1. Quality of Journals – JCR Journal Citation Reports
Livia Vasas
2015

2. lib.semmelweis.hu

3. JCR Journal Citation Reports

4. About this database

5. Impact Factor
IF: average number of times articles from the journal published in the past two years have been cited in the JCR year.
Impact Factor is a fraction. The denominator equals to the publications published in the journal in the last 2 years, and the numerator equals to the number of cites in the last year for the 2 years items

6. IF value – calculation quotient
numerator
denominator

10. Questions
How many journal titles are in the 2009 JCR Social Sciences Edition ?
2257
And in the JCR Science Edition
8471
Which is the highest value IF in JCR Sci Edition in the subject category „allergy”?
9.165

11. Questions
What was the IF value of the journal Nature Genetics in 2007 ?
25,556
What was the IF value of the journal PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  in 2008 ?
9,380

12. Questions
What was the IF value of the journal JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION in 2009 ?
28,899
How many different journal titles are in 2012 in the subject category „psychiatry”?
121
Inside the above category which is the highest IF value?
14.721

13. Questions How many different journal titles are in 2013
JCR Science Edition from Germany?
563
How many different journal titles are in 2010
JCR Social Sciences Ed. from France? 25
Which is the highest IF value in JCR Sci Ed?

14. Questions
There are 15 Hungarian journals in JCR, 2009 Social Sciences edition.
False True
In JCR 2010 Social Sciences edition, Acta Linguistica Hungarica has the highest Impact Factor of the Hungarian journals.
False True

15. What is the Impact Factor of BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS in 2010?
5, ,111 5, , ,122
The Impact Factor of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) in 2008 is...
13, ,551, 31,

16. Questions EVERY publication type is counted when IF is calculated
True False
Impact Factor is a fraction. The denominator equals to the publications published in the journal in the last 2 years, and the numerator equals to the number of cites in the last year for the 2 years items
True False

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