Talk:Web of Science

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What is difference between Web of Science and Web of knowledge? dima (talk) 06:21, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I see no differences.
 * arxiv.org beat them all, I am afraid, since it is available for everyone without paying. --AKA MBG (talk) 13:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Similarly, it appears that there two separate articles for two apparently identical ISI services: Web of Knowledge and Web of Science. Should they be merged, with a redirect from one to the other? And is it still "ISI", after the merger/takeover of Thomson and Reuters? I don't have time to investigate, but someone who knows these things should.


 * To address AKA's point, I don't think ArXiv covers articles in the social sciences and humanities. for starters. Bellagio99 (talk) 23:43, 30 November 2008 (UTC)


 * WoK includes WoS plus a host of other databases. ArXiv is great for physicists, but nothing comparable exists for the life sciences. On its homepage, WoK is still announced as "ISI Web of Knowledge". --Crusio (talk) 07:34, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

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Distinction
Can anyone provide a brief paragraph to better distinguish between Web of Science, Web of Knowledge, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, Thomson Reuters Impact Factor, ISI Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports, …. This multitude of terms doen't exactly represent a marketig masterpiece. However, Wikipedia might help to avoid confusion by providing a better distinction. Is "Web of Science" really a citation index or rather a web platform to access citation indices like the Thomson Reuters Impact Factor? Too complicated! 85.179.136.124 (talk) 07:50, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

Broken link
The third external link (Harvard College Library) is broken. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.219.42.50 (talk) 09:33, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I replaced it with a link to an archive of the page. Thanks for pointing it out. RockMagnetist (talk) 20:55, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

Merge
It appears that Web of Knowledge no longer exists independently on the web, having been completely renamed Web of Science (which includes all the databases, included arts and humanities, despite the name). As a result, i think merging the 2 pages would make the most sense, with a note on the history of the naming changes.148.88.200.231 (talk) 15:14, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Agreed. (See also: Talk:Web of Knowledge). Fgnievinski (talk) 19:57, 12 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I did the merge today. Please see if there is something that can be improved on this merged page. Lonaowna (talk) 18:28, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Some Suggested Updates to Article
Hello! The current article has some outdated and/or erroneous info in it. Below, some suggested updates to help bring it more current. Thank you in advance for your consideration and attention to this edit request, it's much appreciated.

First Paragraph: Request to update from current iteration to, "Web of Science (previously known as the Web of Knowledge) is an online subscription-based academic search and discovery platform that provides access to multidisciplinary and subject-specific indexes of scholarly literature. Among other resources, the Web of Science platform hosts the Web of Science Core Collection, which provides a comprehensive search and citation navigation for over 100 years of research published in journals, books, and conference proceedings in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts & Humanities." (please see http://ipscience.thomsonreuters.com/product/web-of-science/)

Background & History: Request to make some minor language changes from current iteration to, "A citation index is built on the fact that citations in research articles serve as linkages between similar research items, and lead to matching or related literature, such as journal articles, conference proceedings, books, etc. In addition, literature which demonstrates impact in a particular field, or more than one discipline, can be easily located through a citation index. For example, a paper's influence on a field or discipline can be understood by finding all the papers that have cited it. In this way, current research trends, patterns, and emerging fields of research can be assessed and traced back to foundational literature in the field. Eugene Garfield, the "father of citation indexing of academic literature,"[3] who launched the Science Citation Index (SCI) in 1963, which in turn led to the Web of Science Core Collection,[4] wrote... "

Search & Analysis: Request to change from current iteration to, "Web of Science platform can be described as a research tool that enables the user to discover, analyze, and disseminate large amounts of research literature in an efficient manner. The Web of Science platform provides a common set of search and navigation tools, allowing users to search for and discover many different types of scholarly research outputs without having an in-depth knowledge of underlying ontologies, or common vocabularies, for the field."

