I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) I NTRODUCING T HE O FFICIAL W EBSITE OCTOBER 25 th. – NOVEMBER 1 st Presenter : Ali Bazargani

O ur new website is an open and dynamic repository and place of exchange for the Scholars, Authors and Researchers of the Islamic world, built as a versatile solution the website is authored and edited in collaboration with the extended community of the ISC rather than by a selected group of web masters. The goal is to more fully present the range of activity occurring within our organization granting access to a wide variety of tools and databases. W hether you’re writing a paper, looking for potential collaborators, analyzing research performance or evaluating your library’s collection, ISC official website is built to accommodate your style of discovery and analysis. I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) INTRODUCTION

I t is an ideal place for academic citation indexing and search services, which is combined with web linking provided by ISC. It’s coverage encompasses the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities of the Islamic World. It provides bibliographic content and the tools to access, analyze, and manage research information. A notable attribute is that multiple databases can be searched simultaneously. M uch more than simply an aggregation of databases contents and tools, It is described as a unifying research place which enables the user to acquire, analyze, and disseminate databases information in a timely manner fulfilling the varying needs of your research community. ISC employs various notable search and analysis capabilities into an Integrated access to high quality, multidisciplinary research literature. I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) INTRODUCTION

ISC Tools and Databases T he ISC provides access to a number of databases providing journal references, conference proceedings plus citation reports and current awareness alerts. ISC Tools can be very useful in profiling Institutions, Journals and Researchers. The Use of ISC databases aims at encouraging quality research. ISC tools will also help all of OIC member state countries in their quest for excellence. Some Useful Applications of ISC Products: I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) INTRODUCTION Granting rewards for publishing in high quality Journals. Evaluating the strength of a research field and quality of it’s publications. Evaluating a particular journal with respect to other journals in a certain research area or region. Comparing performance of a group of institutions within a certain country. Quantifying performance for granting bodies.

Databases and ToolsDescription PJCR Persian Journal Citation Reports Assessing and Ranking Research journals and Identifying the most highly-cited journals. AJCR Arabic Journal Citation Reports EJCR English Journal Citation Reports ISCI Iran Science Citation Index Indexing scientific publications to gain access to the Islamic World Scientists also analyzing the scientific publications. IWSCI Islamic World Science Citation Index I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC)

Databases and ToolsDescription PESI Persian (Iran) Essential Science Indicator Ranks scientists, institutions, countries and journals in 22 fields of research by the number of papers published, citations received and citations made per paper. PHPD Persian Highly-cited Proceedings Database A significant database covering proceedings of conferences and seminars and seeking to assess the importance of the articles presented and their impact factors based on the quantitative analysis of the citations made. ISC E-Journals Provides access points to current research endeavors published within the Islamic countries’ research journals indexed in ISC. I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC)

Databases and ToolsDescription PJPI Persian Journals Performance Indicators Conducts trend analysis by comparing citation impact of a single journal or selected peer journals over time. ISC CAS ISC Current Awareness Services Provides a citation alert system in order to notify authors by as soon as a new article cites one of their articles. SJSS Scientific Journal Submission System A Web based Manuscript Submission System which simplifies the editorial workflow and increases transparency for authors and reviewers. URIC University Rankings of Islamic Countries Ranking of Universities in Islamic World. DPJA Database of Persian Journals Analysis Under Construction I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC)

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website The Official Website of ISC Homepage is Accessible at:

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website Available in Four Languages Including: English French Arabic And Farsi

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On the top part of each page a horizontal menu bar can be found which is consisting of navigational elements as well as links to “FAQ”, “Help” and “Contact Us” pages. You see the Contact Information of ISC below being presented along with phone number, fax and .

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website On the main body of the home page and to the left as it is outlined in red above a drop-down main menu comprising of seven links and each expandable to several other items leads you to ISC Departments, Publications, Research Projects, Rules and Legislations and Seminars.

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I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website Search within the website content Searching on “ISC” lists all News Archive contents with “ISC” in the title

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website Right under the navigation menu in the middle of the page you’ll find ISC Databases menu. Major ISC databases in English are: English Journal Citation Reports Islamic Countries Scientific Citation Index English Current Contents English Citation Alert

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website EJCR Web is a tool designed and customized in accordance with the local needs of the Islamic countries and specific criteria. It is presented in Persian, English, and Arabic languages and works to embody other languages of the Islamic countries. This web-based system has been designed according to the international scientometrics standards and is available for public use.

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website The ISC SCI deals with the analysis of the scientific publications of the Islamic countries based on valid scientometrics criteria. Through this index, it is possible to find the link between scientific documents and follow and investigate changes in prevailing opinions, assumptions, methods and tools.

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website The ISC E-Journals is the first of its kind to provide prompt and easy access to the whole collection of the content of high ranking journals in the Islamic world. Through this system it is also possible to review, search or browse such journals and ultimately observe their full list of contents.

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website ISC CAS allows Authors to set up a personal profile to save searches, set up search and document citation alerts and save lists to their profiles. Authors will also be informed through whenever their works got cited and will notice how often and who is citing their works.

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website A Selection of Useful ISC tools can be found on “Tools” menu box to the right top side of the home page. English tools of ISC are only listed here and the rest of mostly Persian tools of ISC are listed under the similar Tools menu box on the Persian version of the Website. Major ISC Tools in English are: ISC SJSS URIC JWIF

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website ISC’s SJSS is a comprehensive Web-based manuscript submission and tracking system allowing authors to submit papers easily in several different file formats with a Web browser. They also can manage all their submissions from one integrated Web-based interface, using one account and one password. Since the system maintains and records the status of articles, authors wanting to know about their contributions can check via a Website rather than contacting ISC.

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website Questionnaires are being used in ISC to collect data for the ranking of universities in accordance with the final agreed documents on ranking methodology. Relevant organizations and universities in the Islamic countries are requested to contribute to the ranking process by providing the necessary data through these questionnaires. By collecting quantitatively reliable information and data on agreed research and education indicators of universities, ISC publishes the ranking of universities in IRAN and is tending to rank the OIC member countries in two levels in the future: OIC LEVEL NATIONAL LEVEL

I SLAMIC W ORLD S CIENCE C ITATION C ENTER (ISC) Website In market research, the impact factor provides quantitative evidence for editors and publishers for positioning their journals in relation to the competition, especially others in the same subject category. The most important and recent use of impact factor is in the process of academic evaluation. Journals with the highest impact factors are listed here.

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