Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κατάλογος περιοδικών ανοικτής πρόσβασης	Αναφορές Αναφορών Περιοδικών	Κατάλογος Σειριακών Εκδόσεων Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory
Πεδίο	Βιβλιομετρία	Βιβλιομετρία	Βιβλιομετρία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2003	1975	1932
Δημιουργός	DOAJ Community (Swedish library consortium, later expanded to international consortium)	Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), now Clarivate Analytics	Bowker (originally R.R. Bowker), now ProQuest LLC
Τύπος	Database	Tool	Database
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Directory of Open Access Journals. (2024). About DOAJ. Retrieved from https://doaj.org/	Clarivate Analytics. (2024). Journal Citation Reports. Retrieved from https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/solutions/journal-citation-reports/	ProQuest. (2024). Ulrichsweb: Global Serials Directory. Retrieved from https://ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com/
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	DOAJ, Directory of Open Access	JCR, Clarivate Journal Citation Reports	Ulrichsweb, Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, Ulrich's Directory
Συναφείς	5	5	4
Σύνοψη	The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a community-maintained, freely accessible directory of high-quality, peer-reviewed open-access journals and articles established in 2003. DOAJ indexes over 20,000 open-access journals across all disciplines (sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts) from diverse geographic regions. The directory serves researchers, librarians, and administrators as the authoritative curated list of legitimate open-access journals—differentiating quality open-access publications from predatory journals that lack genuine peer review. DOAJ quality seal, awarded to journals meeting stricter governance and transparency criteria, enables identification of the highest-caliber open-access publications.	Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is an annual publication by Clarivate Analytics providing comprehensive citation metrics and performance analytics for journals indexed in Web of Science Core Collection. Launched in 1975, JCR publishes Impact Factor, the most widely recognized journal quality metric, alongside supplementary metrics (5-year IF, Journal Citation Indicator, Immediacy Index, Cited Half-Life, and citation distribution analysis). JCR is the authoritative source for journal ranking, benchmarking, and impact assessment in research evaluation systems globally. Access requires institutional subscription, though some institutions provide free access to affiliated researchers.	Ulrichsweb is a comprehensive, subscription-based global serials directory cataloging over 300,000 print and electronic journals, magazines, newspapers, and other periodical publications. Developed by ProQuest (originally R.R. Bowker), Ulrichsweb has served librarians and researchers for over 90 years as the authoritative source for journal metadata, publication information, and peer-review verification. A unique feature is Ulrichsweb's verification program: editorial staff contact journals directly to confirm peer-review claims, marking journals as 'refereed' only after validation. This verification process distinguishes legitimate peer-reviewed journals from predatory publishers falsely claiming peer review.