How to interpret traditional journal metrics like the Impact Factor

In this video, we explain some of the core journal metrics and what insights they provide. We cover:

- What are citation metrics?
- A note of caution about metrics
- Ways in which metrics can help authors, institutions and funding agencies
- Putting metrics in context
- Impact Factor – what it is and how it is calculated
- Cite Score and Scimago Journal Rank – what it is and how it is calculated
- Using metrics to identify and avoid predatory journals

Check out the other videos in this playlist, to help you as an author to navigate the process of selecting appropriate journals, and understand the range of factors which might influence the decisions of where to submit.

**Presenter**
Duncan Nicholas, Vice President of the European Association of Science Editors

**Published by IFIS Publishing**

IFIS publish FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts, a database for scientific and technological information relating to food and beverages, including nutrition, microbiology, public health and many others. It is used by universities, food companies and government agencies all over the world for their food information research such as journal articles, patents, books, reviews, reports and standards.

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An objective presentation of how they can be useful acknowledging their potential issues!