JSER in ReadCube

Dear readers,
I received an email from our DeGruyter contact who inform me that JSER is included in ReadCube.
ReadCube was started by a researcher and a computer scientist to address the challenges faced by scientists. What started in a Harvard College dorm room as a tool to help organize and find scientific papers quickly turned into something rather more.
ReadCube’s team of scientists and researchers now spans two continents and is backed by Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd and a sister company of Nature Publishing Group. As ReadCube continues to grow and innovate useful new features, we hope it will help scientists all over the world stay on top of — and spur — scientific progress in their fields.
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JSER cited in dissertation from Portugal

Dear readers,
JSER is cited in one dissertation from Portugal.The paper is O recurso a animais nas intervenções em crianças com perturbações do espetro do Autismo by F Magalhães - 2014.
The author cited JSER paper in reference number 55. Memishevikj H, & Hodzhikj, S. (2010). The effects of equineassisted therapy in improving the psychosocial functioning of children with autism. Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation, 11(3–4), 57–67.
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How to write a great rebuttal letter

By Kakoli Majumder

Most manuscripts have to be revised at least once before they are accepted by a journal. Once the author receives a decision for acceptance with major or minor revisions, he/she has to revise the manuscript based on the peer reviewer comments. The revised manuscript is then submitted to the journal along with a point-by-point response to the reviewer comments. A cover letter for a revised manuscript should be sent to the editor along with the author’s responses to the reviewer comments. This letter is often called the response letter or the rebuttal letter.

It is important to compose a good response letter to accompany the revised manuscript. A response letter or rebuttal letter can be written in two ways:

1. You write a cover letter and attach a separate document in which you have addressed the reviewer comments.

2. Alternatively, your rebuttal letter can be divided into two sections: an introductory part addressed to the journal editor and a second part containing detailed responses to the reviewer comments.

Begin the letter by mentioning the manuscript title and id. Include a small paragraph thanking the reviewers for their valuable time and useful contribution. Mention that you appreciate the inputs they have given and that their inputs will definitely help improve your manuscript. Rebuttal letters that thank the referees set a positive tone right from the beginning. 

If you are including your responses in a separate document, add a paragraph that broadly summarizes the major changes that you have made in the manuscript based on the reviewers’ comments. Mention that you have attached a document containing point-by-point responses to the reviewers’ comments. If you are including the detailed responses in the same letter, mention that the next section contains your responses.

Addressing reviewer comments can be a difficult task, especially, if there are many comments and the comments are long. Here are a few things to keep in mind when addressing reviewer comments:

1. Address each and every point raised by the editor and reviewers: Copy every single comment in your rebuttal letter and write your reply immediately after each point in a clear and concise manner. Make sure that not a single point raised by the reviewers/editor goes unanswered. Even if you do not agree with a point or have not made the change suggested, please mention that and provide a reason for your decision.

2. Provide point-by-point responses: Number the reviewers’ points and respond to them sequentially. Highlight the corresponding changes in the manuscript or refer to the line numbers in the original and revised manuscripts. Consider setting the reviewer comments in bold to distinguish them from your responses. This makes it easier for the editor/reviewers to follow what you have done.

3. Categorize the reviewers’ comments: If there are too many comments, it would help if you separate the comments into categories. For example, all the comments related to methodology could be grouped together, all related to language could be under one category, etc. If you decide to do that, make sure you add a sentence such as “I have separated my responses to the reviewers’ comments according to several categories in order to achieve an integrated approach in my responses.”

4. If comments are in the form of paragraphs, split them into points: If the reviewers’ comments are in the form of large paragraphs, divide them into separate points so that you can address them individually. If you are not sure of what a particular comment means, begin your response by explaining what you have understood from the comment.

5. In case you feel the reviewer has misunderstood something, clarify politely: Reviewers are experts who have extensive knowledge of their field; therefore, if you feel that a reviewer has misunderstood certain parts, it is likely to be due to lack of clarity in your presentation. In such cases, point out the misunderstanding politely and provide the necessary clarification. For instance, you could write: “I am sorry that this part was not clear in the original manuscript. I should have explained that….I have revised the contents of this part.”

6. If you cannot address a point, give a reason: If you cannot address any of the reviewers’ concerns, explain why you cannot do it, for instance, if the reviewer has asked you to provide additional data or conduct additional experiments, which you feel are not necessary. Avoid giving personal reasons like lack of funds or lack of time as reasons. Do not show a negative attitude. Be respectful in your reply. First, thank the reviewer for his/her in-depth analysis and useful comments. Then, explain where you feel you cannot completely agree with the reviewer’s suggestion. Your answer should be clear and logical and should be backed by evidence.

