Journal Assessment

ISI Journal Citation Reports

• Tool for evaluation of a journal's citation impact
• Inlcudes a selection of circa 7 600 journals
• The indicator used is Journal Impact Factor (JIF), based on the citation frequency of the journal.
• JCR also lists the the journals' Eigenfactor, developed by the University of Washington in a non-commerical research project. Based on the same data as JIF, but calculated by a method similar to Google Page Rank.

Scopus Journal Analyzer

• A tool for comparing journals' impact.
• Indicators used are SJR and SNIP.
• Read more: SNIP & SJR - a new perspective in journal metrics

Norwegian register of scientific journals and publishers

• Part of a project aimed at evaluating research in Norway
• Two levels: 1 (scholarly) and 2 (leading scholarly)

SCImago Journal and Country Rank

• Developed by SCImago, a research group from University of Granada, Extremadura, Carlos III (Madrid) and Alcalá de Henares
• Journals and country rankings
• Based on data from Scopus database
• Uses a method similar to Googles PageRank.

Eigenfactor

• Developed by University of Washington
• Journals ranking and cost comparisons
• Uses data from ISI Web of Science
• Uses a method similar to Googles page rank

Publish or Perish

• Developed by Anne-Wil Harzing, University of Melbourne
• Software for citation analyses
• Based on Google Scholar

Sherpa

• Publishers' policy for self archiving and copyright