On the suppression of Forensic Science International: Genetics from the 2019 Journal Citations Report

Angel Carracedo; John M. Butler; Leonor Gusmao; Adrian Linacre; Walther Parson; Peter M. Schneider; Peter M. Vallone; Marielle Vennemann

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102357

On the suppression of Forensic Science International: Genetics from the 2019 Journal Citations Report

Angel Carracedo, John M. Butler, Leonor Gusmao, Adrian Linacre, Walther Parson, Peter M. Schneider, Peter M. Vallone, Marielle Vennemann

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As a journal, we recently received the disappointing and perplexing news that Clarivate (the company responsible for running the Web of Science) has decided that Forensic Science International: Genetics will not be receiving a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) in this year’s release of the Journal Citations Report (JCR). This is a consequence of what Clarivate perceives to be atypical levels of self-citation in comparison to other journals in the same categories as FSI Genetics. In this editorial, we outline why we believe this does not take into account the specific context of FSI Genetics, being a highly specialized journal, and also underline why FSI Genetics remains the leader in disseminating high-quality research in the field.

Original language	English
Article number	102357
Number of pages	3
Journal	Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102357
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

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JIF
Journal Citations Report
JCR
atypical
self-citation

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