First, through the journal official website query.
Many journals official website will publish their own impact factors, so official website is the most direct way. The specific operation steps are as follows:
1. When you open the journal official website, you can usually find the information of impact factors on the front page or in the columns of "About" and "JournalInformation".
2. Click on the impact factor link to enter the impact factor query page.
3. Enter the journal name or ISSN number to query the impact factors.
Second, through SCI, SSCI, AHCI and other databases.
SCI, SSCI, AHCI and other databases are the most commonly used academic databases, which contain a lot of information about journal impact factors. The specific operation steps are as follows:
1. Open the databases such as SCI, SSCI and AHCI, and log in the account.
2. Enter the journal name or ISSN number in the search field, and then click Search.
3. Find the target journals in the search results and check their influencing factors.
Third, check it through JournalCitationReports.
Journalicitationreports(JCR) is a periodical evaluation tool launched by ClarivateAnalytics Company, which contains a lot of information about journal impact factors. The specific operation steps are as follows:
1. Open JCR and log in to the account.
2. Enter the journal name or ISSN number in Browse Journals, and then click Search.
3. Find the target journals in the search results and check their influencing factors.
Fourth, look through Scopus.
Scopus is an academic database launched by Elsevier Company, which also contains a large number of journal impact factor information. The specific operation steps are as follows:
1. Open Scopus and log in to the account.
2. Enter the journal name or ISSN number in the search field, and then click Search.
3. Find the target journals in the search results and check their influencing factors.