (AAAS). Washington D.C.; 2005.

5. BRADFORD'S LAW
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%ofdatabase
# of journals
Articles Citations
A relatively small number of
journals publish the majority
of significant scholarly
results

6. For decades, Thomson Reuters has carefully
evaluated journals for potential inclusion in the
database
100 %
of the top 100 universities
have Web of Science
GOLD STANDARD
used by 5,000+ institutions in 100+
countries
scholarshi
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Selective, yet comprehensive
BESTDiscover the
world’s

7. JOURNAL SELECTION : MAIN OBJECTIVES
1. To evaluate and select the best scholarly journal
content available today for coverage in Web of
Science.
As a result, the Web of Science is known as the worldwide source for
top tier scholarly research published in the best international and
regional journals.
2. Provide the worldwide publishing community with
objective standards useful in building world-class
publications.
Thomson Reuters has built lasting partnerships with the global
scholarly publishing community. We work together to improve the
quality of scholarly communication everywhere in the world.
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8. 3000+
10 ~ 12% Accepted
A continual process of
evaluation and assessment
of existing journals
Necessary information is provided based
upon a consistent selection process

9. A list of current journals in collection
http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl

10. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
Four Points of Evaluation

11. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review

12. Timeliness of publication
• A journal must be published according to its stated
publication schedule
• Must receive three current issues in sequence to
begin evaluation
Ja
n
Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Journal
1
Journal
2
Journal
3
Journal
4
Journal
5
Journal
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The content is robust with sufficient manuscripts in the
pipeline

13. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review

14. 13
Informative Journal titles
International Editorial Conventions
Fully descriptive Article titles
and abstracts
Full address information for
every author

15. 14
International Editorial Conventions
Complete bibliographic
information for all cited
references

16. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review

17. English language Bibliographic Information
• Article titles
• Author names and addresses
• Cited references in the Roman
alphabet
• Abstracts and Keywords

18. English language Bibliographic Information
However, English language content is not
always essential in some areas of the
Arts & Humanities such as national
literature studies where full text in the
native language is normal.

19. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
• Timeliness of
publication
• International Editorial
Conventions
• English language
Bibliographic
Information
• Peer Review

20. Peer Review must be an explicit part of the publishing
process

21. Funding source is also recommended whenever possible

22. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
• How does this journal compare
with covered journals of similar
scope?
• Is this subject already well
covered?
• Will this journal enrich WoS with
novel content?
Core coverage in Web of Science is not
static !

23. What journals are covered in specific subject
category?

24. What journals are covered in specific subject category?
What journals are covered in specific subject
category?

25. What are the contents in a journal of interest ?

26. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
• Does this journal target an
International or Regional
audience?
• Do authors, editors, Editorial
Advisory Board members
represent the international
research community?

27. Publication Name=(Clinical Infectious Diseases )
Impact Factor (2012) : 9.374
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Pratumthani, Thailand
Roberto Badaro, Salvador, Brazil
Carol J. Baker, Houston
Fernando Baquero, Madrid, Spain
John G. Bartlett, Baltimore
Stephen G. Baum, New York
John E. Bennett, Bethesda
Emilio Bouza, Madrid, Spain
Yehuda Carmeli, Tel Aviv, Israel
G. Ralph Corey, Durham
Erika M.C. D'Agata, Boston
Silvano Esposito, Naples, Italy
Javier Garau, Barcelona, Spain
Jose M. Gatell, Barcelona, Spain
M. Lindsay Grayson, Melbourne, Australia
James G. Hakim, Harare, Zimbabwe
Carol A. Kauffman, Ann Arbor
Keith P. Klugman, Atlanta
Umesh G. Lalloo, Congella, South Africa
Stephen D. Lawn, Cape Town, South Africa
Catherine Leport, Paris, France
Daniel P. Lew, Geneva, Switzerland
Lionel A. Mandell, Hamilton, Canada
Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Seattle
Thomas J. Marrie, Halifax, Canada
Daniel M. Musher, Houston
Carl Erik Nord, Stockholm, Sweden
Timothy Peto, Oxford, England
Didier Raoult, Marseille, France
Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Tlalpan, Mexico
Marisela Silva, Caracas, Venezuela
Vincent Soriano, Madrid, Spain
Soumya Swaminathan, Chennai, India
Joseph M. Vinetz, La Jolla
Gui-Qiang Wang, Beijing, China
Andreas F. Widmer, Basel, Switzerland
Kwok-yung Yuen, Hong Kong, China
Anita K. M. Zaidi, Karachi, Pakistan
Abigail D. Zuger, New York
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Countries / territories
represented
in article level (Web of Science)
Do the contributing authors, EAB
represent the international research
community ?
Source: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org (as of 18 October
2013)
Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October
2013)