7. When adding new data or figures, mention their location in the manuscript: If you have included new data, tables, figures, etc., indicate where you have added the information: mention page numbers, figure panels, etc. If required, attach supplementary material so that the reviewer/editor has everything that he/she needs and does not have to go searching for the material.  

8. Maintain a polite and respectful tone throughout: Remember that the reviewers have spent a lot of time and effort in evaluating your manuscript. Even if some of the comments appear to be negative, do not take them personally. The reviewers are critiquing your work, not you, and their inputs are value additions to your work. Be polite and respectful in your tone even if you feel that some of the comments are unfavorable or unreasonable. Sometimes some reviewers may have conflicting views. But remember that each of them will read your rebuttal letter, so it is best to be equally polite to all the reviewers. The tone of the cover letter is very important.

9. Conclude the letter appropriately: Be careful of how you end the rebuttal letter. A concluding sentence such as the following may sound overly conceited: "Since all the corrections have been made, we hope the manuscript will now be accepted without any further changes.” A straightforward but polite ending would be “We look forward to hearing from you regarding our submission. We would be glad to respond to any further questions and comments that you may have." Such an ending is formal, polite, and reflects a willingness to make further changes if required.

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Citation of articles from last issue of JSER 2014; 15(3-4)

Dear readers,
I want to explain you how to cite articles from last issue 3-4, vol. 15, 2014.

Citation: Cankar F, Deutsch T, Globachnik B, Pinteric A. Inclusive Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Pupils in Slovenia. J Spec Educ Rehab 2014; 15(3-4):7-23. doi: 10.2478/JSER-2014-0008

Citation: Mahnmud Suleiman Al Shoura H, Che Ahmad A. Review of Special Education Programs in Jordan: Current Practices, Challenges, and Prospects. J Spec Educ Rehab 2014; 15(3-4):24-42. doi: 10.2478/JSER-2014-0009

Citation: Kovacevic R, Suljagic S, Ljuca D, Mufic E. Recidivism After a Treatment in a Disciplinary Centre for Juveniles. J Spec Educ Rehab 2014; 15(3-4):43-58. doi: 10.2478/JSER-2014-0010

Citation: Pour MK, Adibsereshki N, Pourmohamadreza-Tajrishi M, Hossseinzadeh S. The Effect of Emotional Intelligence Training on Behavior Problems of Boys with Externalized Behavior Disorder in Elementary Schools. J Spec Educ Rehab 2014; 15(3-4):59-76. doi: 10.2478/JSER-2014-0011

Citation: Reichenberg M. The Importance of Structured Text Talks for Students’ Reading Comprehension. J Spec Educ Rehab 2014; 15(3-4):77-94. doi: 10.2478/JSER-2014-0012

Citation: Novak M, Koncar M. The Role of Support Groups in the Cooperation Between Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities and Professional Staff. J Spec Educ Rehab 2014; 15(3-4):95-110. doi: 10.2478/JSER-2014-0013

Citation: Laskar R. The Method of Teaching and Examination for Individuals with Visual Impairments: The System in India and Japan. J Spec Educ Rehab 2014; 15(3-4):111-127. doi: 10.2478/JSER-2014-0014

JSER editor-in-chief

JSER cited in Journal of Mental Health of Thailand

Dear Readers,
Internationality of JSER is not under question. JSER is cited in Journal of Mental Health of Thailand. The following article Jovanova NC and Radojichikj DD. Parents of children with developmental disabilities: stress and support. J Spec Educ Rehabil 2013;14: 7–19 is cited in Journal of Mental Health of Thailand 2014; 22(2) Factors associated with mental health problems of mothers of delayed development children  by authors Siraparulh Thongthep, Summon Chomchai, Sureelak Sutcharitpongsa, Prattana Satitvipawee.
Cheers,
JSER editor-in-chief

JSER in InfoBase index

Dear colleagues,
I want to share with you that Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation is indexed in InfoBase Index.

InfoBase Index is a comprehensive, multipurpose database covering scholarly literature from all over the world.

InfoBase Index holds indexed records from active, authoritative journals. With InfoBase’s broad-ranging, authoritative coverage, you can be confident that you are not missing any critical information.

InfoBase Index indexes articles from all over the world, with the database growing every day. The result is an exhaustive database that assists research in every field.

