Commonly used academic journal ranking indicators are:
1. Impact factor (IF): an indicator developed by Clarivate Analytics (formerly known as Thomson Reuters) to measure the frequency of being cited by other academic journals within one year. The higher the IF, the greater the influence of the journal in related fields.
2.SJR index (Scimago Journal Rank): an index calculated by Scimago Lab (a Spanish research institution) according to the cited frequency and influence of journals and the weight of journal papers. The higher the index, the more high-quality papers are published.
3.H index: An index put forward by physicist Hirsch of the University of California, San Diego, USA, which is used to measure a scholar's academic achievements and influence, indicating that a scholar's H papers have been cited at least H times, and the higher the H index, the higher the academic achievements of the scholar.
4.CiteScore: an index produced by Elsevier (Dutch science and technology information company), which measures the number of citations of periodicals in two years, and takes into account factors such as citation times and subject distribution of periodicals. The higher the index, the greater the influence of the journal.
In short, different academic journal ranking indicators have different evaluation angles and emphases on journals. When choosing academic journals suitable for their own academic fields and research directions, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the comprehensive ranking results of various indicators and weigh them with specific academic needs.