INDEXERS - DIRECTORIES

Indexers and impact factors are two fundamental metrics for evaluating the quality and visibility of scientific journals globally. These tools aim to assist editors, authors, scientists, academics, and readers in identifying the quality, accessibility, and impact of published articles and research.

Indexers are digital platforms that compile journals that have undergone rigorous selection processes, promoting the dissemination and recognition of scientific production, while facilitating access to such content. These platforms ensure that researchers and readers can locate articles of interest without the need to manually search through all journals in the field, thus optimizing time and enhancing the visibility of scientific work.

The impact factor, in turn, is a metric used to measure the relevance of scientific journals based on the number of citations their articles receive. For instance, if a journal has published 1,500 articles in the last two years and received 100 citations in the past year, its impact factor is 0.1. This bibliometric method reflects the average number of citations of a journal's articles and is widely used to assess the importance of a journal in its field.

Currently, there are thousands of indexing platforms and impact indicators available, used by both editors and readers to analyze the quality of journals and articles. The higher the impact factor and the number of indexations a journal has, the greater its quality and recognition in the scientific community tend to be.