Metrics for the titles listed below are not published due to anomalous citation patterns found in the 2016 citation data. These patterns result in a significant distortion of the Journal Impact Factor and rank that does not accurately reflect the journal’s citation performance in the literature. The Journal Impact Factor provides an important and objective measure of a journal’s contribution to scholarly communication. In the interest of fairness and accuracy for all journals, the distortion of the Journal Impact Factor by an excessive concentration of citations gives rise to the need for suppression. JCR staff will monitor these journals going forward and the titles will be included in a future edition of JCR when the anomalous patterns are resolved. Coverage of these journals in Web of Science and other Clarivate Analytics products is not immediately affected by suppression from the JCR. However, the titles may be subject to review to determine if they continue to meet the quality and publication standards necessary for inclusion in Web of Science. More information on journal suppression is available at:: http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/jcr-suppression.pdf.
A list of title suppressions for previous years can be downloaded here.
JCR Title | Full Title | Type |
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ACTA VET-BEOGRAD | Acta Veterinaria-Beograd | Self |
AQUACULT ECON MANAG | Aquaculture Economics & Management | Self |
CAN HIST REV | Canadian Historical Review | Self |
INDIAN J EXP BIOL | Indian Journal of Experimental Biology | Self |
INT J MOB COMMUN | International Journal of Mobile Communications | Self |
INT J POLYM ANAL CH | International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization | Self |
J APPL FLUID MECH | Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics | Self |
J CERAM PROCESS RES | Journal of Ceramic Processing Research | Stacking |
J MARITAL FAM THER | Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Self |
KOREAN J MET MATER | Korean Journal of Metals and Materials | Stacking |
ORAL HIST REV | Oral History Review | Self |
TRANSL STROKE RES | Translational Stroke Research | Stacking |
TROP ECOL | Tropical Ecology | Self |
This table lists the categories for each journal (note that each journal may be included in multiple categories), the percentage of citations in the Journal Impact Factor numerator that are self cites, and the distortion in category rank due to self cites. The distortion in category rank is based on analysis of all journals in all categories of the JCR ranked both with and without the inclusion of self cites. Here distortion equals the percentage shift in rank with self cites included versus excluded.
Self Citation Suppressed Titles with Key Data Points*Full Title | Category | % Self cites in JIF numerator | % Distortion of category rank |
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Acta Veterinaria-Beograd | Veterinary Sciences | 56% | 26% |
Aquaculture Economics & Management | Fisheries | 66% | 41% |
Canadian Historical Review | History | 59% | 35% |
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology | Biology | 60% | 35% |
International Journal of Mobile Communications | Communication | 55% | 41% |
International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization | Polymer Science | 51% | 25% |
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics | Thermodynamics | 64% | 46% |
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics | Mechanics | 64% | 44% |
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Family Studies | 56% | 40% |
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Psychology, Clinical | 56% | 31% |
Oral History Review | History | 56% | 26% |
Tropical Ecology | Ecology | 62% | 33% |
Citation Stacking Suppressed Titles with Key Data Points*
Recipient Journal | Donor Journal | % JIF Numerator | % Exchange to JIF Years |
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Korean Journal of Metals and Materials | Journal of Ceramic Processing Research | 21% | 100% |
Translational Stroke Research | Medical Gas Research | 19% | 92% |
* These key data points as well as other factors are considered in the suppression decision.
This table lists the recipient and donor journal pairs along with the percentage of citations in the Journal Impact Factor numerator that are from the donor to the recipient (x% of the JIF Numerator cites to Recipient journal from Donor journal). The percentage exchange to the Journal Impact Factor years is the proportion of all citations from donor to recipient (all years) that reference the two years considered in the Journal Impact Factor calculation (x% of all citations from Donor to Recipient were concentrated in the Journal Impact Factor years).