Online training on Journal Citation Reports – JCR (14–16 April 2026)
FECYT announces two free online training sessions in Spanish dedicated to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), scheduled for this week (from Tuesday 14 April to Thursday 16 April) and forming part of the first series of online training sessions on the Web of Science database.
These sessions are aimed at the entire university community, research staff, librarians and institutions that are part of the national Web of Science licence.
The terms and conditions of the OFFICIAL CALL for training and the instructions for obtaining the certificate are published on the FECYT website: https://www.recursoscientificos.fecyt.es/noticias/i-ciclo-de-formacion-online-web-science-enero-junio-de-2026-jornadas-de-abril-2026
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) provides bibliometric information on the 20,000 academic journals included in the multidisciplinary Web of Science Core Collection database.
OFFICIAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: instructions, registration, certificates...
Wednesday, 15 April, 14:00–15:00,
Session D3 – Impact indicators in Journal Citation Reports – Basic level
The journal impact factor (JIF) is not a standardised indicator
The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is a standardised indicator
Interpreting percentiles and quartiles
Thursday, 16 April, 14:00–15:00,
Session D4 – Exploring a journal’s profile in the Journal Citation Reports – Advanced level
- Exploring a journal’s profile information
- Browsing by categories, publishers or countries
- Additional resources