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The Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process

Transnational Corporation ReviewPublished 1 January 2009
James Testa
Citations152
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.43
SNIP0.85

TL;DR

A detailed description of the Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process, which evaluates many criteria, including timeliness of publication, adherence to international editorial conventions, and English language bibliographic information, is included.

Abstract

AbstractThis paper includes a detailed description of the Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process, which evaluates many criteria, including timeliness of publication, adherence to international editorial conventions, and English language bibliographic information. Thomson Reuters also examines a journal's editorial content and the international diversity of it authors and editors. Citation analysis is carried out using Thomson Reuters data to determine a journal's citation history and/or the citation history of its authors and editors.Key words: Thomson Reutersselection processeditorial contentscitation analysis Additional informationNotes on contributorsJames TestaJames Testa joined Thomson Reuters (then ISI) in 1983. For many years, he was responsible for building and maintaining working relationships with the more than 3000 international scholarly publishers whose journals are indexed by the organization. Since 2007, he has been Senior Director of Editorial Development and Publisher Relations, where he continues to build content for Thomson Reuters' products and works to increase the efficiency of communication with the international publishing community.

Keywords

Social SciencesDecision SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting