Title Suppressions
Editorial Expression of Concern
Find the full Investigation on the editorial expression of concern for 2019 on our editorial expression of concern page.
Journals Suppressed from 2019 JCR Data (2020 release)
Metrics for the titles listed below are not published due to anomalous citation patterns found in the 2019 citation data. These patterns result in a significant distortion of the Journal Impact Factor and rank that does not accurately reflect the journal’s citation performance in the literature. The Journal Impact Factor provides an important and objective measure of a journal’s contribution to scholarly communication.
In the interest of fairness and accuracy for all journals, the distortion of the Journal Impact Factor by an excessive concentration of citations gives rise to the need for suppression. JCR staff will monitor these journals going forward and the titles will be included in a future edition of JCR when the anomalous patterns are resolved. Coverage of these journals in Web of Science and other Clarivate™ products is not immediately affected by suppression from the JCR. However, the titles may be subject to review to determine if they continue to meet the quality and publication standards necessary for inclusion in Web of Science Core Collection flagship indexes (Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Science Citation Index).
For more information, review our suppression policy. You can review the title suppression list for previous years.
| JCR Title | Full Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ACTA CARDIOL SIN | Acta Cardiologica Sinica | Self |
| ADICCIONES | Adicciones | Self |
| AEROSOL AIR QUAL RES | Aerosol and Air Quality Research | Self |
| AGING MALE | Aging Male | Self |
| BODY IMAGE | Body Image | Self |
| BUS ETHICS | Business Ethics | Self |
| CELL CHEM TECHNOL | Cellulose Chemistry and Technology | Self |
| CNS NEUROL DISORD-DR | CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets | Self |
| CURR GENET | Current Genetics | Self |
| ENVIRON ENG MANAG J | Environmental Engineering and Management Journal | Self |
| FISH SHELLFISH IMMUN | Fish & Shellfish Immunology | Self |
| FOOD AGR IMMUNOL | Food and Agricultural Immunology | Self |
| FORENSIC SCI INT-GEN | Forensic Science International-Genetics | Self |
| GEROSCIENCE | GeroScience | Self |
| IEEE T APPL SUPERCON | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity | Self |
| IND TEXTILA | Industria Textila | Self |
| INT J MED MUSHROOMS | International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms | Self |
| J BIOMOL STRUCT DYN | Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics | Self |
| J ENVIRON ENG GEOPH | Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics | Self |
| J MED BIOCHEM | Journal of Medical Biochemistry | Self |
| MAR BIOTECHNOL | Marine Biotechnology | Self |
| MICROBES ENVIRON | Microbes and Environments | Self |
| PAK J ZOOL | Pakistan Journal of Zoology | Self |
| REJUV RES | Rejuvenation Research | Self |
| XENOTRANSPLANTATION | Xenotransplantation | Self |
Self Citation Suppressed Titles with Key Data Points
This table lists the categories for each journal (note that each journal may be included in multiple categories), the percentage of citations in the Journal Impact Factor numerator that are self cites, and the distortion in category rank due to self cites. The distortion in category rank is based on analysis of all journals in all categories of the JCR ranked both with and without the inclusion of self cites. Here distortion equals the percentage shift in rank with self cites included versus excluded.
| Full Title | Category | % Self Cites in JIF Numerator | % Distortion of Category Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acta Cardiologica Sinica | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 60% | 39% |
| Adicciones | Substance Abuse | 33% | 24% |
| Aerosol and Air Quality Research | Environmental Sciences | 39% | 21% |
| Aging Male | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 32% | 18% |
| Aging Male | Urology & Nephrology | 32% | 17% |
| Body Image | Psychology, Clinical | 50% | 30% |
| Body Image | Psychiatry | 50% | 26% |
| Business Ethics | Business | 52% | 31% |
| Cellulose Chemistry and Technology | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | 40% | 5% |
| CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 34% | 26% |
| CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets | Neurosciences | 34% | 28% |
| Current Genetics | Genetics & Heredity | 41% | 31% |
| Environmental Engineering and Management Journal | Environmental Sciences | 61% | 12% |
| Fish & Shellfish Immunology | Immunology | 42% | 33% |
| Food and Agricultural Immunology | Immunology | 38% | 16% |
| Food and Agricultural Immunology | Chemistry, Applied | 38% | 13% |
| Food and Agricultural Immunology | Food Science & Technology | 38% | 19% |
| Food and Agricultural Immunology | Toxicology | 38% | 30% |
| Forensic Science International-Genetics | Genetics & Heredity | 45% | 29% |
| GeroScience | Geriatrics & Gerontology | 39% | 2% |
| IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 48% | 23% |
| IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity | Physics, Applied | 48% | 25% |
| Industria Textila | Materials Science, Textiles | 58% | 20% |
| International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms | Psychology, Clinical | 53% | 17% |
| International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 53% | 15% |
| Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics | Biophysics | 40% | 35% |
| Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 40% | 28% |
| Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 71% | 47% |
| Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics | Engineering, Geological | 71% | 65% |
| Journal of Medical Biochemistry | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 56% | 24% |
| Marine Biotechnology | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | 26% | 16% |
| Marine Biotechnology | Marine & Freshwater Biology | 26% | 2% |
| Microbes and Environments | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | 26% | 13% |
| Microbes and Environments | Microbiology | 26% | 195% |
| Pakistan Journal of Zoology | Zoology | 51% | 26% |
| Rejuvenation Research | Geriatrics & Gerontology | 31% | 15% |
| Xenotransplantation | Transplantation | 37% | 12% |
| Xenotransplantation | Medicine, Research & Experimental | 37% | 21% |
