For almost half a century publishers, institutions, funders and researchers have trusted the impartial data provided by Journal Citation Reports^TM (JCR^TM) to identify the world’s leading journals across 250+ disciplines.

Understand key citation impact trends to inform your publishing strategy, using a range of indicators, descriptive data and visualizations.

The 2023 release of Journal Citation Reports extends the Journal Impact Factor^TM (JIF^TM) to all Web of Science Core Collection™ journals, including those indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index^TM (AHCI) and the multidisciplinary Emerging Sources Citation Index^TM (ESCI) for the first time.

We only include journals which have met our rigorous quality standards.

Journal Citation Reports provides unbiased, publisher-neutral information which does not promote or endorse any specific publishers.

Expert curation and selection

Only journals which meet our rigorous selection processes are eligible to be included in the Web of Science.

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Criteria of journal quality

When you’re evaluating a journal, you need to know more than just one number. View the relationship between article and journal citations with visualizations and linked data alongside descriptive statistics.

Evaluate each journal’s profile with a complete set of journal intelligence metrics.

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Maximize the reach and influence of your work and gain an international view of the research landscape.

Journal Citation Reports provide a comprehensive view of the world’s leading journals. Discover valuable insights into the countries and institutions contributing to the performance of each journal.