Metrics for the titles listed below are not published due to anomalous citation patterns found in the 2015 citation data. These patterns result in a significant distortion of the Journal Impact Factor and rank that does not accurately reflect the journal’s citation performance in the literature. The Journal Impact Factor provides an important and objective measure of a journal’s contribution to scholarly communication. In the interest of fairness and accuracy for all journals, the distortion of the Journal Impact Factor by an excessive concentration of citations gives rise to the need for suppression. JCR staff will monitor these journals going forward and the titles will be included in a future edition of JCR when the anomalous patterns are resolved. Coverage of these journals in Web of Science and other Thomson Reuters products is not immediately affected by suppression from the JCR, however, the titles may be subject to review to determine if they continue to meet the quality and publication standards necessary for inclusion in Web of Science. More information on journal suppression is available at: http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/jcr-suppression.pdf.
A list of title suppressions for previous years can be downloaded here.
JCR Title | Full Title | Type |
APPL CLIN INFORM | Applied Clinical Informatics | Stacking |
ARAB J GEOSCI | Arabian Journal of Geosciences | Self |
ARCH METALL MATER | Archives of Metallurgy and Materials | Self |
AUST J POLIT SCI | Australian Journal of Political Science | Self |
CLEAN TECHNOL ENVIR | Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Self |
ENVIRON EARTH SCI | Environmental Earth Sciences | Self |
FORENSIC TOXICOL | Forensic Toxicology | Self |
HOMEOPATHY | Homeopathy | Self |
IET POWER ELECTRON | IET Power Electronics | Self |
J FUSION ENERG | Journal of Fusion Energy | Self |
J MANUF SCI E-T ASME | Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of the ASME | Self |
J MARITAL FAM THER | Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Self |
J MED SYST | Journal of Medical Systems | Self |
J NON-EQUIL THERMODY | Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics | Self |
J PHYS THER SCI | Journal of Physical Therapy Science | Self |
J POLITENESS RES-LAN | Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture | Self |
METHOD INFORM MED | Methods of Information in Medicine | Stacking |
REGUL CHAOTIC DYN | Regular & Chaotic Dynamics | Self |
This table lists the categories for each journal (note that each journal may be included in multiple categories), the percentage of citations in the Journal Impact Factor numerator that are self cites, and the distortion in category rank due to self cites. The distortion in category rank is based on analysis of all journals in all categories of the JCR ranked both with and without the inclusion of self cites. Here distortion equals the percentage shift in rank with self cites included versus excluded.
Self Citation Suppressed Titles with Key Data Points*Full title | Category | % Self cites in JIF numerator | % Distortion of category rank |
Arabian Journal of Geosciences | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 54% | 34% |
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | 55% | 25% |
Australian Journal of Political Science | Political Science | 63% | 39% |
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Environmental Sciences | 62% | 37% |
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Engineering, Environmental | 62% | 32% |
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | 62% | 24% |
Environmental Earth Sciences | Water Resources | 52% | 40% |
Environmental Earth Sciences | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 52% | 34% |
Environmental Earth Sciences | Environmental Sciences | 52% | 27% |
Forensic Toxicology | Toxicology | 53% | 36% |
Homeopathy | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | 71% | 48% |
IET Power Electronics | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 63% | 37% |
Journal of Fusion Energy | Nuclear Science & Technology | 52% | 30% |
Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of the ASME | Engineering, Mechanical | 57% | 28% |
Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of the ASME | Engineering, Manufacturing | 57% | 33% |
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Psychology, Clinical | 72% | 57% |
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Family Studies | 72% | 44% |
Journal of Medical Systems | Health Care Sciences & Services | 62% | 56% |
Journal of Medical Systems | Medical Informatics | 62% | 57% |
Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics | Mechanics | 50% | 30% |
Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics | Thermodynamics | 50% | 26% |
Journal of Physical Therapy Science | Rehabilitation | 78% | 58% |
Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture | Linguistics | 63% | 25% |
Regular & Chaotic Dynamics | Mechanics | 53% | 36% |
Regular & Chaotic Dynamics | Mathematics, Applied | 53% | 28% |
Regular & Chaotic Dynamics | Physics, Mathematical | 53% | 33% |
Citation Stacking Suppressed Titles with Key Data Points*
Recipient Journal | Donor Journal | % JIF Numerator | % Exchange to JIF Years |
Applied Clinical Informatics | Methods of Information in Medicine | 39% | 86% |
* These key data points as well as other factors are considered in the suppression decision.
This table lists the recipient and donor journal pairs along with the percentage of citations in the Journal Impact Factor numerator that are from the donor to the recipient (x% of the JIF Numerator cites to Recipient journal from Donor journal). The percentage exchange to the Journal Impact Factor years is the proportion of all citations from donor to recipient (all years) that reference the two years considered in the Journal Impact Factor calculation (x% of all citations from Donor to Recipient were concentrated in the Journal Impact Factor years).
