For those who may ask about the differences between IF and SNIP:

The main differences between the indicators provided by CWTS Journal Indicators, in particular the IPP and SNIP indicators, and the journal impact factor (JIF) can be summarized as follows:

  • Based on Scopus (IPP and SNIP) vs. based on Web of Science (JIF).
  • Correction for field differences (SNIP) vs. no correction for field differences (IPP and JIF).
  • Three years of cited publications (IPP and SNIP) vs. two years of cited publications (JIF).
  • Citations from selected sources and selected document types only (IPP and SNIP) vs. citations from all sources and document types (JIF).
  • Citations to selected document types only (IPP and SNIP) vs. citations to all document types (JIF). (www.journalindicators.com/methodology#sthash.FN5cRgxb.dpuf )

Also see the following link:

Article Scopus's Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) Versus a ...

SNIP is defined as the ratio of the raw Impact per Publication divided by the Relative Database Citation Potential.

Impact factor or IF measures the number of times an average paper in a particular journal has been referred to. (https://www.elsevier.com/authors/journal-authors/measuring-a-journals-impact).

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MD

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