TY - JOUR
T1 - SJR and SNIP
T2 - two new journal metrics in Elsevier's Scopus
AU - Colledge, Lisa
AU - De Moya-Anegón, Félix
AU - Guerrero-Bote, Vicente
AU - López-Illescas, Carmen
AU - El Aisati, M'hamed
AU - Moed, Henk F.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - This paper introduces two journal metrics recently endorsed by Elsevier's Scopus: SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) and Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP). SJR weights citations according to the status of the citing journal and aims to measure journal prestige rather than popularity. SNIP compensates for disparities in citation potential and aims to account for differences in topicality across research fields.The paper underlines important points to keep in mind when using journal metrics in general; it presents the main features of the two indicators, comparing them one with another, and with a journal impact measure similar to Thomson Reuters' journal impact factor; and it discusses their potentialities in regard to specific interests of a user and theoretical beliefs about the nature of the concept of journal performance. Article
AB - This paper introduces two journal metrics recently endorsed by Elsevier's Scopus: SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) and Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP). SJR weights citations according to the status of the citing journal and aims to measure journal prestige rather than popularity. SNIP compensates for disparities in citation potential and aims to account for differences in topicality across research fields.The paper underlines important points to keep in mind when using journal metrics in general; it presents the main features of the two indicators, comparing them one with another, and with a journal impact measure similar to Thomson Reuters' journal impact factor; and it discusses their potentialities in regard to specific interests of a user and theoretical beliefs about the nature of the concept of journal performance. Article
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78649595886&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1629/23215
DO - 10.1629/23215
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649595886
SN - 0953-0460
VL - 23
SP - 215
EP - 221
JO - Serials
JF - Serials
IS - 3
ER -