16- CiteScore for Early Career Researchers

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What was the length of the citation window used in the original CiteScore methodology launched in 2016?

A. Three years

B. Two years

C. Five years

D. Four years

Answer: A. Three years

Explanation: This is the original, now-outdated window where citations in one year were counted for documents published in the three preceding years.

Which document types were included in the denominator of the original (pre-2020) CiteScore calculation?

A. Hard-science journals only

B. Peer-reviewed articles only

C. Research and review articles

D. All document types

Answer: D. All document types

Explanation: The outdated methodology included every document type indexed in Scopus, which 'penalized' journals publishing many editorials or letters.

Under the current methodology introduced in 2020, how many years of citations are counted in the numerator?

A. Two years

B. Four years

C. One year

D. Three years

Answer: B. Four years

Explanation: The corrected methodology counts citations received over a four-year period for documents published in those same four years.

Which of these is a 'peer-reviewed' document type now included in the current CiteScore denominator?

A. Data papers

B. News items

C. Letters to editor

D. Editorials

Answer: A. Data papers

Explanation: Data papers are one of the five specific peer-reviewed categories included in the updated 2020 methodology.

How did Elsevier handle existing CiteScore values when the new methodology was introduced in 2020?

A. Started from year 2020

B. Archived the old values

C. Maintained dual tracking

D. Applied it retrospectively

Answer: D. Applied it retrospectively

Explanation: To maintain consistency, all CiteScore values back to 2011 were recalculated using the new 2020 formula.

What is the primary purpose of the CiteScore Tracker?

A. To provide monthly updates

B. To list annual ranks

C. To predict future JIF

D. To verify author identities

Answer: A. To provide monthly updates

Explanation: The Tracker gives a real-time indication of a journal's current year performance before the final annual score.

Which document category was excluded from the updated 2020 denominator despite being peer-reviewed?

A. Review articles

B. Short communications

C. Book chapters

D. Conference papers

Answer: B. Short communications

Explanation: These are often excluded in the new methodology if they do not meet the full criteria of the five main document types.

In the current CiteScore formula, what is the relationship between the numerator and denominator document types?

A. Symmetric document types

B. Asymmetric document types

C. Weighted document types

D. Subject-normalized types

Answer: A. Symmetric document types

Explanation: This 'correction' ensures that the same types of documents are counted for both citations and the document pool.

What is the minimum number of years a journal must be indexed in Scopus to receive its first CiteScore?

A. Four years

B. Three years

C. One year

D. Two years

Answer: C. One year

Explanation: The 4-year cumulative window allows CiteScore to be calculated as soon as one year of data is available.

Which organization is responsible for the development and calculation of CiteScore?

A. Google Scholar

B. Elsevier (Scopus)

C. CWTS Leiden

D. Clarivate Analytics

Answer: B. Elsevier (Scopus)

Explanation: CiteScore is an Elsevier metric based exclusively on data from their Scopus database.

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