The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Documentation and its the corresponding percentile for the sake of comparison with the entire literature. Impact Factor is the most common scientometric index, which is defined by the number of citations of papers in two preceding years divided by the number of papers published in those years.
How Influential is Journal of Documentation?
Journal of Documentation is the 8th out of 97 Library Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Library Science. This Journal is the 16th out of 104 Information Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Information Science. This Journal is the 179th out of 460 Information Systems journals. This Journal is the 368th out of 1,026 Computer Science journals. This Journal is the 813rd out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This Journal is the 2907th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 4048th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals.
How are inpact factors calculated?
The impact factor (IF) is calculated by counting citations from peer-reviewed journals only.
extended IF also counts citations from books and conference papers. However, no patent, abstract, working papers, online documents, etc., are covered.