28. Publication Name=(Neurological Research)
The need for international diversity is viewed in
relationship to the target audience for the journal
60
Countries /
territoriesInternational
audience
Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October
2013)

29. Publication Name=(Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology)
34
Countries /
territories
The need for international diversity is viewed in
relationship to the target audience for the journal
Regional
focus
Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science (as of 18 October
2013)

30. Regional Journals
• From 2007-2009
• focused on a collection of
more than 10,000
regional journals
• 1600 met the review
standards for inclusion in
the Web of Science
• accounting for 55% of all
new journals indexed
between 2005-2010
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31. Regional focus Journals
• Importance is measured in terms of content
specificity:
– Will it enrich coverage of a subject?
– Will it provide specific regional perspective?
• Publish excellent research targeted at a regional
rather than international audience
• Citation Impact may be low to moderate – but
stable
• Regional journals meet all journal selection criteria
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32. Journal Selection Process for Web of Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis
• New journals
- Citations to authors’
and editors’ prior
work.
• Established Journals
- Estimated Impact
Factor
- How the journal
compares to other
journals in its field

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2
4
3
5
How your journal has been cited in Web of
Science ?

34. How your journal has been cited in Web of
Science ?

35. Identifying the papers that cited your
journal

36. 35
Impact Factor (2012) =
Cites in 2012 to 2010 and 2011 papers
Citable items published in 2010 and 2011
The average number of citations in 2012 to scholarly material
that was published in the prior two years
201220112010
Source paper – published in 2012
Cited reference – published in 2010 or 2011
Citations
2012 Impact Factor
All
Previous
Years
2009 2013
Time
Calculation of Impact
Factor

37. 36
Calculation of Impact
Factor
Journal: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Categories: BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT
Self Citations

38. Self Citations
Source: 2009
JCR
Journal was suppressed from 2010.
Effect of Self Citations
on rank in category:
From Q1
To Q4
•Chemistry, Medicinal
•Pharmacology & Pharmacy

39. 85%
Most journals have self-
citation rates of less than
or equal to 15%
Source: JCR Science Edition (2010)
• Excessive self-citation weakens the integrity of the
journal’s Impact Factor
• Journals with excessive self-citation may be
suppressed from Journal Citation Reports until the
problem is corrected

40. Journal Selection Process for Web of
Science
Journal
Publishing
Standards
Editorial
Content
International
Diversity
Citation
Analysis

41. URLs:
• Journal selection process in Portuguese
http://wokinfo.com/essays/journal-selection-process/
• How to submit a Journal
http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/info/journalsubmission-front/

42. How Can I Improve my Journal?
1. Enrollment of more internationally high impact
researcher in journal editorial board
2. Active recruitment of high-impact articles
3. More careful article selection
4. Offering authors better services
5. Boosting the journal’s media profile
6. Finding niches
• New England J Med
• Ann Intern Med
• BMJ
• JAMA
• Lancet
• Med J Australia
• Can Med Assn J
M. Chew, E. V. Villanueva, and M. B. Van Der Weyden, Journal of the Royal
Society of Medicine 100 (3), 142 (2007).
Thomson Reuters can help.

43. How to “get” an impact factor?
• Pass the selection process
• Be indexed during 3 years
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How to “keep” an impact factor?
• Be ethical
• Keep self Citations under 15%
How to “increase” an impact factor?
• Professionalize your staff
• Professionalize your processes
• Be strategic
In brief:

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59. THANK YOU
Danilo Collalto
Scientific & Scholarly Research
Thomson Reuters
danilo.collalto@thomsonreuters.com