And request to add: "While the Web of Science platform hosts both citation indexes and subject indexes, which rely on the traditional application of subject headings and key words to aid in discovery, the deep citation indexing in the Web of Science Core Collection provides the backbone citation network which links together research from the many different resources hosted on the platform. Acceptable journal and conference proceedings content for the Web of Science Core Collection is selected by in-house editorial staff which e employs ais determined by a rigorous n evaluation and selection process based on an examination of the publication as a whole using the following n the following criteria: citation impact of the publication, influence of the publication, timeliness of the publication, demonstrated peer review of research prior to publication, and an assessment of the geographic diversity of authors publishing in the journal. Each publication is evaluated on its own merits prior to inclusion in the Web of Science Core Collection.[6]"

And, request to remove the following: "Web of Science employs various search and analysis capabilities. First, citation indexing is employed, which is enhanced by the capability to search for results across disciplines. The influence, impact, history, and methodology of an idea can be followed from its first instance, notice, or referral to the present day. This technology points to a deficiency with the keyword-only method of searching. Second, subtle trends and patterns relevant to the literature or research of interest, become apparent. Broad trends indicate significant topics of the day, as well as the history relevant to both the work at hand, and particular areas of study. Third, trends can be graphically represented.[6][7]"

Coverage: Request to update first paragraph to, "As of August 2016, the multidisciplinary coverage of the Web of Science Core Collection encompasses over 750,000 scholarly books, 15,000 journals and 190,000 conference proceedings.[12] The selection of content for inclusion in the Web of Science Core Collection is made on the basis of impact evaluations and comprises open-access journals and traditional journals,  spanning over 250 academic disciplines. The coverage includes: the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, and spans across disciplines.[10]] [13] However, the Web of Science Core Collection is a selective index and includes only those journals, books, and proceedings that meet certain quality and impact measures."

Request to update subsequent paragraphs to: "Furthermore, as of August, 2016 the total file count of the Web of Science Core Collection was 62 million source records, which included over a billion cited-references connections. This citation service currently indexes around 2.4 million items per year on average, and it is described as the largest and most complete accessible citation database.[13] The Web of Science Core Collection indexes journals from over 45 languages. Titles of foreign-language articles are translated into English so that they can be found by searching in English.[14]"

Citation Databases: Request to update to the following, "Web of Science Core Collection consist of 10 indexes. Subscribers may purchase licenses that include any or all of the indexes in whole or in part.[15][16] •	Conference Proceedings Citation Index –Science

•	Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Social Science. Taken together the Conference Proceedings Citation Indexes cover more than 190,000 conference titles in the Sciences and Social Sciences starting from 1990 to the present day

•	Science Citation Index Expanded covers more than 8,800 notable journals encompassing 150 scientific disciplines. Coverage is from the year 1900 to the present day.

•	Social Sciences Citation Index covers more than 3,200 journals in social science disciplines. Range of coverage is from the year 1900 to the present day.

•	Arts & Humanities Citation Index covers more than 1,750 arts and humanities journals starting from 1975. In addition, 250 major scientific and social sciences journals also contribute articles which may be on topics of interest to the arts and humanities researcher.

•	Index Chemicus lists more than 2.6 million compounds. The time of coverage is from 1993 to present day.

•	Current Chemical Reactions indexes over one million reactions, and the range of coverage is from 1986 to present day. The INPI archives from 1840 to 1985 are also indexed in this database.

•	Book Citation Index covers more than 75,000 editorially selected books starting from 2005.

•	Emerging Sources Citation Index covers approximately 3500 journals from 2015 to the present that represent new journals in emerging fields or of a regional perspective that are accepted into the Web of Science Core Collection on a provisional basis before a final selection decision is made regarding inclusion the Science, Social Science, or Arts & Humanities citation index.

Regional databases Request to update to: "Since 2008, the Web of Science platform has hosted a number of regional citation indices. The Chinese Science Citation Database, produced in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was the first such index in a language other than English.[17] It was followed in 2013 by the SciELO Citation Index, covering research from Brazil, Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean and South Africa, and more 12 countries of Latin America;[18] the Korea Citation Index (KCI) in 2014, with updates from the South Korean National Research Foundation[19]; and since 2015, the Russian Science Citation Index, covering research from journals published in Russia."

