Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the journal impact rankings of the open access SCImago Journal & Country Rank ( SJR ) database and the subscription‐based Journal Citation Reports ( JCR ). Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at the SJR database which offers...

Purpose – Google Scholar has been increasingly used in the past six to seven years as a highly efficient information source and service by librarians and other information professionals. The problem is when Google Scholar is touted and used as a bibliometric/scientometric tool and resource in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the software and content features of the Google Scholar Metrics (GSM) service launched in April 2012. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews GSM, examining the software, browsing, searching and sorting functions, citation matching and...