Is there a set manner in which a journal develops its ranking globally, and more specifically in the UK? What are the metrics? Who is the arbiter?
The best way to increase the impact factor:
The Journal must increase the visibility and citation of papers published.
Thank you gentleman, but where and how is the data collated though, and by whom? I agree visibility and open access are important, but data must still be gleaned somehow? By someone? Or something?
Accepting to publish good research papers and have diverse avenues for dessiminating them for international readership
Some journals demand to cite their own articles independently of the manuscript content.
with good scientific papers containing originality .
best regard
First of all, you should make a request to index your journal in a citation database (Web of Science or Scopus).
This link may be useful:
https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/content/content-policy-and-selection
Also, you can follow this page:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_index_a_journal_in_Scopus
Moreover, the following file can be interesting.
- Badges
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