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Clarivate · Research analytics and visibility

Journal Citation Reports

JCR helps users examine journals through impact indicators, categories, rankings, and disciplinary context so that authors and research offices can make more considered decisions.

Analytics subscription Research office / research department Library Researchers / PhD students / master's students Journal editorial teams Improving publication quality International visibility Journal quality
At a glance

Journal analytics for choosing publication channels and assessing journals.

Authors often choose journals using arbitrary lists, unverified advice, or superficial metrics, increasing the risk of a misguided publication strategy.

Best fit: research offices, libraries, authors, departments, journal editorial teams, and research leadership
Resource capabilities

How this resource supports your organization

Clever Consult demonstrates the solution in the context of the client’s needs, then helps set up access, training and communications, and interpret the results for leadership.

Need

Authors often choose journals using arbitrary lists, unverified advice, or superficial metrics, increasing the risk of a misguided publication strategy.

Who it is for

department leadership, libraries, research offices, and specialist users

Next action

Request trial access / a demo

Diagnostic signals

Compare these needs with your organization’s priorities. A consultation helps establish whether the solution is right for you.

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authors ask where to publish

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the university wants to reduce publication risks

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journals need to understand their positioning

What changes after implementation

01

clear journal navigation

02

a lower risk of choosing an unsuitable journal

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a basis for publication strategy training

Use cases

select journals by research area
explain quartiles and categories
compare journals for a department or project

Value indicators

JIF JCI quartile category rank journal profile subject category

How Clever Consult launches the solution

01run training on choosing journals
02build a combination of JCR, Web of Science, and EndNote
03help develop publication guidelines

How to explain value internally

We already have some of these resources

Then the priority is to assess how well tasks are covered rather than whether access exists: who uses the resource, which scenarios it supports, where gaps remain, and how this relates to KPIs.

It is difficult to justify the budget

We build the case using data, usage, a needs assessment, and implementation scenarios for specific departments.