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. 2020 Oct 23;138(4):271–274. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.138419092020

Table 5. Quality, impact and editorial evaluation criteria that journals need to meet in order to be included in the Web of Science.

Quality criteria Impact criteria
ISSN Comparative analysis on citations
Title Analysis on authors' citations
Journal publisher Analysis on editorial board's citations
URL (online journals) Significance of published content
Content access
Presence of a peer review policy
Contact details
Academic content Editorial evaluation criteria
Article titles and abstracts in English Editorial board structure
Bibliographic information Validity of declarations
Clarity of language Peer review
Punctuality and publication volume per year Content relevance
Website functionality/journal format Funding details (acknowledgements)
Presence of ethics declarations in the journal Adherence to community standards
Details of editorial board affiliations Author distribution
Details of author affiliations Auto-citations of the journal