{"id":8476,"date":"2026-06-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erticaz.com\/?p=8476"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:00:00","slug":"improve-scientific-journal-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erticaz.com\/en\/improve-scientific-journal-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact Factor and how to raise your journal's ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height:2;color:#33415a;font-size:1.05rem\">A journal's ranking measures its scientific standing and the impact of its research. The higher your journal's ranking, the more it attracts better researchers and stronger research. But how is the ranking measured and how do you raise it?<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color:#0F1A40;margin:34px 0 14px\">The most famous ranking indicators<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"line-height:2.1;color:#33415a;font-size:1.05rem\">\n<li><strong>Impact Factor:<\/strong> From Clarivate, it measures the average citations to the journal's research over two years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CiteScore:<\/strong> From Scopus, it measures citations over four years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SJR (SCImago Journal Rank):<\/strong> It weighs citations according to the \"prestige\" of the citing source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color:#0F1A40;margin:34px 0 14px\">Practical steps to raise your journal's ranking<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"line-height:2.1;color:#33415a;font-size:1.05rem\">\n<li><strong>Content quality first:<\/strong> Original, well-peer-reviewed research attracts citations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regularity:<\/strong> Publishing issues on time without interruption.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indexing:<\/strong> Acceptance in <a href=\"https:\/\/erticaz.com\/en\/index-journal-scopus-doaj\/\" style=\"color:#0066cc\">DOAJ and Scopus<\/a> doubles visibility and citation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DOI numbering:<\/strong> makes citation tracking easier (see the DOI guide).<\/li>\n<li><strong>International diversity:<\/strong> in the editorial board, authors, and reviewers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Promotion:<\/strong> A fast, SEO-optimized website increases access to research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color:#0F1A40;margin:34px 0 14px\">The role of the technical platform<\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height:2;color:#33415a;font-size:1.05rem\">Platform <a href=\"https:\/\/erticaz.com\/en\/ojs-journals\/\" style=\"color:#0066cc\">Fast, well-indexed OJS<\/a> increases the discovery and citation of your research \u2014 which raises your ranking in the long run.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:40px 0;padding:30px 26px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0F1A40,#13234f);border-radius:16px;color:#fff;text-align:center\">\n<h2 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.4rem\">Raise your academic journal's standing<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;color:#cbd6ee;line-height:1.9\">We build your platform, prepare it for indexing, and optimize discoverability to increase citations and ranking. Talk to us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/erticaz.com\/en\/ojs-journals\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#E8B84B;color:#0F1A40;font-weight:bold;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:10px;text-decoration:none\">Academic publishing services<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/9647754449595\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-inline-start:10px;color:#fff;font-weight:bold;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:10px;text-decoration:none\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0633 \u062a\u0635\u0646\u064a\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u062a\u0623\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0623\u0628\u062d\u0627\u062b\u0647\u0627. \u0648\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0631\u062a\u0641\u0639 \u062a\u0635\u0646\u064a\u0641 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u062a\u0643 \u062c\u0630\u0628\u062a \u0628\u0627\u062d\u062b\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0641\u0636\u0644 \u0648\u0623\u0628\u062d\u0627\u062b\u0627\u064b \u0623\u0642\u0648\u0649. \u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u064a\u064f\u0642\u0627\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u0646\u064a\u0641 \u0648\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u062a\u0631\u0641\u0639\u0647\u061f \u0645\u0624\u0634\u0651\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u0646\u064a\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u062b\u064a\u0631 (Impact Factor): \u0645\u0646 Clarivate\u060c \u064a\u0642\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u062a\u0648\u0633\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0642\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0633\u0627\u062a \u0644\u0623\u0628\u062d\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0644\u0629 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0633\u0646\u062a\u064a\u0646. 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