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Comparing Journals using Scopus

 We highly recommend using the ThinkCheckSubmit guidelines when choosing a journal to submit to. However, if you have a handful of target journals you might find it useful to compare then using the journal metrics available via Scopus.  University of Leicester staff and students can access Scopus via the A-Z of databases . Overview of Journals Metrics in Scopus This video tutorial from Scopus gives you an overview of the journal metrics available in Scopus , such as CiteScore (their version of an impact factor), citations by year etc.  Comparing Journals in Scopus This video tutorial from Scopus shows you how you can compare several journals based on their journal metrics, and other information, such as how many review articles they publish. Please note that the Compare Sources option is now found on the top right of the Advanced Document Search page. If Compare Sources is not visible try setting your browser to 80-90% zoom.