What is CiteScore?
CiteScore is Scopus' version of journal metrics. CiteScore is the average citations per document that a title receives over a three-year period. CiteScore includes limited conference proceedings.
Visit Scopus' website to learn more about CiteScore metrics.
Look Up Specific Journal's CiteScore
To look up a specific journal's CiteScore:
1. Navigate to Scopus' journal metrics page.
2. In the second search bar "search by titles" enter the title of the journal you are searching for and hit 'enter.'
3. Then select the title of the journal.
4. Then you can view the journal's CiteScore, percentile, and other useful data.
Note: if a journal does not appear on this list it may not yet have three years of publication data or may not be indexed in Scopus.
View All Journals in a Discipline
Looking to target journals to publish in? Check out their CiteScore to target journals with a high impact in your area.
1. Navigate to Scopus Journal Metrics.
2. In the first search box "Refine By Subject Areas..." enter the subject you are looking for. Note: Education is listed under Social Sciences.
3. Scroll through results to browse potential publication outlets.
Note: if a journal does not appear on this list it may not yet have three years of publication data or may not be indexed in Scopus.
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