Performance analysis of ISC journals using Scopus and ISC indicators

Abstract

Journal performance metrics are designed to help users know the best journals in different scientific fields. In this article, some journals indexed in ISC database are compared using Scopus and ISC performance indicators. The Scopus journal analyzer uses SNIP and SJR as alternatives for IF which consider citation analysis differently. New performance indicators consider differences in citation behavior across different research fields. ISC performance indicators are a new feature added to the ISC database which results showed its efficiency in evaluating Persian scientific journals.