5-Year Journal Impact Factor

The 5-year journal 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 caclulated by dividing the number of citations in the JCR year by the total number of articles published in the five previous years.

The 5-year Impact Factor is available only in JCR 2007 and subsequent years. You may calculate the 5-year Impact Factor using an earlier JCR year as a starting point by following these instructions.