What is the SJR?
An Open Access web platform that allows users to analyze two rankings: “Journal Rankings” and “Country Rankings,” both based on journal output
Journal Rankings
A fully open access platform providing researchers, editors, and the public scientometric indicators and journal quartiles, categorized by region, country, and subject area. It also offers tools to help users understand journal performance through indicator comparison, co-authorship network mapping, and ranking identification within the scientific landscape.
Country Rankings
Enables users to identify the role of scientific journals published by institutions in each country in generating new knowledge. The platform provides scientometric indicators of journal output, benchmarking against other countries and world regions, as well as insights into strengths by subject area and the rate of Open Access output. Additionally, it offers two tools that help to:
- Visually explore the scientific productivity and performance of a country by subject area and over different time periods
- Analyze global scientific output, or that of any of the eight world regions, through detailed reports tracking their performance through scientometric indicators.
Goals
The Journal Rankings and Country Rankings provides:
- Open access of scientometric indicators for scientific journals
- A clear view of how scientific communications work within each country
- Visibility and international ranking of scientific journals
- Analytical tools for scientific output and communication
Features and Functionalities
of the SJR – SCImago Journal & Country Rank
FEATURES
- Open access ranking
- Catalogue of the world’s leading scientific journals
- Extensive data and metrics on scientific output from countries and regions across the globe
- An annual ranking derived from performance data covering a four-year span, ending one year before publication.
- Standardized data through a tool able to identify and disambiguate journals, authors, and institutions, enabling an unique journal identification and an accurate citation attribution
FUNCTIONALITIES
- The platform features two separate rankings (for countries and journals) that can be cross-referenced and compared
- Specific geographic areas can be analyzed within each country category.
- All data is visually represented using interactive graphical displays.
- Supplementary information is provided to assist non-specialist users in interpreting the graphs and understanding their data
- Journals can display their quartile ranking on their websites using a provided embed code (a popular feature).
- All ranking data can be downloaded in an Excel format
Advantages of the SJR – SCImago Journal & Country Rank
We deliver tailored solutions and meaningful value to our users.
Publishers and editors
- Understand the quartile rankings of their publications.
- Visualize trends in additional scientometric indicators over time.
- Compare their indicators against those of competing journals
- Use our comments section to interact directly with users
- Inclusion in the ranking enhances the likelihood of attracting higher-quality submissions and generating more citations from indexed journals.
Researchers
- Discover Scopus-indexed journals on a specific topic for potential submissions
- Identify the quartile and scientometric indicators that best suit their article
- Compare the performance of scientific journals
- Access the journal’s website and contact its editors
- Engage directly with the SCImago team and connect with journal teams via the comments feature (we forward comments to editors and encourage them to use our platform for inquiries).
Universities
- Identify the journals that will help strengthen the impact of the institution’s scientific output
- Use journal and country scientometric indicators to establish policies for promoting research
- Understand the status of journals in their country and those of their competitors
Governments
- Use the scientific output reports to set goals and guide public policies aimed at strengthening scientific institutions
Research Centers
- Identify trends in scientific communication within their discipline and research focus, along with the research areas being explored by top-ranked journals.
