Measuring Your Research Impact: Journal Impact Factor

 Journal Impact Factor is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a given period of time.

The Scopus Journal Analyzer provides a measure of journal performance. Scopus includes over 21 000 peer-reviewed publications from 5,000 publishers; the Analyzer enables you to compare up to 10 journals simultaneously, back to 1996.

The Scopus Journal Analyzer includes 2 journal metrics:

1. SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) is a prestige measure based on the idea that all citations are not created equal. With SJR, the subject field, quality and reputation have a direct effect on the value of a citation. (About SJR)
   
   
2. SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) measures citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a specific subject field. The impact of a single citation is given higher value in subject areas where citations are less likely, and vice versa. (About SNIP)

To use Journal Analyzer:

• Login to Scopus, then select Analyze Journal from the bar at the top. Search using journal title, ISSN or publisher. Limits can be applied by using Scopus Subject Categories. View Scopus Journal Analyser Tutorial.