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Impact Factor and CiteScore are two of the most widely used journal metrics—but most researchers don’t know how they differ.
This video explains how each metric is calculated and when to use them while selecting a journal.

In this video, you will learn the key differences between Impact Factor and CiteScore, the two most common metrics used to evaluate journal quality. While both measure citation performance, they are calculated using different databases, time windows, and document types. Understanding these differences helps researchers choose the right journal and accurately interpret journal rankings.

Impact Factor (Clarivate, Web of Science)
• Uses a 2-year citation window
• Counts citations to “articles” and “reviews” only
• Based on Web of Science data
• Often used for journal prestige and ranking

CiteScore (Elsevier, Scopus)
• Uses a 4-year citation window
• Includes all document types (articles, reviews, letters, conference papers, editorials, etc.)
• Based on Scopus data
• More transparent because Scopus displays exact counts

This video covers:
• What Impact Factor measures
• What CiteScore measures
• How each metric is calculated
• Why the document types included matter
• When researchers should rely on one metric vs the other
• Misconceptions about journal quality indicators

This guide is essential for MS/PhD students, early-career researchers, and authors preparing manuscripts for journals published by Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, MDPI, and others.

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