{"id":3295,"date":"2016-09-01T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T04:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2018-05-08T18:56:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T13:26:52","slug":"journal-impact-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/journal-impact-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Impact Factor &#8211; Some Interesting Pointers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the industry we\u2019re a part of, the term <em>impact factor<\/em> (IF) and its value plays a pivotal role and an understanding of it is essential. While most of us are aware of how important it is for journals, we are not familiar with how it is calculated and how editors can contribute toward raising the IF. Here is an article published in August 2015 that provides some essential information about the background of IF, how it is awarded, and how it is used (and abused): <a href=\"http:\/\/c.ymcdn.com\/sites\/www.ismte.org\/resource\/resmgr\/EON_Shared_Articles\/The_Impact_Factor_For_Better.pdf\">http:\/\/c.ymcdn.com\/sites\/www.ismte.org\/resource\/resmgr\/EON_Shared_Articles\/The_Impact_Factor_For_Better.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pointers from it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The IF is calculated by taking (1) the number of times all items published in Journal X over a two-year period (e.g., 2012 and 2013) are cited by other Web of Science\u2013indexed publications in the following year (2014 in this case) and (2) the number of citable items published in Journal X in that same two-year period. Then the math is performed: 1 divided by 2. The resulting number is Journal X\u2019s 2014 IF, which the journal will receive in 2015, usually in June. The IF is the average number of citations received by each article published during that particular two-year period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2026the full evaluation includes review of the journal\u2019s publishing standards (timeliness, accessible content, English language, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/publication-support-services\/peer-review-process\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"115\" title=\"Peer Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peer review<\/a>), editorial content (novel content, comparison to competitors), international diversity (authors, editors, Editorial Board representing an international community), and citation analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>John Mehrmann outlined six objectives for building customer loyalty, five of which are of special importance in publishing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want loyalty, you have to give it<\/li>\n<li>Communicate<\/li>\n<li>Understand your customer\u2019s goals<\/li>\n<li>Be consistent<\/li>\n<li>Build credibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s an interesting infographic explaining good procedures that journals follow to improve their IF:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/impact-factor.png\" alt=\"Journal Impact Factor\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 745px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 745\/500;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image source:<br \/>\n<a style=\"font-size: 13.5px\" href=\"http:\/\/c.ymcdn.com\/sites\/www.ismte.org\/resource\/resmgr\/EON_Shared_Articles\/The_Impact_Factor_For_Better.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/c.ymcdn.com\/sites\/www.ismte.org\/resource\/resmgr\/EON_Shared_Articles\/The_Impact_Factor_For_Better.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3295?action=genpdf&amp;id=3295\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the industry we\u2019re a part of, the term impact factor (IF) and its value&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[757,758],"tags":[1529],"ppma_author":[1894],"class_list":["post-3295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","category-publishing-hot-topics","tag-journal-impact-factor"],"better_featured_image":null,"acf":{"faq_main_heading":"","faq_heading_one":"","faq_heading_two":"","faq_heading_three":"","faq_heading_four":"","faq_heading_five":"","faq_heading_six":"","faq_description_one":"","faq_description_two":"","faq_description_three":"","faq_description_four":"","faq_description_five":"","faq_description_six":""},"views":1868,"single_webinar_page_date":null,"single_webinar_page_time":null,"session_agenda":null,"who_should_attend_this_session":null,"about_the_speaker_field":null,"co-webinar-sec":null,"co_webinar_sec_one":null,"speaker-name":null,"webinar-date":null,"webinar-time":null,"webinar-s-image":null,"custum_webinar_category":null,"authors":[{"term_id":1894,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"daveishan","display_name":"Enago Academy","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-favicon-192x192-1.png","url2x":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-favicon-192x192-1.png"},"author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":"Enago Academy, the knowledge arm of Enago, offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources on academic research and scholarly publishing to all levels of scholarly professionals: students, researchers, editors, publishers, and academic societies. 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