1. Evan Bieske School of Chemistry University of Melbourne Assessing journals for inclusion into Scopus

2. Suggesting a journal for inclusion in Scopus

3. Technical Requirements English language abstracts Peer review Regular publication schedule Registered ISSN References in Roman script

4. Criteria Journal policy Subject area, Regional Focus Quality of content (sample articles) Academic content, Production quality, Language & Grammar Citedness journal, editors Regularity Online availability Homepage

5. Journal Goal What is the Journal trying to achieve? Present new and important research Address a neglected research area Publish papers that may not be accepted into existing journals Serve as a vehicle for institutional, national or personal pride Make money

6. Reviewing Journals for Scopus

7. Journal Policy

8. Scoring

9. Journal Policy

11. Content quality

12. Citedness

13. Regularity

14. Online availability and quality

15. Case Study 1 Small journal from Asia International subject (technology) Fair homepage Good production values Regular publication Few articles each year (~10/yr) Small publisher Only published for 2 years Fair academic quality Most articles are authored by the editors

16. Case Study 1 Small journal from Asia Feedback – Why was the journal rejected Can reapply after 1, 2, 3 years

17. Case Study 2 Philippine Journal of Science

22. Philippine Journal of Science International subject (science & technology) Long History (since 1906) Very good homepage Good production values Regular publication articles each year (~10/yr) Good academic quality Editorial and author diversity

23. Summary There are no hard rules for deciding whether a journal should be included. Important indicators are: achieves primary goal of presenting high quality research satisfies technical aspects (english abstract, Roman refs. etc.) journal policy (editorial board, peer review etc.) citedness Regularity online availability longevity