*From the 2016 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate Analytics, 2017)
With 566 journals now ranked in the JCR, SAGE continues to experience consistent growth within the reports, achieving a 30% increase over the past five years. In this year’s reports, over 100 SAGE journals have received a top 10 category rank, with 5 journals receiving their first Impact Factor (IF). 233 titles are now placed in the top 30% of the JCR, and 54% of SAGE journals are ranked within the top half of their subject category.
A 27% increase in coverage in the SSCI over the last five years means that there are now 393 SAGE journals in the SSCI. 68% of the SSCI journals received an increased IF, of which 3 are newly acquired titles ranked in the 2016 reports. 104 journals are now placed in the top 25% of the JCR rankings for their category.
Over the last five years, SAGE has seen a 43% increase in the number of titles in the SCI index, primarily due to strategic acquisitions and organic growth across the medical, engineering and technology disciplines, with SAGE now being marked out as one of the top five publishers of medical journals in the world. SAGE continues to significantly grow its coverage within SCI with 217 journals now ranked and 35 journals in the top 25% of their SCI category.