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What is a Journal Impact Factor? An impact factor is a measurement looking at the average number of citations articles in a particular journal receives.  It is calculated by: The number of times that all items published in a journal in the previous two years (e.g. 2014 & 2015) were cited by indexed publications during the year of interest (e.g. 2016) divided by The total number of "citable items" published by that journal in those two years (e.g. 2014 & 2015) Finding a Journal Impact Factor Go to Journal Citation Reports Start typing the name of the journal and choose from the list that appears: Remember - not all journals are indexed by the Journal Citation Reports, so not all journals have an impact factor. You will then see the Journal Profile, which includes the Impact Factor:  Find the highest impact journal in your area Click on Journals By Rank Click 'Select Category' and select the subject area ...

The way you place a document supply and inter-library loan request has changed: You can find all the information on Making a Document Supply Request at: http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/services/documentsupply/making-requests New Procedure: Step one : Please search the Library's collections before placing a request.  We can only supply items not already in stock. Step two: Open the request form and log in with your IT username and password. Step three: Complete the form as directed, giving as much information as possible. Step four: Click on the Submit Request button. Your request will normally be processed within 24 working hours (Monday - Friday), or first thing on a Monday for requests made over the weekend.

What is a Journal Impact Factor? An impact factor is a measurement provided by Thomson Reuters looking at the average number of citations articles in a particular journal receives.  It is calculated by: The number of times that all items published in a journal in the previous two years (e.g. 2012 & 2013) were cited by indexed publications during the year of interest (e.g. 2014) divided by The total number of "citable items" published by that journal in those two years (e.g. 2012 & 2013) Finding a Journal Impact Factor Go to Web of Science In Web of Science - Click on the link at the top of the page for Journal Citation Reports. Start typing the name of the journal and choose from the list that appears: Remember - not all journals are indexed by the Journal Citation Reports, so not all journals have an impact factor. You will then get an option to click on the Journal Profile, which includes the Impact Factor:  Find th...

If you are off-campus or can't make it to our training workshops then have a look at our online training resources:   Literature Search Plan your literature search Conduct your literature search Discover how you can use Scopus, Web of Science & Google Scholar to carry out citation searches and set up citation alerts: Who is citing who? And who is citing you? [Video, 18 minutes] How can we help with your systematic review? [Video, 21 minutes] Reading list of systematic review resources Critical Appraisal - a reading list of critical appraisal resources Keep up to date Make research information come to you References Which reference manager is right for you? Introduction to reference management [Video, 4 minutes] RefWorks (online bibliographic software) Get started with RefWorks [PDF] RefWorks tutorials [Videos] Advanced RefWorks [PDF] EndNote (desktop bibliographic software) Get started with EndNote [PDF] EndNote tutorials [Videos] ...

If you missed the free ' How to survive your PhD ' course being run by Doctor Inger Mewburn ( thesiswhisperer ) and colleagues via ANU, then you can now watch their recorded live chat sessions via YouTube . The course looked at the emotions, and emotional journey, that accompanies doing a PhD. It included modules and chats on topics like confidence, impostor syndrome, fear, curiosity, loneliness, confusion and love. For example. How to Survive your PhD - Live chat on Loneliness : We previously posted a round-up of tips from the first week of #survivephd15 and thoughts from the chat on impostor syndrome . Plus, tips from Leicester PhD students and supervisors on surviving and getting the most out of the first year of your PhD . Don't forget that whether you're on-campus or in another country then you can hear about the experiences of other Leicester PhD students and chat to them online during the Thesis Forum .

Over the last two weeks we've been at all the College inductions for new PhD students. Here's some of the top tips shared by current PhD students and supervisors at those events: Surviving and making the most of your first year Concentrate on finding a good research question - your initial research question may change over time. Investigate and make use of training opportunities available (though don't go to things just to tick boxes). Go on Word for Long Documents training . Use reference management/bibliographic software . You have lots of flexibility, but this can be daunting so set mini goals and plan your time. Things will and do go wrong with your research - don't panic! While you are waiting for things to happen use the time for other tasks e.g. training or reading. it is your project and research - show initiative and make plans for where you want to take the research. Talk to lots of people from different departments. Make use of opportunities avai...