Basically ... if a journal is quoting the Index Copernicus ... you don't want to publish there. The only journals I've ever seen advertise their IC are predatory journals. That may change, but at least right now, if you see a journal quoting their ICV ... STAY AWAY.
‘Index Copernicus’ (IC) is a web-based research infrastructure since 1999, which provides essential tools for scientists, research administrators and government agencies. Index Copernicus™ (IC) also provides an interactive and reliable scientists’ evaluation system. IC performs multi-parameter analysis of scientific output and research potential, both of individual scientist and research institutions. Particular
scientists are assessed according to sixteen scientific activities, including, but not limited to: experience, innovation potential and research skills. Index Copernicus™ has been designed to analyze every aspect of scientists’ professional activity and produce Individual Annual Performance reports and Publication Activity Analysis expressed in the universal language of mathematics. Index Copernicus (IC) is a worldwide gateway to complex scientific information. This system is aimed at: Journal editors, academic-level researchers, government agencies, clinical practitioners, librarians and information and reprint providers. where as
1. Impact factor can be calculated after completing the minimum of 3 years of publication.
2. Journal Impact Factor will be a quotient factor only and will not be a quality factor.
3. Journal Impact Factor will not be related to quality of content and quality of peer review.
4. Journal which publishes more review articles will get highest impact factors.
5. The impact factor is highly discipline dependent.
6. The impact factor could not be reproduced in an independent audit.
7. The impact factor refers to the average number of citations per paper.
8. Counting citations may be independent of the real ‘impact’ of the work among investigators and
scientific communities.
9. Self citations and purposeful addition of the same journal article with the favorable editorial policies
may cause the journals or publishers to be not considered for the evaluation of the impact factor.
10. The IF may be incorrectly applied to evaluate the significance of an individual publication or to
evaluate an individual researcher.
11. A title change affects the impact factor for two years after a change is made. The old and new titles are not unified unless the titles are in the same position alphabetically.
In reality, Thomson Reuters IF of your papers is more imortant and valuable number than Index Copernicus. However, generalized use of any of these parameters, especially across multiple disciplines, is misleading. But they are used widely, however.
Basically ... if a journal is quoting the Index Copernicus ... you don't want to publish there. The only journals I've ever seen advertise their IC are predatory journals. That may change, but at least right now, if you see a journal quoting their ICV ... STAY AWAY.
So , that is great detailed information , but what is the IC Impact factor , since my last paper has been published by the Journal with IC of (5.05), is that good or not .?
Is this journal good or not?
Elixir is a refereed / peer-reviewed Independent International Journal with ISSN 2229-712X. Elixir International Journal (formerly Elixir Online Journal) Current Index Copernicus, Poland Value (ICV) is 74.39, Scored Publication Impact Factor(PIF) of 6.865 powered by I2OR and listed in Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Proquest, USA and various organizations. It is an open access journal that publishes high-quality research articles, all areas of Social-science, Arts, science and technology.The Journal welcomes the submission of articles that meet the general criteria of significance and academic excellence. All article submissions are subject to anonymous review (double blind model). All accepted articles will be published approximately one month from the date of submission.
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