Saturday, November 20, 2021

Library Support for Researchers: Series 3: UGC CARE List of Journals

The Scope of the UGC-CARE List

  • UGC-CARE has taken the responsibility of preparing the “UGC-CARE Reference List of Quality Journals” (UGC-CARE List).
  • A list of Indian journals, especially from disciplines of Arts, Humanities, Languages, Culture and Indian Knowledge Systems is being prepared and updated quarterly (UGC-CARE Group I).
  • The UGC-CARE List includes journals from all disciplines indexed in globally accepted databases, such as indexed in Scopus (Source list) or Web of Science (Arts and Humanities Citation Index Source Publication, Science Citation Index Expanded Source Publication, Social Science Citation Index Source Publication). These journals are to be considered for all academic purposes. Journals indexed in Scopus and / or Web of Science are part of UGC-CARE List Group II.
To access the UGC CARE list of journals:

For important FAQs on UGC CARE List of Journals, please visit:

Friday, November 12, 2021

Library Support for Researchers: Series 2: Understanding journal metrics before you submit

When deciding where to submit your manuscript, it’s important to understand common journal metrics to help you decide which journal is right for your research.


Below, we’ve listed some of the most common journal metrics. The “JCR Year” refers to the Journal Citation Report year, which is the individual year for which a metric is provided.


Metric Name

Metric Source

Metric Description

Impact Factor

Web of Science

The Impact Factor is the average number of times articles from the journal published in the past two years have been cited in the JCR year. The Impact Factor is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the JCR year by the total number of articles published in the two previous years.

5-Year Impact Factor

Web of Science

The 5-year Impact Factor is the average number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited in the JCR year. It is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the JCR year by the total number of articles published in the five previous years.

Altmetrics

(Any source)

Altmetrics go beyond more traditional citation metrics to measure social visibility around scientific articles. These metrics are based on a broad spectrum of indicators, such as tweets, blog mentions, news media, social bookmarking, article views, and downloads.

Eigenfactor

Web of Science

The Eigenfactor is based on weighted citations in the JCR year to papers published within the previous 5 years. Citations are weighted according to the prestige of the citing journal, with citations from highly ranked journals making a larger contribution to the Eigenfactor than those from poorly ranked journals.

Google Scholar Metrics

Google Scholar

The main Google Scholar journal metric is the H5 index and is based on articles published in the last 5 complete calendar years. This is similar to the h-Index but also includes the top cited h articles (h-core) and the median of the citation counts (h-median).

h-index

Web of ScienceGoogle Scholar, or Scopus

The h-index attempts to measure the productivity and citation impact of the published body of work of an author. The h-index indicates the number of papers, h, that have been cited at least htimes (e.g. an h-index of 15 means that 15 papers have been cited at least 15 times each.) Note: Due to variations in citation coverage between databases, each source may determine a different value of the h-index for each author.

Immediacy Index

Web of Science

The Immediacy Index is the average number of times an article is cited in the year it is published. The Immediacy Index is calculated by dividing the number of citations to articles published in a given year by the number of articles published in that year.

SJR

Scopus

The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) Indicator is based on weighted citations in Year X to papers published in the previous 3 years. Citations are weighted by the prestige of the citing journal, so that a citation from a top journal will have more impact than a citation from a low-ranked journal.

SNIP

Scopus

The Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) measures average citations in Year X to papers published in the previous 3 years. Citations are weighted by the citation potential of the journal’s subject category, thereby making the metric more comparable across different disciplines.

Monday, October 25, 2021

READING INSPIRATION DAY 2021: REPORT

 READING INSPIRATION DAY 2021

We salute APJ Abdul Kalam and celebrate his monumental achievements as a Scientist, Scholar and the President of India. We fondly remember his passion for teaching education and for reading. Dr. Kalam truly ignited young minds with the power to think and innovate. Dr. Kalam is not with us today but his thoughts, ideals and vision for India live on forever.

As part of the virtual celebrations, the library conducted the following two events in collaboration with the NDLI Club:

  1. Online Quiz on the Life and Times of Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam

  2. Online Book Review Competition

  3. Book Exhibition for the faculty members of SFIT

                                                    Poster for the Quiz Contest


24 students participated in the Online Quiz conducted as part of the Reading Inspiration Day.

Forms response chart. Question title: Department. Number of responses: 24 responses.


Online Book Review Contest


Book Exhibition: 160 books were kept in the exhibition.

22 books were selected by faculty members (Ms. Josna Jose and Ms. Varsha Thandasarry) of the Electrical Engineering Department for their Departmental Library from the Book Exhibition.


As part of the virtual events, the library launched the following:

Wakelet on Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam - https://wakelet.com/wake/3t6vUJO2hXrmqHe4MRfsF

Padlet: https://padlet.com/sfitlibraryreference/zs4m6k35fys49ulw


Monday, October 18, 2021

Booklets on Cyber Safety & Security for students

 Be Safe in Cyber World: Do's and Dont's for Teachers

 Be Safe in Cyber World: Do's and Dont's for Students

For More resources, please visit the following URL:

https://ciet.nic.in/pages.php?id=booklet-on-cyber-safetysecurity&ln=en&ln=en






Quiz on Cyber Safety & Security

October is celebrated as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) globally. In order to bring attention to Cyber Security and as a concentrated effort to stay safe and secure online, NCSAM is celebrated all over the world. It is an initiative to put conscious efforts towards ensuring better cybersecurity hygiene and incorporate stronger security measures.

With this objective, DSCI drove a month-long awareness campaign under the guidance of the National Cyber Security Secretariat. The campaign disseminated various content artifacts and reached out to 3.25 million citizens throughout the country.

Many interesting quizzes have been launched on the myGov portal to test the knowledge and readiness level of citizens around Cyber Security. The overall objective of the Quiz was to create Cyber Security awareness among citizens, to achieve a better security posture for the country, and to empower online users to remain Safe Online. 

Participate and earn reward certificates: https://quiz.mygov.in/quiz/securing-digital-space/


Source: https://www.mygov.in/


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