Hi,

The ESCI journals are part of the WoS and are searchable. These journals are candidates for a full inclusion in the WoS database after fulfilling several requirements, but, nevertheless, they can be searched like any other journal in this database.

What means ESCI or ISI? RG says to me I should answer, but I have idea of the question.

Hi,

The ESCI journals are part of the WoS and are searchable. These journals are candidates for a full inclusion in the WoS database after fulfilling several requirements, but, nevertheless, they can be searched like any other journal in this database.

The ESCI journals can be serached in the WoS and scopus.

I agree with Dr. Avishag Gordon answer

Thanks Dr. Gordon for the detailed explanation.

wow. now i know thanks for the explanation

The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) launched in 2015 as a new database within Web of Science platform is produced by Clarivate Analytics (formerly, Thomson Reuters). It is searchable and accessible through the Web of Science.

All journals submitted to the Web of Science will be evaluated for the ESCI first, and if found suitable, indexed in the ESCI. Please note that journals indexed in the ESCI will not have Impact Factors, but the citations from the ESCI will be included in the citation counts for the Journal Citation Reports.

Some interesting developments related to ISI (Institute for Scientific Information). ISI was established in 1960 by Eugene Garfield, who published the first citation index for articles in academic journals. Thomson Reuters acquired ISI, and it was so until 2016, when they sold the Intellectual Property & Science Business to Clarivate Analytics. Now in 2018, Clarivate Analytics announced that they will re-establish ISI as part of Scientific and Academic Research group.

The Emerging Sources Citation Index is a citation index produced since 2015 by Thomson Reuters, and now by Clarivate Analytics. According to the publisher, the index includes "peer-reviewed publications of regional importance and in emerging scientific fields".[1] It has been observed that among the databases produced by Clarivate Analytics, the Emerging Sources Citation Index is the easiest one to get into and that as a result it contains many predatory journals.

Together with Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, the Emerging Sources Citation Index is accessible through the Web of Science.

Detailed explanation provided by Clarivate Analytics:

https://clarivate.com/essays/journal-selection-process/

I have a simpler dilemma and have not yet found someone to tell me clearly. I have annual evaluation forms to fill in. One category is ISI indexed papers, another is IDB (international databases). If my article was published in an ESCI journal, does it count as ISI, since it is part of the whole WoS thing? So, do I put in the former category or the latter? Because the points awarded will differ and also, if they reject it and I contest it, I need a basis for my complaint. These evaluations are very important.

Hi,

The ESCI journals are part of ISI which is not called ISI anymore but rather Clarivate Analytics (due to changes in ownership of this database). The ESCI journals are candidates for full inclusion in the Clarivate Analytics (which sometimes is called WoS), if the journals follow, for a period of time, the requirements of this databases, which includes, among other things, a citations threshold.

Olivia Chirobocea-Tudor We encountered similar situation in our institution (University of Malaya) too. Here, articles indexed under ESCI are not considered as ISI. Those SCIE, SSCI and AHC indexed journals will be considered for KPI evaluation.

Well, it's confusing, Logaraj Ramakreshnan. But, in the meantime, people in my university explained that if the article is present on the Web of Science website (can be found in a simple search), then it is considered ISI. The problem is also that things keep changing, the names of concepts keep changing (Thomson-Reuters is Clarivate Analytics, ISI is rather an obsolete denomination), but the evaluation forms are updated more slowly (every several years) and these concepts do not correspond, hence the difficulties in assessing correctly.

Journals indexed in the ESCI are accessible through the Web of Science but will not receive Impact Factors. However, citations from the ESCI will be included in the citation counts for the Journal Citation Reports, therefore contributing to the Impact Factors of other journals. ESCI journals are just applicants for inclusion in the Web of Science database. It has been observed that among the databases produced by Clarivate Analytics, the Emerging Sources Citation Index is the easiest one to get into and that as a result, it contains many predatory journals.

The ESCI journal dont have impact factor but are discoverable via Web of Science. Since 2015, all journals that want to include in the list of core Web of Science databases, first they need to be included in the ESCI for indepth evaluation and if they meet all criteria then such journals are included in core Web of Science databases.

The ESCI journals are ISI ones.