2012 Journal Citation Report is Available

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Thomson Reuters has recently released the 2012 Journal Citation Reports (JCR).  JCR is an annual publication analyzing one year of citation data. It provides a variety of impact and influence metrics, including the Journal Impact Factor and Eigenfactor from the Thomson Reuters citation indexes.

 

The 2012 JCR includes:

  • More than 10,800 of the world’s most highly cited, peer reviewed journals in 232 disciplines
  • Nearly 2,500 publishers and 83 countries represented
  • 379 journals receiving their first Journal Impact Factor

You can access the 2012 Journal Citation Reports from here, or through the MSKsearch search box from the Library’s Website. For more information on Journal Citation Reports, please visit here.

Resource Highlights: Mendeley as a Collaborative Tool

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Reminiscent of Hans Christian Andersen’s ugly duckling whose potential was not fully realized, so too is Mendeley in the world of citation management tools. Unlike some of its market-controlled counterparts, Mendeley is a powerful citation management resource with unique features that set it apart from the rest.

Mendeley offers users the following abilities:

  1. Importing references and whole documents from files/folders, EndNote, and RefWorks
  2. Importing items directly from a webpage using a unique bookmark affixed to a browser window
  3. Annotating and highlighting whole PDF documents in a Mendeley account
  4. Easily sort, refine, and edit records
  5. Cite while writing directly in Microsoft Word and create bibliographies of references used
  6. Newsfeeds, discussions, groups, and colleague connections to discover new research in a field of study
  7. Mobile access for iOS: Mendeley – Reference Manager (Lite)

Most of these features have been done before by way of EndNote and RefWorks, right? But do these tools allow users to set up groups with colleagues halfway round the world? Or share papers with other like-minded individuals and begin open discussions about the specifics of that paper or any given topic?
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Blog Buzz: June 10 – June 21

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  • Our colleagues at Taubman Health Sciences Library have written a great overview of the new Altmetrics in Scopus. Complete with screenshots and clarifications from Elsevier reps, it is a nice tour if you haven’t had a chance to dig in yourself yet. They also mentioned the new ALM (Article Level Metrics) Reports at PLoS, who are encouraging users (funders, researchers, and librarians) to give them feedback on the new reports and tools.
  • There is a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project on family caregivers (now 39% of adults) and their use of technology.  Caregivers are much more likely than others to search for certain types of information online.

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