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Journal Citation Reports 2005 Is Now Available

The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) provide the researcher a way to review and evaluation selected journals based on citation data. The Science Edition includes information from 5,900 journals in science and technology.

The JCR database is available from the CSU Libraries Database page. Access is limited to CSU faculty, staff, and students.

The following information is quoted from the JCR Database Information for New Users Section,

"Journal Citation Reports is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. It is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Journal Citation Reports can show you the:

Most frequently cited journals in a field
Highest impact journals in a field
Largest journals in a field

Citation and article counts are important indicators of how frequently current researchers are using individual journals. By tabulating and aggregating citation and article counts, JCR offers a unique perspective for journal evaluation and comparison.

From the JCR Website Information for New Users

JCR Science Edition contains data from over 5,900 journals in science and technology."

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