There are many decent well established peer reviewed journals that are not ISI indexed. Why is that so?
You will find information about the ISI criteria from http://wokinfo.com/essays/journal-selection-process/
I know at least 1 journal editor who does not want to get his journal indexed as he is afraid to start getting too many submissions, and also he is afraid that he will have to start rejecting good papers then.
You will find information about the ISI criteria from http://wokinfo.com/essays/journal-selection-process/
I know at least 1 journal editor who does not want to get his journal indexed as he is afraid to start getting too many submissions, and also he is afraid that he will have to start rejecting good papers then.
The decisions for indexing are as the link provided - however there is an additional criteria: if your journal is not cited in the journals already indexed in Web of Knowledge (it is no longer called ISI), then it will not be indexed as they have no way of assessing its impact within their "closed circle" - this, unfortunately, excludes many good journals publishing in the periphery of the largest research communities.
I really appreciate your feedbacks Tiia Vissak and Pippa Smart. Thank you so much.
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