The 2023 Journal Citation Report is Here!

In June of 2023, the latest update of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) was released by Clarivate. As each year’s JCR release offers the previous year’s data, this latest release provides 2022 data.

The JCR (sourced from Web of Science Core Collection) is a database that offers journal metrics which are helpful for comparing journal rankings, or relative standing of journals, within a field/discipline. As such, this database, along with other resources, is often used by the authors for determining the most appropriate journal for submitting their manuscript.

Clarivate has made the following changes in this year’s release (they only impact the 2022 data released in June 2023 and were not retroactively applied to previous years):

  • Expanded JIF coverage
    The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is now extended to all Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection journals, including those indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the multidisciplinary Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Thus, JIF is now applied to all editorially selected, quality journals, including open access, niche, and regional journals
  • Altered JIF presentation
    The JIF has been reduced to one decimal place rather than the previously used three decimal places. According to Clarivate, the change has been made to encourage users to consider other indicators and descriptive data in the JCR when comparing journals.

This year’s release allows researchers to quickly identify which journals in over 250 disciplines were cited most often, explore citing journals, affiliations and geographic locations of contributing authors, and other analytics.

To access the Library’s JCR subscription, use MSK Library’s A-Z Database list. If you need more information about this resource, please don’t hesitate to ASK US.

View the Impact of Your Research in Synapse

Whether for a grant proposal, annual review, CV, or just plain curiosity, authors often seek to measure the impact of their research. Synapse, our database of MSK authors and their publications, is a quick and reliable source for two common research metrics: citation counts (Dimensions), and online attention (Altmetrics).  From your author profile page, you can select any of your publications and quickly view the current research impact (if available) of your work via these two products from Digital Science.

CSF1/CSF1R signaling inhibitor pexidartinib (PLX3397) reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and stimulates T-cell infiltration in the sarcoma microenvironment. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2021. DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.Mct-20-0591

Taking a look at this example record, you can see that the article has been cited 45 times, according to Dimensions. Clicking on the citation badge links out to the Dimensions page, allowing you to directly see the works that have cited your article.  The article was also mentioned by 5 news outlets, 1 tweet, and has 35 readers in Mendeley.

Altmetric detail page

If you click on the colored donut you will be taken to the Altmetric page where you can view additional information regarding the paper’s online attention, such as direct links to news stories and tweets. 

They also provide additional details comparing the article to other tracked outputs of a similar age and/or source journals. Our example is in the top 5% of all research outputs tracked by Altmetric, and the top 97th percentile of all outputs from the same source journal and age. 

For assistance on research metrics or questions about Synapse, contact us

Standing Out in the Crowd: Making Research Metrics Work for You!

Understanding the portfolio of evaluation metrics currently available can be useful to researchers when establishing their online identity. Research metrics are quantitative tools used to aid in assessing quality and impact and can be categorized at the journal, article, or researcher level. 

Join us for our next Advancing Authorship event, Standing Out in the Crowd: Making Research Metrics Work for You! Speakers will share their thoughts on research metrics and participate in an interactive panel discussion.

DateThursday, September 30
Time12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom Webinar – Register Now

Speakers: 

Jeanine McSweeney, Associate Librarian, Scholarly Communications, MSK Library
Jeanine is a seasoned information professional who joined the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Library in July 2018 as the Associate Librarian, Scholarly Communications. Jeanine works in a collaborative environment to promote and develop the Library’s publication database, Synapse (https://synapse.mskcc.org). This resource is public-facing and showcases the intellectual output of MSK authors. Synapse records include Altmetric scores, online attention received by scholarly articles and datasets from social media, traditional media, and online reference tools. The Dimensions’ citation badge is also available, providing the number of times researchers have cited a paper (if available). Jeanine leads a team that maintains this resource and is responsible for publishing the online annual Synapse Publications Report.

Dina Matsoukas, Research Informationist III, MSK Library
Konstantina (Dina) Matsoukas has been a Research Informationist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Library since 2014. She provides literature search support to the MSK community, teaches library training classes and is a member of the MSK Library’s Systematic Review Service. Prior to MSK, she worked as an academic medical librarian for over a decade at Columbia University Medical Center’s Health Sciences Library. She holds a BSc in Biology and a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), both from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Tom Zamojcin, Solutions Consultant, Clarivate
Tom has 18 years of experience in Solutions Consulting and key account management with Clarivate, collaborating with a diversity of Government, Academic, Life Science and Corporate organizations. Prior to entering the world of research publications, he worked “hands-on” in manufacturing and research settings with a wide variety of industries, including biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, and foods and beverages (and has amassed collections of safety glasses, hard hats, and customer stories as lifetime souvenirs!). He is passionate about understanding “how things work” to help our customers optimize their use of Clarivate solutions, services and data to solve their most critical problems. Tom received his Biological Sciences degree from Northwestern University, currently lives in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and looks forward to hiking and traveling again as soon as the world allows it.