Library Guide: Scholarly Publications Guides: Web of Science

The Guides

How to verify status of journal
If you have a journal which you aim to publish your paper, verify whether the journal is indexed in Web of Science
How to search for articles in Web of Science
This is a guide to conduct basic search for articles in Web of Science for beginners
How to find journals in your research area
You may find journals in your research area that is actively indexed in Web of Science by checking list of journals by subject category in Master Journal List
How to check Impact Factor (IF) and Rank (Tier/Quartile)
Journal indexed in Web of Science have impact factor and quartile. Check the impact factor and quartile of the journal in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
How to create citation report
This is a guide on how to create a citation report for a list of publications. This report usually created for publications by an author or by authors affiliated to an institution.
How to calculate h-index
H-Index: It expresses the journal's number of articles (h) that have received at least h citations. It quantifies both journal scientific productivity and scientific impact

Get to Know Web of Science

Learn how Author Records, author identifiers, and Publons profiles work together in the Web of Science Core Collection.

You can enter your search terms in one or more of search fields. The Add Another Field link allows you to add more search fields to the Basic Search page.

Source: Web of Science Training

Journal Citation Reports

JCR provides dynamic, interactive features supported by visualizations of JCR indicators that allow researchers and librarians, as well as publishers, to compare, evaluate and inform their decisions on published research in varying fields.

Source: https://videos.webofsciencegroup.com/

Master Journal List

Source: Web of Science Training

How to access Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports

1. Go to UM Library homepage at https://umlib.um.edu.my. Click on A-Z Online Databases

2. Find the database in the list of subscribed databases

Web of Science

Journal Citation Reports

3. For Universiti Malaya students & staff, please click "UM Staff & Students".

4. Enter the ummail/ siswamail username (username ONLY ((without @um.edu.my or @siswa.um.edu.my)) and Password (Ummail / Siswamail Password). Make sure students or staff choose their status in the option box below, then click "Sign in"

5. You may start browsing and searching the database.

Web of Science

Journal Citation Reports