SCI, full name:"science citation index", is a group made by the United States"clarivate analytics"The first retrieval database created and maintained by the company mainly includes the literature and references of internationally high-level and influential academic journals, and is an internationally recognized high-level and high-impact academic information resource database. And ESCI, the full name"emerging sources citation index", is a supplementary database of journals and conferences in emerging fields**, as well as journals of high academic value prior to SCI inclusion.
So, what are the specific differences between SCI and ESCI?
First of all, SCI mainly includes fields of public concern and recognition, such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, agricultural science, social science, humanities, etc., as well as some interdisciplinary disciplines related to this. ESCI, on the other hand, includes some emerging fields, interdisciplinary fields, and some non-traditional disciplines, such as cultural studies, environmental science, psychology, engineering technology, computer science, athletic training, etc.
Secondly, SCI has certain threshold requirements for the inclusion of journals, requiring journals to have a certain influence and academic level, and the review and editing work should be standardized and rigorous. ESCI, on the other hand, is more open and can include some journals that have not reached the standard before SCI, but have a certain influence in the academic community, which provides a great opportunity for these journals to improve their influence and academic level.
In addition, the influence and academic evaluation indicators of SCI are relatively mature and authoritative, including the author's H-index, the number of citations, the impact factor of the journal, and so on. ESCI still has a lot of room for improvement in this regard.
Finally, there are some differences between SCI and ESCI in their academic evaluations of scholars. SCI is considered to be an important basis for evaluating the academic level and influence of scholars, while ESCI is not an authoritative indicator, but for some emerging fields and non-traditional disciplines, the inclusion of ESCI also means the development and progress of these fields.
In short, although there are certain differences between SCI and ESCI, they both have important roles and status in academic research, academic evaluation and academic exchange. No matter what kind of database it is, we need to study, use and evaluate it carefully, so as to improve the academic level and influence, and contribute to the development of science.
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