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            * Metrics
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            * How do I find the impact factor (IF) of a journal?
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            I can find the IF indicator in the Web of Science database - Journal Citation Reports (JCR
            accessing the database, I enter the name or ISSN of a specific journal in the search field

            “Journal's performance” section, I will find the IF value for individual years.

            I can also use the Scopus database, which uses CiteScore metrics. The CiteScore value is a

            a specific journal after it has been searched in the database.





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            * How do I find the Article Influence Score (AIS) of a journal?
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            I can find the AIS indicator in the Web of Science database - Journal Citation Reports (JC
            After accessing the database, I enter the name or ISSN of a specific journal in the search
            “Additional metrics” section, I will find the AIS value for individual years.


            I can also use the Scopus database, which uses the SJR - SCImago Journal Rank metric. The 
            always listed for a specific journal after it has been searched in the database.






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            * What is the difference between IF and AIS indicators?

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            Unlike IF, AIS does not include self-citations in calculations. AIS takes into account the

            of citations - citations that come from more prestigious journals carry more weight and vi
            also more resistant to unfair practices, for example in the form of so-called “citation fr






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            * How do I find out the quartile of a journal according to IF?
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            Information can be found in the Web of Science database - Journal Citation Reports (JCR). 
            the database, I enter the name or ISSN of a specific journal in the search field. Informat

            classification of the journal into individual quartiles (Q1-Q4) is available in the Rank b
            Factor section.






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            * How do I find out the number of article citations in WoS and Scopus?
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            I will search the Web of Science database for a specific article. The article is accompani
            Cited” information, which indicates the number of citations of the article. Citations can 

            viewing and self-citations can be excluded.
            I will search the Scopus database for a specific article. The article is accompanied by “C
            information, which indicates the number of citations of the article. Citations can be clic

            and self-citations can be excluded.





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            * How do I find UT WoS?
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            UT WoS is a unique identifier of a record indexed in the Web of Science databases. I can f
            specific record as “Accession Number”.
            Example: Accession Number: WOS: 000674703700012






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            * How do I find EID Scopus?

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            EID (Scopus ID) is a unique identifier of a record indexed in the Scopus database. It is p

            address of the respective record.
            Example: 2-s2.0-79958291143






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            * How do I find the total number of my citations and the h-index in the WoS and Scopus dat
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            I will search all my records in the Web of Science database, mark them and click on “Citat
            the upper right corner. I will see information about the number of indexed records, the to

            citations, the total number of citations without self-citations and the value of the h-ind

            In the Scopus database, I will search for all my records via the “Authors” search field. I

            information about the number of indexed records, the total number of citations, the total 
            citations without self-citations and the value of the h-index.






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            * How do I find out which journals in my field are indexed in WoS?
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            In the Web of Science database in JCR I will click on “Browse categories”. In the “Categor
            section I will select a specific category, subcategory and click on “# of journals”.