Journals Impact Factor List 2023 - The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is a metric used in academic publishing to assess the influence and significance of a scholarly journal within a specific field. It is a measure of the average number of citations received per article published in a particular journal during a given time period.
The JIF is calculated annually by Thomson Reuters (now Clarivate Analytics) and is published in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). It is widely recognized and utilized as a quantitative indicator of a journal's prestige and importance within the scientific community.
The calculation of the JIF involves dividing the number of citations received by all articles published in a journal during a particular year by the total number of articles published in that same journal during the previous two years. The resulting number represents the average number of citations per article.