Scientific Reports Impact factor: “riding high”
Our research is usually based on the journal’s impact factor (IF), which denotes the significance of the work published in a specific journal. A scientist’s research is evaluated based on…
h-index: quantifying the impact of publication
In recent years, the h-index has become a popular citation metric influencing a scientist’s research more than the impact factor. Despite this, the two metrics differ even if they have…
Importance of Journal Impact Factor
Research metrics are applicable for reaching out to complex concepts like impact and quality. An impact factor of a journal is an identified indicator for measuring the influence and prestige…
HOW TO WRITE A ‘GOOD’ RESEARCH PAPER
Writing a good research paper and getting it published depends on many factors. It requires proper planning, preparation, and disciplined hard work to get published. However, by the end of…
Understanding manuscript evaluation by high impact journals
Every academician wants to publish their articles in high impact journals. This in turn makes it extremely challenging as all such journals are flooded with submissions. In fact, for many…
What Is a Good Impact factor of a Journal?
Any researcher looking to publish an article gets tangled in the web of journal impact factor and how to select the best journal to target. While it is easy to know…
Bibliometric/Scientometric Indicators
Bibliometrics is a group of mathematical and statistical methods that are used to analyse and measure the quantity and quality of different forms of publications. Basically there are three types…