What are the Key Factors That Determine a Journal’s Q1 Ranking
Publish in a Q1 journal to increase the recognition and impact of your research. These journals have the highest impact factors and are highly prestigious.
Journals are ranked by their impact factor and are classified into four groups based on this ranking. The top 25% of journals are considered Q1 and have a high impact factor.

Citation Impact Factor (CIF)
The IF measures the average number of citations a journal receives in a given year, divided by the total number of articles published in the journal. The IF is an important metric because it shows how often articles in a journal are cited by other journals and can help researchers find relevant publications.
The 2-year impact factor takes into account citations from the past two years, while the 5-year impact factor only includes citations to content published in the journal during the previous five-year period. Both metrics may...







