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. Continue reading →

RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic citation management tool that the MSK Library subscribes to, in addition to Endnote. One advantage of RefWorks is that there is no software to download or have added to your MSK account.

All you need to do to use RefWorks is to register for an account using a device that is on the MSK computer IP range. Once you are registered, you can then access your RefWorks account remotely (without having to VPN) from any device that has Internet access. Continue reading →

Five years after PubMed incorporated an automatic export feature that allows for citation information to be transferred from PubMed to a “citation manager” with the click on a button, many resources have now followed suit adding this super-efficient functionality.

Here are some resources (that offer the ability to direct export citations) that may surprise you:

National Guideline Clearinghouse
When you go to the Guideline Summaryview of a NGC record, you will see “Export to Citation Manager” as one of your Download options along the top.

Journal of Clinical Oncology Meeting Abstracts
When you find citations of interest in ASCO Meeting Abstracts, you are given the option to “view abstracts” or to “download to citation manager”. If you choose the latter, you will then be offered the option of several “Citation Manager Formats” to choose from, including Endnote, Papers, RefWorks, and many more.
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