Evan Bieske School of Chemistry University of Melbourne Assessing journals for inclusion into Scopus

Suggesting a journal for inclusion in Scopus

Technical Requirements English language abstracts Peer review Regular publication schedule Registered ISSN References in Roman script

Criteria Journal policy Subject area, Regional Focus Quality of content (sample articles) Academic content, Production quality, Language & Grammar Citedness journal, editors Regularity Online availability Homepage

Journal Goal What is the Journal trying to achieve? Present new and important research Address a neglected research area Publish papers that may not be accepted into existing journals Serve as a vehicle for institutional, national or personal pride Make money

Reviewing Journals for Scopus

Journal Policy

Scoring

Journal Policy

Content quality

Citedness

Regularity

Online availability and quality

Case Study 1 Small journal from Asia International subject (technology) Fair homepage Good production values Regular publication Few articles each year (~10/yr) Small publisher Only published for 2 years Fair academic quality Most articles are authored by the editors

Case Study 1 Small journal from Asia Feedback – Why was the journal rejected Can reapply after 1, 2, 3 years

Case Study 2 Philippine Journal of Science

Philippine Journal of Science International subject (science & technology) Long History (since 1906) Very good homepage Good production values Regular publication articles each year (~10/yr) Good academic quality Editorial and author diversity

Summary There are no hard rules for deciding whether a journal should be included. Important indicators are: achieves primary goal of presenting high quality research satisfies technical aspects (english abstract, Roman refs. etc.) journal policy (editorial board, peer review etc.) citedness Regularity online availability longevity