Scientific Worth Index

For Journals

The Scientific Worth Index is a journal evaluation system that monitors academic journals based on citation flow, publication volume, self-citation balance, transparency signals, and editorial risk indicators.

Our index is being expanded and validated. Please report errors and omissions to admin@scientificworthindex.com.

Indexes

Journals are initially monitored at the Record level. As indicators such as data quality, sustainable citation profile, self-citation balance, multinational authorship and editorial history, and transparency strengthen, they can be evaluated for Index and Core levels as evidence quality improves.

Core

This is the highest level of visibility. It is designed for strong, stable, and low-risk journal profiles with stable coverage and transparent records.

Index

This is a medium level of visibility. It includes journals whose performance is monitored and which meet defined quality, coverage and transparency criteria.

Record

This is the entry level. Journals that are indexed and ranked in the basic ranking system are kept at this level.

Index Calculation Methods

The ranking is based on external citations. Self-citation values from the journal itself are not included in the Index score. The previous year's Quarter value of the citing journal determines the citation weight used in the published score.

Number

The rank shows the relative position in the view that appears after applying the selected table, year, field, subject, and Quarter filters.

Journal

The journal name is the full name of the journal stored in the system. Clicking on the journal name in the Home tables opens the detailed profile page of that journal.

Quarter

Quarter is the ranking range of the journal within its own index level for the selected year. The Q value is determined by considering the Index-2-Years score in the current version.

Index-1-Year

In the selected year, the Index-1-Year score is calculated by dividing the number of eligible external citations received by articles published in the previous year by the number of eligible articles published in the previous year.

Index-2-Years

In the selected year, the quotient is calculated by dividing the number of eligible external citations received by articles published in the previous two years by the total number of eligible articles published in the same two years.

Index-5-Years

In the selected year, the number of eligible external citations for articles published in the previous five years is divided by the total number of eligible articles published in the same five-year period.

Self Citation Rate

The Self Citation Rate shows the density of citations a journal receives from its own publications. This indicator is separate from the ranking score and will be used in future quality assessments.

Undeserved Authorship Risk -UAR-

The Undeserved Authorship Risk view combines article quality and authorship risk indicators. These scores are helpful signals; they should not be used as the sole basis for final decision-making. Author count, institutional distribution, affiliation deficiencies, and similar signals are all helpful risk indicators. This pilot indicator should be interpreted together with journal context and correction feedback.

Total Citation

Shows the total number of citations received by the journal in the selected year.

Self Citation

Shows the total number of self citations received by the journal in the selected year.

Journal Quality Index

Metadata integrity is an average measure of article quality derived from indicators such as PDF accessibility, bibliography depth, and clarity signals. This pilot indicator is reviewed as metadata coverage improves.

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