The document discusses essential scientific research skills, focusing on reliable journal sources like ISI, Scopus, and others. It highlights the significance of citation databases, including the Web of Science and its various indexes, as well as the Master Journal List and Journal Citation Reports for evaluating journal impact and credibility. Additionally, it addresses the advantages and differences between Scopus and Web of Science, emphasizing their roles in the research landscape.

1. ‫م‬.‫علي‬ ‫صالح‬ ‫نـــبيل‬
‫العلمية‬ ‫البحوث‬ ‫شعبة‬
‫المعلوماتي‬ ‫والتاهيل‬ ‫البحث‬ ‫مركز‬
Nabeel@uokufa.edu.iq
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SKILLS
(SRS)
(Recognizing The Standalone, and Reliable
Journals)

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CONTENTS
Reliable Resources1
ISI and SCOPUS2
Master Journal List3
Journal Citation Report (JCR)4
Scimago Journal Ranking(SJR)5
Impact of Citation6

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Reliable Resources
 ISI - Web of Knowledge or Science (Not Free access)
 Science Direct (Not Free access)
 IEEE Explore (Not Free access)
 Google Scholar (Free access)
• Some papers within High Citation for the scientist
people in you field.
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Web of Science (WoS)
 Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus used to Rank Journals in
terms of their Productivity and the Total Citations received to
indicate the journals Impact, Prestige or Influence
 WoS from Thomson Reuters (ISI) was the only citation
database and publication which covers all domains of science
for many years.

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Web of Science (WoS)
 Web of Science (WoS), products from “Thomson Reuters
Institute of Scientific Information” (ISI).
 WoS includes above 10,000 journals and comprises of Seven
Different Citation Databases including different information
collected from Journals, Conferences, Reports, Books and
Book Series.

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Web of Science (WoS)
 WoS citation databases are Social Sciences Citation Index
(SSCI), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI Expanded),
Conference Proceedings Citation Index Science (CPCI-S), Arts
and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) and Conference
Proceedings Citation Index-Social Sciences and Humanities
(CPCI-SSH).
 It has also two chemistry databases named Index Chemicus (IC)
and Current Chemical Reactions (CCR-Expanded).

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Scopus
 Scopus database is the largest searchable citation and abstract
source of searching literature which is continually expanded and
updated.
 Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus.
 Scopus is the largest database existing on the market for
Multidisciplinary Scientific Literatures.

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WoS and Scopus
 WoS claims it has the most depth and the most quality however,
Scopus burst in research domain in 2004 which claims to have
the biggest database with the wide range of records.
 Most of institutions in all over the world such as Latin America,
Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East
believe Scopus have positive influence on their researches.

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Master Journal List - Thomson Scientific
 It used as a guide to obtain the list of journals indexed in ISI-
Web of Science (WoS).
 Thomson Reuter (Free Access).
 Web of Science Journals.
 Web of Knowledge Journals.
 Journal Coverage.

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Journal Citation Report (JCR)
 Looking for Journal Ranking.
 Journal Quartile Value (Tier).
 Journal Impact Factor.
 Journal Subject Category Name.
 Journal Disciplinary Science.

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Impact of Citation
Citation Categorization in :
▪ Web of Science (ISI)
▪ Scopus
▪ Google Scholar

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