Research Impact measures the influence or importance of an author, article or academic journal. Resources listed below enable one to explore (1) author impact (citation analysis - comparing total # of the author's academic publications to the number of times these publications have been cited by other researchers), (2) article impact (tracking how an article is being used, shared, and discussed.and measure it's influence, and (3) Journal impact (measures which journal has influence as well as see publication and citation trends in a topic area).
Summarizes recent citations to many publications, to help authors as they consider where to publish their new research.Three metrics are provided: the h-index, the i-10 index ( the number of articles with at least ten citations), and the total number of citations to your articles.
In July 2011 Google introduced Google Scholar Citations: "a simple way for authors to compute their citation metrics and track them over time". Check it out and get started Tracking your citations and articles
Citation data collected from: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI); Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI); Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (CPCI-S); Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH)
Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Learn more about Scopus Journal Metrics, Author Metrics, & Article-level Metrics
Article peer reviewing is regarded as an important element for ensuring quality in research.
Ulrich's Periodicals directory
To find out if a journal is peer reviewed use Ulrich's Periodicals Directory. Look up the title of the journal and see if it has the Refereed symbol next to it (more detail is on the site).
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities