{"id":393,"date":"2015-01-23T19:57:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T19:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=393"},"modified":"2017-05-02T09:36:07","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T15:36:07","slug":"beowulf-and-impact-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2015\/01\/23\/beowulf-and-impact-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Beowulf and Impact Factors"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/Beowulf_Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV_f._132r.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-649\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/Beowulf_Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV_f._132r.jpg?resize=300%2C503\" alt=\"Beowulf Manuscript\" width=\"300\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/Beowulf_Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV_f._132r.jpg?w=513&amp;ssl=1 513w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/Beowulf_Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV_f._132r.jpg?resize=179%2C300&amp;ssl=1 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beowulf Manuscript<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the interesting topics coming across our desks this week include:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"unitRight insertImg size1of3\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vufind.carli.illinois.edu\/vf-dpu\/Search\/Home?lookfor=Beowulf&amp;type=all&amp;start_over=1&amp;submit=Find\">Beowulf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day Trading<\/li>\n<li>Impact of Nonprofits on Public Policy<\/li>\n<li>Pastoral care in the Emergency Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, an in-depth look at a conversation we\u2019ve had via IM, in person, through email, or over the phone:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question<\/strong>:\u00a0How do I\u00a0find out about\u00a0journal impact factors?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer: <\/strong>The library subscribes to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ezproxy.depaul.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/webofknowledge.com\/JCR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Journal Citation Reports<\/a> which provides\u00a0one way to assess the prestige or influence of a journal.\u00a0Find \u201cJournal Citation Reports\u201d in the<a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.depaul.edu\/atoz#j\"> Library\u2019s A-Z Databases list<\/a>. \u00a0We have access to two sets of journals.\u00a0The\u00a0JCR Science Edition\u00a0contains data about more than 8,000 journals in science and technology, and the JCR Social Sciences Edition\u00a0contains data about more than 2,600 journals in the social sciences.<\/p>\n<p>The Impact Factor is calculated by dividing the number of citations that year\u00a0by the total number of articles published in the two previous years. An Impact Factor of 1.0 means that,\u00a0on average, the articles published one or two year ago have been cited one time. An Impact Factor of 2.5 means that, on average, the articles published one or two year ago have been cited two and a half times. The citing works may be articles published in the same journal. However, most citing works are from different journals, proceedings, or books indexed by Web of Science.<\/p>\n<p>Other metrics can also be useful in assessing the influence or prestige of journals as well.<\/p>\n<p>Have more questions about Impact Factors or evaluating journals? 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