Most of the journal titles are peer-reviewed, with new journal titles being added to the collection regularly.

InfoBase Index aims at increasing the visibility of open access scholarly journals, thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.

Selection Criteria-

1. It should be an open access journal.
2. The journal should have good editorial quality control
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4. The journal should have an ISSN

INFOBASE INDEX is a source for the basic requirement of every researcher- ‘relevant information’.

INFOBASE INDEX aggregates all the information available, mostly from open access journals, and makes it available to the researchers through their nearest libraries, thereby bringing to the researchers, the latest and the most relevant information available.
With so much information available in the digital space, INFOBASE INDEX provides a platform for segregating the information by indexing the journals at article level and provides the end user the most relevant search results.
At the other end, Journals can increase their visibility and the visibility of their content by providing their content to INFOBASE INDEX.
INFOBASE INDEX plays the much required role of aggregator, segregator and provider of quality information.

JSER editor-in-chief

JSER in CWTS Journal Indicators

Dear colleagues,
It is good to share with you news about JSER. Another metrics site where you can find Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation is CWTS Journal Indicators.
What is CWTS Journal Indicators?
CWTS Journal Indicators provides free access to bibliometric indicators on scientific journals. The indicators have been calculated by Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) based on the Scopus bibliographic database produced by Elsevier. Indicators are available for over 20,000 journals indexed in the Scopus database.

CWTS Journal Indicators provides free access to bibliometric indicators on scientific journals. The indicators have been calculated by Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) based on the Scopus bibliographic database produced by Elsevier. Indicators are available for over 20,000 journals indexed in the Scopus database.

A key indicator offered by CWTS Journal Indicators is the SNIP indicator, where SNIP stands for source normalized impact per paper. This indicator measures the average citation impact of the publications of a journal. Unlike the well-known journal impact factor, SNIP corrects for differences in citation practices between scientific fields, thereby allowing for more accurate between-field comparisons of citation impact. CWTS Journal Indicators also provides stability intervals that indicate the reliability of the SNIP value of a journal. 

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A key indicator offered by CWTS Journal Indicators is the SNIP indicator, where SNIP stands for source normalized impact per paper. This indicator measures the average citation impact of the publications of a journal. Unlike the well-known journal impact factor, SNIP corrects for differences in citation practices between scientific fields, thereby allowing for more accurate between-field comparisons of citation impact. CWTS Journal Indicators also provides stability intervals that indicate the reliability of the SNIP value of a journal. More information on the indicators offered by CWTS Journal Indicators is available on the Methodology page. - See more at: http://www.journalindicators.com/#sthash.bNoNlVQ7.dpuf

CWTS Journal Indicators provides free access to bibliometric indicators on scientific journals. The indicators have been calculated by Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) based on the Scopus bibliographic database produced by Elsevier. Indicators are available for over 20,000 journals indexed in the Scopus database.

- See more at: http://www.journalindicators.com/#sthash.bNoNlVQ7.dpuf

CWTS Journal Indicators provides free access to bibliometric indicators on scientific journals. The indicators have been calculated by Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) based on the Scopus bibliographic database produced by Elsevier. Indicators are available for over 20,000 journals indexed in the Scopus database. - See more at: http://www.journalindicators.com/#sthash.bNoNlVQ7.dpuf

Citation searching and bibliometric measures Resources for ranking and tracking

Robin Kear and Danielle Colbert-Lewis

+ Author Affiliations

1. Robin Kear is reference/instruction librarian at University of Pittsburgh’s Hillman Library, e-mail: rlk25@pitt.edu, and
2. Danielle Colbert-Lewis is reference librarian at the James E. Shepard Memorial Library at North Carolina Central University, e-mail: dcolbert@nccu.edu

A professor asks you, “Who is citing my articles? How many times have I been cited? What is my h-index score?”

A student asks you, “How do I know if this article is important?”

Another professor asks you, “Which journal should I publish in for my tenure?”

A different student asks you, “What are the best journals in the field of Anthropology?”

The avenues to evaluate citation tracking and journal ranking have greatly increased in the past six years. Bibliometrics, the applicon of mathematical and statistical analysis to books, journals, and other publications, 1 allows us to choose journal collections, assist with applications for research funding, evaluate journal status, and find significant contributors in a subject area. Most importantly, the expertise librarians have in this area can be used to help our faculty prove their scholarly contribution and achieve success in their tenure process.

