The Scope Database web site, in some places, looks the same as the Scopus web site. As far as we can see there is no relationship between the Scope Database and Scopus and we can only conclude that...
Category: Impact Factor
We were recently contacted on Twitter and asked if a particular journal was a fake journal. This was an intriguing question and one which we felt we had to answer, or least look at to see if we could...
The Global Impact Factor (GIF) ranks journals using quantitative and qualitative methodologies in order to evaluate the prestige of journals. The evaluation considers factors such as peer review,...
Predatory publishing is the practice of publishers/journals charging fees to publish scientific articles, yet not providing the services that would normally be expected of a scientific journal. This...
The acronym for the International Scientific Index is ISI. Is this just a coincidence that this is the same term often used for the Web of Science's impact factor? In this article, we explore this...
The African Quality Centre for Journals (AQCJ) provides an alternative impact factor to the ones that are most often used. We argue that this impact factor is not fit for purpose.