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	Directory delle Riviste ad Accesso Aperto	Journal Citation Reports	Database Scopus	Database Web of Science
Campo	Bibliometria	Bibliometria	Bibliometria	Bibliometria
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2003	1975	2004	1964
Ideatore	DOAJ Community (Swedish library consortium, later expanded to international consortium)	Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), now Clarivate Analytics	Elsevier	Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), now Clarivate Analytics
Tipo	Database	Tool	Database	Database
Fonte seminale	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/	Elsevier. (2024). Scopus: The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Retrieved from https://www.elsevier.com/products/scopus	Clarivate Analytics. (2024). Web of Science Core Collection. Retrieved from https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/solutions/web-of-science-core-collection/
Alias	DOAJ, Directory of Open Access	JCR, Clarivate Journal Citation Reports	Scopus, Elsevier Scopus	WoS, ISI Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics
Correlati	5	5	5	5
Sintesi	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.	Scopus, owned by Elsevier, is the world's largest abstract and citation database covering peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters across all scientific disciplines. Launched in 2004, Scopus now indexes over 37 million documents from more than 6,500 journals, with expanded coverage of open-access publications and emerging regional journals. Scopus provides researchers and institutions with comprehensive citation tracking, field-normalized impact metrics (CiteScore, SJR, SNIP), and analytical tools for literature discovery, research evaluation, and institutional benchmarking.	Web of Science (WoS) is the oldest and most established multidisciplinary citation database, maintained by Clarivate Analytics since 1964. It indexes over 21,000 peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and books across sciences, social sciences, and humanities. WoS provides researchers, librarians, and administrators with comprehensive citation tracking, publication metrics, and research evaluation tools essential for literature review, impact assessment, and research strategy.