Any aggregator of citations could create its own bibliometric measures if they are willing to invest the time and expense. Elsevier and Thomson Reuters are the major players in creating citation and journal measures. Each vendor primarily uses its own unique data, journals, publications, authority files, indexes, and subject categories. Both companies have given their data to research labs to create new metrics that are freely available online from the labs and are also included in the company’s products for subscribers. One metric, the h-index, is vendor neutral but there is no overarching tool that exists across vendors. The bibliometrics field is an exciting one to watch and continues to produce beautiful data visualization projects.

 

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Citation tools and measures

• Citation Map. Web of Knowledge created this tool that depicts backwards and forwards citation of an article using a map format. The backwards feature represents the citations in the current selected document, and the forward feature represents the documents that have cited the current selected document. This tool gives dynamic representation of the impact that a document has on a field, a topic area, or trend. Access: http://wokinfo.com.
• Citation Reports. This tool by Web of Knowledge, gives a graphical presentation and snapshot of a set of articles. Upon conducting a search (by topic, author, or publication name) and selecting a group of documents, users will find a link to Web of Knowledge to Create Citation Reports. The report includes graphs for Published Items in Each Year and Citations in Each Year. The Results Found section of the report details the Sum of times cited, Sum of times cited without self-citations, Citing articles, Average citations per item, and the h-index. Citation Reports serves as a helpful tool as it helps users to understand various trends of a topic, how an author has published over time, and the most cited articles related to that search topic. Access: http://wokinfo.com.
• Citation Tracker. This Scopus product gives detailed information on finding, checking, and tracking citations. Upon conducting a search and selecting a group of documents in Scopus, Citation Tracker, displayed under the View Citation Overview page, gives users an overview of how many times a selected document has been cited upon its initial selection, and the number of documents that cited the selected document since 1996 and the h-index. This citation overview information assists researchers by helping them evaluate the currency and impact of research overtime. Access: http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.
• h-graph. Scopus’s h-graph visually depicts the impact of an author’s research or set of articles. By selecting h-graph, users have a choice of three different graphs to view or select: the h-index, articles published, and citations. Users will also see these graphs under the author’s name or by conducting a document search. At the end of the search, the user then selects an author’s hyperlinked name under the research section via a view h-graph link. Access: http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.
• h-index. J. E. Hirsch created the hindex in his 2005 paper titled “An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output.” In this foundational paper, Hirsch tries to answer the question, “[H]ow does one quantify the cumulative impact and relevance of an individual’s scientific research output?” In the abstract, Hirsch proposes that the index h, defined as the number of papers with citation number ≥h, serves as a useful index to characterize the scientific output of a researcher.
  The h-index measures the broad impact of a researcher’s work. When conducting research for the aforementioned article, the data focused primarily on physicists, however the data has proven applicability to other areas of sciences and more recently to humanities. Web of Knowledge and Scopus both include the h-index in searches for an author. In Web of Knowledge, a user finds the h-index under the Citation Reports section at the beginning of a search. In Scopus, the user will find the h-index presented by conducting a search and selecting an author’s hyperlinked name under the Research section. Access: Web of Knowledge at http://www.wokinfo.com and Scopus at http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.

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Subscription databases for citation searching

• Academic Search Premier. This database by EBSCOhost has a few tools that allow researchers to search for citation effectively. These tools include Find Similar Results, Cited References, and Citation Matcher. The Find Similar Results feature uses Smart- Text Searching to find other documents that share a relation to the original article. By conducting a Cited Reference search, the user receives a list of articles that cite the original article. Located under the More option feature in Academic Search Premier (top menu bar), the Citation Matcher feature allows researchers to search for specific works. Access: http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/academic-search-premier.
• Google Scholar. Google Scholar has the Cited By feature, which allows researchers to see how many times a document has been cited. At the conclusion of a search, the results show the number of times that both articles and documents have been cited. This feature helps researchers get a preliminary idea of the articles and research that make an impact in a field of interest. Google has a new tool called Google Scholar Citations that will create a public profile for users that includes their citation metrics as calculated by Google. This feature is currently in testing with a small group of users. Keep in mind that Google Scholar includes citations from an array of sources in its cited by calculations, including Microsoft PowerPoint and Word documents, and gives everything an equal rank. Access: http://scholar.google.com and for more information on the new Scholar Citations see http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/citations.html.
• JSTOR. JSTOR, by ITHAKA, has two search options: the Citation Locator and Advanced Search. These tools serve as good options for researchers that know of a journal’s accessibility in JSTOR and have citation information available. Citation Locator takes you directly to the article. Once the user selects a document from a search, he or she has the option to use the Google Scholar feature Items Citing regarding the citation of the search item. By selecting this feature, a search will be run in Google Scholar for articles citing the original target article. Users have another feature in JSTOR at their disposal called Track Citations. By selecting this feature, users receive an e-mail when another article in JSTOR cites the original target article. Access: http://about.jstor.org.
• PsycINFO. Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO has the Find Citation feature as one of the search options on the main search page. This tools works well when the researcher has detailed citation information accessible to enter into the search. Access: http://www.apa.org/psycinfo.
• Scopus. This Elsevier database contains the Citation Tracker in the View Citation Overview area and the number of times a document has been cited within that overview, and also the h-index. Another feature of Scopus called Related Documents shows documents that have shared references. Following a user’s search and selection of a document, the Related Documents feature allows the researcher to find other documents that have shared references, author, and/or keywords. Access: http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.
• Web of Knowledge. This database by Thomson Reuters offers search tools like Cited Reference Search in order to directly access specific documents. Moreover, once a user chooses a search in conducted and document, the Times Cited tool helps users to see how many other documents have cited the originally selected document. Users may also view the Times Cited on the search page and the h-index. All of these features benefit researchers by helping them evaluate the significance of a document to a topic, a field of study, or a trend. Access: http://wokinfo.com.
  

