Journal Citation Reports (JCR)  is a commercial database that the MSK Library subscribes to as part of its Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science (WoS) package. JCR uses citation data compiled by WoS to measure the research influence and impact of scholarly journals. JCR can be used to explore the quality of an individual journal, to rank the journals in a particular discipline/area or category, or to compare specific journal titles.

JCR’s “Compare Journals” tool is worth checking out. It makes it possible to focus in on particular journal titles of interest and create reports comparing one of twelve available journal metrics (including Journal Impact Factor) by specific quartile or by looking at a trend over a single year or multiple years.

After selecting particular journal by doing a title search in the search box provided and submitting, trend data is displayed visually in a colorful bar graph.

To learn more about JCR, feel free to contact the library and be sure to keep an eye out for a new MSK library class on evaluating journal quality that will be offered as part of the upcoming November/December library training class roster .