Indexing Profile of English-Language Journals of the University of Tehran Based on Indexing Criteria of International Citation Databases

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1 Indexing Profile of English-Language Journals of the University of Tehran Based on Indexing Criteria of International Citation Databases Abstract Alireza Noruzi Corresponding author, Associate Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran. Niloofar Solhjoo MSc., Information Management, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran. Objective: This study aims to determine the feasibility and possibility of indexing Englishlanguage journals published by the University of Tehran in international citation indexes (e.g. Web of Science and Scopus). It would also help to find out the reasons why the majority of these journals are not yet indexed in international citation indexes. This study also provides some strategies to increase the international visibility and accessibility of these journals. Materials and Methods: This descriptive survey examined English-language journals published by Scientific Journals Database of Tehran University, available at We have used a combination of qualitative and quantitative measures such as journal citation analysis and a checklist. Citation analysis data was collected from Scopus and Google Scholar, and the checklist was designed upon indexing criteria of Web of Science Core Collection Journal Selection Process and Scopus Content Advisory Board. Results: Findings indicate that the total number of citations per journal was low and therefore only 15 percent of these journals were indexed in international databases and there were only two journals comply with all of the minimum acceptance criteria. Some reasons why they are not yet indexed by international citation databases are the irregularity in publishing, lack of description of the peer-review process and lack of publication ethics and malpractice statement. However, the strong points of these journals are proper publication archive, accessibility, and readability of the content to international readerships. Conclusion: This study helps publishers, editors and decision-makers to improve the quality of international journals and give them the rank and the position of being welcomed by a wider scholar community and accepted by international citation databases. Keywords: Scientific journal, Peer-reviewed journal, Citation indexing, Indexing and abstracting, Scopus, Web of Science, University of Tehran Citation: Noruzi, Alireza, & Solhjoo, Niloofar (2016). Indexing profile of English-language journals of the University of Tehran based on indexing criteria of international citation databases. Iranian Journal of Library and Information Science, 19(2), Available at: Iranian Journal of Library and Information Science, 2016, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp Astan Quds Razavi Foundation, Library

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4 1. ISC (Islamic World Science Citation Center) 2. SID (Scientific Information Database) 3. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) 4. ProQuest 5. EBSCO 6. Scopus 7. ISI: (Institute for Scientific Information) 8. Web of Science (WoS) 9. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 10. Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 11. Balhara 12. Gasparyan 13. Freda 14. Nicholl 15. Elsevier

5 1. Burnham 2. Kim 3. The Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) 4. The Scopus Title Evaluation Platform (STEP) 5. Rew 6. Web of Science Core Collection Journal Selection Process

6 1. Holland 2. Salamat, Sobhani & Mallaei

7 1. Timeliness 2. Meester 3. Lin, Hou and Wu 4. Devassy Bino, Subash, and Ramanathan 5. Ellison

8 .. 1. Peer-reviewed Brown 4. Main editor peer review/ Editorial peer-review 5. Open peer review 6. Single blind peer review 7. Double blind peer review

9 1. Post publication peer review 2. Online 3. Wager 4. ithenticate 5. Online availability

10 1. Nieminen 2. Garfield 3. Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) 4. Testa 5. The PageRank algorithm

11 1. Journal Citation Reports 2. Guerrero-Botea & Moya-Anegónb 3. H index 4. Jorge E. Hirsch

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13 . 1. Fingerman 2. Falagas 3. Kulkarni 4. Duncombe 5. Taskin 6. Aghaei Chadegani

14 1. Ramin & Sarraf Shirazi 2. The journal impact factor (IF) 3. Najari & Yousefvand

16 REFSRCTITLE 1. Meho 2. Yang 3. Harzing 4. Wal 5. Publish or Perish

17 1. About journal 2. Aims and scope 3. Publication ethics 4. Peer review process 5. Guide for authors

18 Iranian Journal of Environmental Pollution Pollution Sciences University of Tehran 1. Scopus title list

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21 Progress in Biological Sciences Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal Journal of Entrepreneurship Research Desert pbiosci.ut.ac.ir ijvm.ut.ac.ir jcpeng.ut.ac.ir ceij.ut.ac.ir jer.ut.ac.ir jdesert.ut.ac.ir

22 Desert Journal of Entreprene urship Research Civil Engineerin g Infrastructu res Journal Journal of Chemical and Petrole Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine Progress in Biological Sciences Geopersia Journal of Computatio nal Applied Mechanics

23 Journal of Ultrafine Grained and Int. Journal of Mining & Geo- Int. Journal of Women's Research Energy Equipment and Systems Int. Journal of Horticultur al Science Journal of Mycology Research

28 Geopersia Progress in Biological Sciences

29 Civil Engineering Infrastructures International Journal of Women's Research Geopersia Journal and &

30 ISTIC 1. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) 2. World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) 3. Digital object identifier (DOI) 4. CrossRef

31 medra 1. Academia 2. Researchgate 3. Linkedin 4. Mendeley 5. DOAJ- Directory of Open Access Journals 6. DMOZ - The Directory of the Web

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