The document explains the concepts of databases and indexing databases, highlighting their purpose in data organization and optimization for efficient access. It also outlines various research metrics used to evaluate performance in the publishing industry, transitioning from traditional measures like the impact factor to a broader range including altmetrics. Key metrics mentioned include SNIP, SJR, IPP, CiteScore, and several author-level metrics such as h-index and g-index.

1. Databases & Research Metrics – Indexing
Databases & Citation Databases

2. Indexing & Citation Databases
1. What is database: A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it
can be easily accessed, managed and updated. Computer databases typically contain
aggregations of data records or files, containing information about sales transactions or
interactions with specific customers.
2. Indexing database: Indexing is a way to optimize the performance of a database by
minimizing the number of disk accesses required when a query is processed. It is a data
structure technique which is used to quickly locate and access the data in a database.

3. Indexes are used to quickly locate data without having to search every row in a database
table every time a database table is Accessed. Indexes can be created using one or more
columns of a database table, providing the basis for both rapid random lookups and
efficient access of ordered record.

16. Research Metrics
• Research metrics are the fundamental tools used across the publishing
industry to measure performance, both at journal- and author-level.
• For a long time, the only tool for assessing journal performance was the
Impact Factor – more on that in a moment.
• Now, there are a range of different research metrics available.
• This “basket of metrics” is growing everyday, from the traditional Impact
Factor to Altmetrics, h-index, and beyond.

17. Research Metrics
The different Research metrics available are
a) Impact Factor of journal as per Journal Citations Report
b) SNIP
c) SJR
d) IPP
e) Cite Score metrics: h-index, g-index, i10 Index & Altmetrics