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Journal tools and measures

• Article Influence Score. This score came out of the same project by Carl Bergstrom’s team at University of Washington as Eigenfactor and uses Thomson Reuters JCR citation data. It calculates the relative importance of a journal on a per-article basis. It is the journal’s Eigenfactor Score divided by the fraction of articles published by the journal. That fraction is normalized so that the sum total of articles from all journals is 1. A score greater than 1.00 indicates that each article in the journal has above-average influence. A score less than 1.00 indicates that each article in the journal has below-average influence. Access: More information, including visualization of the data, and scores for certain years are available freely through the Eigenfactor Web site at http://www.eigenfactor.org and/or through the Journal Citation Reports subscription database available from Thomson Reuters at http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/journal_citation_reports/.
• Eigenfactor Score. This score came out of the Metrics Eigenfactor Project, a bibliometric research project conducted by Carl Bergstrom and his laboratory at the University of Washington. The Eigenfactor Score uses Thomson Reuters JCR citation data and measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited in the JCR year. Similar to the Impact Factor, the Eigenfactor Score is essentially a ratio of the number of citations to total number of articles. However, unlike the Impact Factor, the Eigenfactor Score counts the citations to journals in both the sciences and social sciences, eliminates self-citations, and weights each reference according to a stochastic measure of the amount of time researchers spend reading the journal. Eigenfactor scores are scaled so that the sum of the Eigenfactor scores of all journals listed in Thomson’s JCR is 100. The top 1,000 journals, as ranked by Eigenfactor score, all have scores above 0.01. Access: More information, including visualization of the data, and scores for certain years are available freely through the Eigenfactor Web site at http://www.eigenfactor.org and/or scores are included as part of the Journal Citation Reports subscription database available by subscription from Thomson Reuters at http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/journal_citation_reports/.
  

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• Impact Factor. The Impact Factor is certainly the longest and most well-known journal measure. Eugene Garfield first had the idea for the measure in 1955, and it was published as part of the Science Citation Index in 1961. The journal Impact Factor is the average number of times articles from the journal published in the past two years have been cited in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) year using Thomson Reuter’s citation data. An Impact Factor of 1.0 means that, on average, the articles published one or two years ago have been cited one time. Citing articles may be from the same journal; however, most citing articles are from different journals. Access: Through the subscription database Journal Citation Reports, available from Thomson Reuters at http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/journal_citation_reports.
• Journal Analyzer Tool. In Scopus, this tool provides a view of journal performance using Elsevier citation data. Using citations from nearly 18,000 titles from 5,000 international publishers, the Journal Analyzer has scores from 1999 forward. The journal analyzer charts the SJR score, SNIP score, total number of citations received by the journal, total number of documents of the journal, and the percentage of documents that are not cited from that year. Access: http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.
• SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) Score. This score was created by the SCImago Lab and Professor Felix de Moya-Anegon at the University of Granada in Spain using Elsevier citation data from Scopus. SJR starts with a basic per-peer-reviewed document measure that is the number of citations received by a journal divided by the number of citations in that journal for the three previous years. SJR then weights the citations with a prestige metric that normalizes across the citation behavior of different journals. Access: http://www.scimagojr.com/index.php and http://www.journalmetrics.com and/or through the Scopus subscription database available from Elsevier at http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.
• SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper). SNIP was developed by Henk Moed at the CWTS (Centre for Science and Technology Studies) of Leiden University in the Netherlands using Elsevier citation data from Scopus. SNIP also starts with a basic per peer-reviewed document measure that is the number of citations received by a journal divided by the number of citations in that journal for the three previous years. SNIP then considers the citations in the context in which they are made (the journal), including a citation’s potential (or how likely it is to be cited) that normalizes across disciplines. Access: http://www.journalindicators.com and http://www.journalmetrics.com or through the Scopus subscription database at http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.
  

