2023 JCRs redefine trust and impact

Nandita Quaderi, Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of the Web of Science, Clarivate, explains the important changes to the 2023 Journal Citation Reports release.

For nearly half a century, the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) has been a beacon of credibility, providing the global academic community with invaluable insights into the world’s leading journals. The 2023 release of the Journal Citation Reports embraces important changes that usher in a new era of comprehensive coverage and the evolution of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) to become an indicator of journal trustworthiness as well as impact.