Journal Expansion
Learn more about how and why we expanded our regional journal coverage
New regional content.
The same high standards of quality.
1,544 NEW REGIONAL JOURNALS
382 from ASIA
PACIFIC
819 from the EUROPEAN
UNION
185 from LATIN
AMERICA
129 from the MIDDLE
EAST and AFRICA
29 from NORTH
AMERICA
The newly identified collection contains journals that typically target a regional rather than international audience by approaching subjects from a local perspective or focusing on particular topics of regional interest.
For more than two years, Thomson Reuters has reviewed thousands of regional journals in all areas of science, social science and arts and humanities.The Selection ProcessAlthough selection criteria for a regional journal are fundamentally the same as for an international journal, the importance of the regional journal is measured in terms of the specificity of its content rather than in its citation impact.
More on the Journal Selection Process
The Impact of Intergrating the New Journals
This extended coverage can be used to focus on topics important to certain
regions. The complete integration of these new journals builds a bridge between
significant regional studies and the global research community — increasing
the visibility of topics of regional concern and enhancing the comprehensiveness
and reach of ISI Web of Knowledge.Major benefits of having access to
the new journals
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Locate more articles to be used in metrics, as they include regional coverage in their analyses of the impact of emerging trends, authors, institutions, countries and fields.
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Link from citations within new articles to other data within Web of Science.
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Have more opportunities to link successfully from article citations to the full bibliographic record and full text.