Other Content Request to update to: "Also hosted and searchable on the Web of Science platform are: BIOSIS Citation Index BIOSIS Preview Biological Abstracts Zoological Record CABI: CAB Abstract and Global Health Current Contents Connect Derwent Innovations Index – covering patent literature from over 44 patent issuing authorities Data Citation Index – covering over 6 million data sets and data studies from than 325 data repositories from around the world Inspec FSTA –the food science resource Medline"

Abstracting and indexing: Request to update to: "The following types of literature are indexed: scholarly books, peer-reviewed journals, original research articles, reviews, editorials, chronologies, abstracts, as well as other items. Disciplines included in this index are agriculture, biological sciences, engineering, medical and life sciences, physical and chemical sciences, anthropology, law, library sciences, architecture, dance, music, film, and theater. Seven citation databases encompass coverage of the above disciplines.[11][15][12]"

Limitations in the use of citation analysis: Main articles: Citation analysis and San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment Request to update to: "As with other scientific approaches, scientometrics and bibliometrics, which rely on citation indexes to make assessment of the research impact of journals, publications, institutions, and, in some cases, individual researchers, have their own limitations. Recently, a criticism was voiced pointing toward certain deficiencies of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_factor) calculation process. The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is produced for the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), which was designed to help librarians quickly assess journal impact when making collection-management decisions. The JCR is derived from the content indexed for the Web of Science Core Collection. The criticism of the JIF highlights that the journal citation distributions exhibited in the Web of Science Core Collection, and other citation indexes, can be skewed towards established journals, leading to an underestimation of the impact of journals in new or emerging fields; journal impact factor properties are field-specific and can be used as comparative measures only within like fields, and the JIF can be manipulated by editors who change the editorial policies to maximize the impact of publications within the publication timeframe considered for the JIF calculation; the argument presented is that these deficiencies make reliance on the JIF alone to assess journal impact unreliable. [20]

Regarding the more objective journal metrics, there is a growing view that for greater accuracy it must be supplemented with article-level metrics and peer-review.[20] Thomson Reuters replied to criticism in general terms by stating that the Journal Citation Reports provides many additional metrics that can be used to measure journal quality and that "no one metric can fully capture the complex contributions scholars make to their disciplines, and many forms of scholarly achievement should be considered."[21]"

Thank you again for your consideration of these edit requests! Mollym3500 (talk) 19:47, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
 * The changes proposed read like an advertisement, and have many unsourced claims. Such text wouldn't look out of place on the company website when describing the product/service, however, is inappropriate for Wikipedia. Reasons for the addition/removal of material are also not expressed in the edit request, except the small note on top. Request declined. Regards, VB00 (talk) 07:38, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose to merge Chinese Science Citation Database into Web of Science. I think that the content in the present article can easily be explained in the context of Web Science. The Chinese Science Citation Database is an important product offered by Web of Science, a Clarivate's website which provides subscription-based academic dabatabases. I qupte from the website : "The Chinese Science Citation Database is just one of the full collection of content and tools available in Web of Science that will help you explore the literature, analyze trends, measure impact, and get the full research picture."" The present article is of a reasonable size and will not cause any problems to Web of Science and its section Regional databases as far as article size is concerned. Postconfused (talk) 06:23, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Makes sense to me, plus no objections in over half a year. Go ahead and merge, I'd say! Lennart97 (talk) 16:15, 31 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Let's wait for some more days Chinese Science Citation Database is different product offered by Web of Science, we are maintaining separate pages for majority of indexing sites including different products of Clarivate Applus2021 (talk) 07:17, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

I suggest we wait some more years until the Chinese scientific establishment can clear up its reputation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.188.201.8 (talk) 16:28, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose given that, as Postconfused notes, other databases covering arguably less-influential regions are covered separate. Klbrain (talk) 20:28, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose, unless we're merging other regional indices too. fgnievinski (talk) 22:49, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing, given the consensus not to do this in isolation of other pages. Klbrain (talk) 20:36, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

"Web of Science ID" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_of_Science_ID&redirect=no Web of Science ID] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 06:00, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

"Web of Science ID (identifier)" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_of_Science_ID_(identifier)&redirect=no Web of Science ID (identifier)] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 06:00, 6 December 2023 (UTC)