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Subscription databases for journal measures

• InCites. This Thomson Reuters database is a citation-based research evaluation tool of people, programs, and peers. Bibliometrics included in the analysis are total papers, total citations, citation impact (cites per paper), percent cited and uncited papers, collaboration indicators, expected citation count, expected citation rates for category, mean/median citation, h-index score, citation frequency distribution, source article rankings, and citation articles rankings. Access: http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/incites/.
  

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• Journal Citation Reports. This Thomson Reuters database can be accessed separately or through the ISI Web of Knowledge platform. The database is the only way to access the Impact Factor metrics, and it also includes the Eigenfactor and Article Influence scores, five-year Impact Factor, and the immediacy index. The Sciences Edition covers more than 6,500 journals; the Social Sciences Edition covers more than 1,900, both from 1997 forward. Access: Pricing and sales contact information at http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/journal_citation_reports.
• Scopus. Scopus, from Elsevier, is a database that includes coverage of scientific, technical, medical, and social science journals and conference proceedings. The bibliometrics included are h-index score, hgraph, citation tracker, journal analyzer, and SNIP and SJR journal scores. Access: http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus.
• Web of Knowledge. From Thomson Reuters, Web of Knowledge is a platform that includes the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities journals, and conference proceedings. The platform can include Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports, depending on the institution’s subscriptions. Citation metrics included are h-index score, citation reports, citation mapping, citing articles, and sums and averages of citations. Access: http://wokinfo.com.

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Further viewing

• Web of Knowledge Training You- Tube Channel. Watch Thomson Reuter’s WoK (Web of Knowledge) channel for short videos on citation counts, cited reference searching, and citation reports features available through the subscription database. Access: http://www.youtube.com/user/WoKtraining.
• ScopusTV YouTube Channel. Watch Elsevier’s ScopusTV channel for short videos on the h-index, SNIP, and SJR scores available through the subscription database. Access: http://www.youtube.com/user/ScopusTV.

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JSER 10 most read articles

Dear colleagues,
I want to share with you 10 most read articles since September 8th, 2009 year. They are listed bellow:

1. INOVATIONS IN THERAPY OF AUTISM
2. A CASE STUDY OF A CHINESE ‘HIKIKOMORIAN’ IN CANADA – THEORIZING THE PROCESS OF HIKIKOMORIZATION
3. MATHEMATICS LANGUAGE IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION(full text)
4. EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF VOICE DISORDERS: A THEORETICAL OVERVIEW AND MODEL - Full Text
5. SOME ADDITIONS TO THE HISTORY OF SURDOLOGY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
6. CRIMINAL, LEGAL, SOCIAL AND TERMINOLOGICAL ASPECTS SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH A DISABLED PERSON
7. THE CURRICULUMS OF THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH MOTOR DISABILITIES
8. INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
9. REVIEW OF A CASE OF CHILD WITH ACQUIRED APHASIA
10. PSYCHICAL THERAPY OF CHILDREN‘S FEARS DUE TO DISEASES AND SOMATIC INJURIES

JSER editor-in-chief

Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation in Google Scholar

Dear readers,

I want to inform you that I made efforts to include Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation in Google Scholar. The one challenge that remained however was to demonstrate citation impact for Open Access journal titles. Google Scholar Citations – developed to assist researchers to determine the impact of their scholarly output – has been utilised to determine the number of citations for individual Open Access journal titles (see titles below). As with everything in the digital environment this is in Beta, and there are no guarantees that the results are 100% accurate.

Here is Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation profile on Google Scholar. There are following parameters: 

Citation indices All   Since 2009 Citations 138       103 h-index 5       4 i10-index 1       1

JSER has 138 citations in total and we must work to improve this citation index.  JSER h-index is 5.

JSER editor-in-chief