Emerging Sources Citation Index
| Company type | Citation index |
|---|---|
| Industry | Academic publishing, Bibliometrics |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Thomson Reuters |
| Products | Citation index |
| Parent | Clarivate |
The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) is a citation index introduced in 2015 by Thomson Reuters and presently overseen by Clarivate. It includes "peer-reviewed publications that hold regional significance and represent developing scientific disciplines."
Available through the Web of Science platform alongside other Clarivate indexes, journals listed in ESCI have been part of the Journal Citation Reports since June 2021. Initially, these journals were not assigned an impact factor, although their citations influenced the impact factors of other titles. In July 2022, Clarivate declared that ESCI journals would begin receiving impact factors starting with the 2022 JCR edition released in June 2023.
Inclusion criteria
To qualify, journals must:[1]
- Be peer-reviewed
- Comply with ethical publishing guidelines
- Fulfill technical standards
- Supply bibliographic details in English
- Be recommended or nominated by Web of Science academic users
Criticism
Jeffrey Beall pointed out that within Clarivate's databases, the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) is the most accessible for inclusion, which has led to many predatory journals being listed.
See also
External links
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