Answered By: Katrina Streich
Last Updated: Jan 05, 2021     Views: 157

The following tools can help you to assess the quality or reliability of journals or articles.

Note: usefulness of metrics varies between industries, publishers, etc

PlumX metrics may be available for your CKN search results.

Also see the resources for predatory journals / publishers.

The LKC team can advise about where a journal title is indexed. That is, which citation / bibliographic databases indexes a specific journal. This information and journal impact factor scores, if available, are usually found on a journal's "About us" page.

For more tips on how to appraise your article or journal, see the LKC Searching for evidence - Critical appraisal page link below.

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