Is Doaj a database?

Is Doaj a database?

DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed. All data is freely available.

How do you find a Doaj?

You can check the “DOAJ” box on the right sidebar of the CrossRef search page and, using the previous example “coping strategies mental disorder”, you will get more than 12 000 results, all in peer-reviewed, free to read journals.

How many journals are there in Doaj?

Since it was launched in 2003, the DOAJ has indexed over 15,000 OA journals in its community-curated database. The index is open to OA journals in all subject areas and all languages, and includes a wide variety of publications in STEM, the humanities, and the social sciences.

Where can I read journal articles for free?

The Top 21 Free Online Journal and Research Databases

• CORE. CORE is a multidisciplinary aggregator of open access research.
• ScienceOpen.
• Directory of Open Access Journals.
• Education Resources Information Center.
• arXiv e-Print Archive.
• Social Science Research Network.
• Public Library of Science.
• OpenDOAR.

Is Unpaywall safe?

Is Unpaywall legal? Yes! We harvest content from legal sources including repositories run by universities, governments, and scholarly societies, as well as open content hosted by publishers themselves. We do not harvest from sources of dubious legality like ResearchGate or Sci-Hub.

How do you know if a journal has been peer reviewed?

If the article is from a printed journal, look at the publication information in the front of the journal. If the article is from an electronic journal, go to the journal home page and look for a link to ‘About this journal’ or ‘Notes for Authors’. Here it should tell you if the articles are peer-reviewed.

How do you know if a source has been peer reviewed?

To determine if your source has been peer-reviewed, you can investigate the journal in which the article was published. Try going to the journal’s website and finding information about their submission & revision guidelines, or search the journal title in Ulrich’s to learn more about it.

How do you know if a journal is reputable?

The credibility of a journal may be assessed by examining several key factors:

1. Where is it indexed? Is the journal included or indexed in the major bibliographic databases for the field?
2. What is its publishing history? How long has the journal been available?
3. Is it peer-reviewed?
4. What is its impact factor?

Is 6 a good impact factor?

The higher the impact factor, the more highly ranked the journal. The top 5% of journals have impact factors approximately equal to or greater than 6 (610 journals or 4.9% of the journals tracked by JCR). Approximately two-thirds of the journals tracked by JCR have a 2017 impact factor equal to or greater than 1.

What is a good H-index score for a journal?

H-index scores between 3 and 5 seem common for new assistant professors, scores between 8 and 12 fairly standard for promotion to the position of tenured associate professor, and scores between 15 and 20 about right for becoming a full professor.

What is a good Eigenfactor score?

The mean Article Influence Score is 1.00. A score greater than 1.00 indicates that each article in the journal has above-average influence. A score less than 1.00 indicates that each article in the journal has below-average influence.

What is a good article influence score?

The mean Article Influence Score is 1.00. An Article Influence Score greater than 1.00 indicates that the articles in a journal have an above-average influence.

What is meant by JCR?

What is Journal Citation Reports (JCR)? It is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Journal Citation Reports can show you the: Most frequently cited journals in a field. Highest impact journals in a field.

How do I check my Scopus indexed journals?

SJR can give you journals outside Scopus.

1. Visit their website at scopus.com/sources. This will guide you to their search page.
2. Choose the Title, Publisher, or ISSN number of the journal of your choice and search it in.
3. Enter the journal details in the search bar to have access to their database.

How do you tell if a journal is indexed?

INDEX MEDICUS/MEDLINE/PUBMED

1. Choose NLM Catalog from the dropdown menu next to the search box.
2. Enter the journal name.
3. Click on the journal name in search results.
4. Scroll down to the “In” field. You will see if the journal is indexed in any of the databases.

How do you know if a journal is Q1 or Q2?

Each subject category of journals is divided into four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4. Q1 is occupied by the top 25% of journals in the list; Q2 is occupied by journals in the 25 to 50% group; Q3 is occupied by journals in the 50 to 75% group and Q4 is occupied by journals in the 75 to 100% group.

Is IJSR PubMed indexed?

Indexed Journal with Cross Ref, Google Scholar, Index Medicus, Pubmed, Citation Index etc. Publication Acceptable in India and Over 100 Countries. Scientific Peer Reviewed Process. Open Access Journal for Better High visibility and promotion.