Thanks for this question and for Dr Zubair comprehensive answer.

Before choosing, you also must take into consideration what are the criterions used by your administration to assess your work.

In several countries ISI has been for years the only index considered. But Scopus os becoming more and more recognized as well.

So carefully check this before...

best

Gil

As per my understanding, ISI indexed journals carry more weight as such journals are of Impact factors. There are many journals with lower or no impact factors but are ranked much higher. Since in Pakistan, Impact factor journals are valued so my suggestion is to publish your publications in ISI indexed journals.

Many journals are indexed by both databases, so you can consider publishing in just such a journal.

Hi,

Generally, JCR journals are more credible than others. Most of them are indexed by Scopus also.

Hi

The choice should be not among the indexing databases but among the journals. The best thing is to publish in a journal with a good impact, that covers your area of research, and preferably is published by a quality publisher. Chances are that this type of journal will be covered by both JCR and Scopus.

Hello Zubair,

My recommendation is to focus on the quality, and novelty of your research, then select a good relevant jounal according to your topic. Regarding scopus or ISI, both databases are excellent. Good luck

Hi, it is difficult to assess the quality based on indexing database as you mentioned. Apparently, I think ISI listed journals are better compared to Scopus. However, I think http://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php this website is very good to determine the quality of journal. Just pick the Quartile 1 (Q1) journal which is generally very good journal irrespective of impact factor.

I also recommend you focus on quality not quantity. Whether you publish in a journal indexed by Scopus or ISI your article with be judged by its quality. Just publish in a world wide recognized journal.

Pretty much any academic field has some 10-15 journals that most researchers follow. Try to identify them (it is best to ask a few researchers/professors you work with) for your own field. Alternatively, try the relatively recent journals' lists proposed by Google Metrics.

Journals with high impact factor by Thomson Reuters

I prefere journals with high impact factors according to Thomson Reuters criterion.

Dear Dr. Zubair Ahmad , comparing ISI and Scopus as a source for citations provides mixed results. In general, Scopus provides a higher citation count than ISI, both in the Sciences and in the Social Sciences and Humanities. In the Sciences, this increase in only marginal (except for Computer Science), whilst in the Social Sciences and Humanities, this increase is substantial.

Scopus appears to have a much broader journal coverage for the Social Sciences and Humanities than ISI and hence provides a fairer comparison. Whilst in ISI academics working in the Sciences have on average 17.5 times as many citations as the academics working in the Social Sciences and Humanities, in Scopus this difference is reduced to 7.5 times.

However, for the time being Scopus is hindered by its lack of coverage before 1996. This means that for most established academics in the Sciences, Scopus will lead to lower lifetime citation counts than ISI. In the Social Sciences and Humanities, a substantially increased citation count is likely for academics who have published the majority of their highly cited work after 1996.

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Both, scopus and ISI indexed

ISI

Thanks for this question and for Dr Zubair comprehensive answer.

Before choosing, you also must take into consideration what are the criterions used by your administration to assess your work.

In several countries ISI has been for years the only index considered. But Scopus os becoming more and more recognized as well.

So carefully check this before...

best

Gil

Scopus

I think SCOPUS is better

Scopus-indexed journals and articles are more conveniently accessible than in ISI.

But most academicians in universities are required to publish in ISI journals. I think the reason is that impact factor is higher for those in ISI.

To know which jiurnals are index3d by Web of Knowledge

Type clarivate masters list

I think that ISI indexed journals are better than scopus.

If you need publish papers whit high impact factor can decide for ISI, Scopus is better for the citation record

Dear all.

I think that any one of us had enough objective elements to answer this question. Both of ISI and SCOPUS are internationally recommend.

Dear Ahmed, the most important is to publish good results in a good journal with a good Impact factor. If you want to publish your first paper, start by journal with low impact factor (IF =1 to 2 or less than 1). You can also publish in new journals without IF if your results are not really original.that will help you to occure more experience in scientific writing.

With time, you can choose journal with higher IF.

So, don't worry a lot about the choose between ISI, SCOPUS or other. Focus on journal!

Good luck

Scopus