Book citation index for social sciences and humanities. In february 2016, fantastic stories of the imagination published author nisi shawls essay a crash course in the history of black. It indexes over 12,000 journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The isi web of science is the web interface providing access to. The selection process for the book citation index in web. These listings are on web of science core collection, science citation index expanded, scie previously known as isi. In existence since 1964, the science citation index contains only a selection, from within the science citation index expanded, of the most highly cited, highest impact journals in each category. Web of science databases the university library the. Book citation index social science and humanities 1990. This is because there are 2 citations that were in a part of the web of science core collection we do not subscribe to. Web of sciences citation report provides citation analysis for a set of search results. Igi global journals are found in a number of prestigious indices, including web of science, scopus, and compendex. The quality and depth of content web of science offers to researchers, authors, publishers, and institutions sets it apart from other research databases.
Databases home ucsf guides at university of california. Citation attributes were found to be strongly associated with the omission of citations from the cited article lists in 603 scie records from six chemistry journals. Visit the web of science, book citation index website to learn more. The 23 articles that cited selyes article are listed, followed by a hypothetical citation index entry for. Web of science indexes abstracts and citation information in. Search help is available by clicking on the link to the right of the search box. By requiring welldocumented citations and by making it easier to identify where one citation ends and the next one begins, journals can help minimize the number of omitted citations from citation databases. Over 8,000 chapters indexed in web of sciences book. Using the wos citation index to find citations of a particular article. If youre only searching keywords to find papers, you may be missing out on important papers and ideas.
Web of science was the first citation database and the only citation database for over 40 years. If you are accessing the application remotely remember to use the remote access link also located on the library website. The database enables you to examine the list of references cited by a particular author, or conversely to find articles that cite a particular work. The science citation index indexes cited references found in journals from over 150 scientific disciplines, in over 5,000 science and technical journals from 1980 to the present.
Having books indexed in the worlds leading citation index for the academic community. Books in the index are electronic and print scholarly texts that contain articles based on. Locate the web of science link on the library website. Garfield, science citation index, a new dimension in indexing, science 1443619, 649654 1964. Book citation index index of web of science images. Mimas, at the request of thomson reuters, are pleased to advise that the book citation index bci is now available in web of science as an additional subscription.
Web of science science citation index expanded scie. It was originally produced by the institute for scientific information isi and is currently maintained by clarivate analytics previously the intellectual. Discover the web of science library qut blogs home. As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books. To find out how much impact a particular article has had by showing which authors based some work upon it or cited it as an example within their own. The selection process for the book citation index in web of science.
The web of science features researcherid, a service with which you can create and manage your scholarly profile, generate citation metrics and connect with other scholars. This opens a popup window to share the url for this database. It was founded by isi institute for scientific information which is now part of thomson reuters. Cited reference search web of science core collection. Science citation index by thomsonreuters news elsevier. Finding your hindex hirsch index in web of science.
The inclusion of the belowlisted books in the book citation index demonstrates our continued dedication to providing the most relevant and influential scientific content in a wide array of. As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books, journals and conference proceedings to find the. Web of science citation tools measuring your research. Sci science citation index expanded via the web of science databases the science citation index is a multidisciplinary index and fully indexes over 8,500 major journals across 150 disciplines 1988 to present. With sophisticated citation analysis functionalities, you can track citation activity, monitor citation trends and map citation relationships. The database is interdisciplinary, and consists of three sections. Web of science previously known as web of knowledge is a website which provides subscriptionbased access to multiple databases that provide comprehensive citation data for many different academic disciplines. A cited reference search starts with a known item and moves forward in time, potentially guiding you through the evolution of a concept in the literature of one. See also introduction to the 1964 science citation index.
We are very pleased to announce that acta biomaterialia has been selected for indexing in the science citation index by thomsonreuters. If the number of citing articles is greater than the h index for your author, it should be added to your citation list, and it may increase the h index by 1. Web of sciences collection of databases provides citation count information for scholarly articles, books and conference proceedings. Besides including the bibliographic information about an article author, article title, journal. A publication that was cited incorrectly by the citing author. For the coverage of book citation index, each book is evaluated on a case by case basis. Sci science citation index expanded via the web of. Web of science science citation index expanded scie visit the web of science science citation index expanded scie website to learn more. Science citation index how is science citation index.
Indexes over 60,000 editorially selected books in the sciences, social sciences and humanities, with 10,000 new books added each year. Igi global books are found in a number of prestigious indices, including thomson reuters, scopus, and compendex. Science citation index web of science submitted by anon0 not verified on tue, 070920 10. This guide introduces databases that have this feature. The web of knowledge provides access to thomson isis multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information such as the science citation. Evaluate an author, an institution, a set or a single record according to citation performance. By continuing to use our site you accept these terms, and are happy for us to use cookies to improve your browsing experience. The focus is on scholarly, researchoriented books for product. It was first launched in 2011 and indexes over 60,000 editorially selected books, starting from 2005. Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences.
A publication not indexed by web of science or published before the web of science dates of coverage currently, 1980. If the search results are an authors publications indexed in web of science, a citation report can then be created to show the graphs and aggregate citation statistics for this authors publications, including total number of records in the set. The book citation index in web of science core collection connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. Web of science formerly isi citation indexes citation. The book citation index under the web of science core collection is the most important index for a librarys book collection which is enabling access more quickly and easily with powerful new discovery tools. A citation search in the isi web of science is not a. Web of science is a multidisciplinary research platform which enables simultaneous crosssearching of a range of citation indexes and databases. Selection criteria is based on the amount of highly cited content found in the book, as well as its practical relevance and contribution to the field of research. Conference proceedings citation index science, and social science and humanities.
Web of science book citation index is available library. A selection of our books included in isi web of sciences. Access the science citation index, social science citation index and more through the web of science. If you click on the 57 from web of science, you will actually see 55 records. Sher, 1961 science citation index, institute for scientific information, philadelphia, 1963, 2672 pp. Web of science citation analysis library guides at. Web of science provides access to science citation index, social science citation index, and arts and humanities citation index. The book citation index bci, bkci is an online subscriptionbased scientific citation indexing service maintained by clarivate analytics and is part of the web of science core collection. It offers access to research tools like citation reports and cited reference searching, and personalised features such.
Fully indexes over 160,000 journal and book based proceedings in science and social sciences and humanities, across 256 disciplines. Science citation index expanded how is science citation. In addition to subject and author searching, sci permits tracking. Its practical realization was possible thanks to the alreadyexisting information service, current contents. Citation indexes isi web of science library resource guide citation indexes allow researchers to trace the impact of an article upon later publications. Web of science provides citation counts for articles indexed within it. Table 1 index sample based on article by hans selye, general adaptation syndrome j. Web of science extracts the citation information from the articles in over 6,000 journals from almost every discipline.
Web of science core collection is a painstakingly selected, actively curated database of the journals that researchers themselves have judged to be the most important and useful in their fields. Social sciences citation index databases ncsu libraries. Journal citation reports open access data duration. One problem that researcherid addresses is name ambiguity for example, there are many different people named john smith, so how do you distinguish the publications that one wrote over the. Citation report via web of science measuring research. Among cornell librarys hundreds of databases, a number of them allow you to track the flow of research by including ways to identify references that cite or are cited by other scholarly sources.
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