The Publisher and Editors are pleased to announce that Venture Capital has been accepted into the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).Footnote1 This is a new index that was launched in December 2015 by Thomson Reuters® which has expanded the number of journals in the Web of Science™ to include high-quality, peer-reviewed publications that have a regional focus or are in emerging or niche research fields.
Journals included in the ESCI have passed an evaluation process. They can also be considered for inclusion in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI).
For further details, see http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/esci/
This means that Venture Capital will be fully discoverable via the Web of Science™ with an identical indexing process to any other indexed journal, with full citation counts, author information and other enrichment. Articles in ESCI-indexed journals are included in authors’ H-Index calculation, and also any analysis conducted on Web of Science™ data or related products such as InCites™. The staff at our Publisher, Routledge, can also use this data to provide a more detailed understanding of the Journal’s citation performance. This will help to assess and develop the long-term strategy for Venture Capital.
Indexing in the ESCI will improve the visibility of the Journal and provide an independent mark of quality, which is good for our authors and potential authors. The Publisher has already seen examples of institutions and funders suggesting publication in an ESCI-listed journal, similar to what already takes places with other Web of Science™ databases.
However, it is important to note that Journals indexed in the ESCI do not receive Impact Factors, nor will the citations from the ESCI be included in the citation counts for the Journal Citation Reports®, and therefore will not have an effect on the Impact Factors of other journals.
We believe this is a step in the right direction in the development of Venture Capital and we will continue to work hard to achieve acceptance into the Social Science Citation Index.
Managing Editor
Business, Management & Accounting
Colin Mason
Co-Editor
Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
[email protected] Harrison
Co-Editor
University of Edinburgh Business School
Notes
1. The copyright of all Index names is owned by Thomson Reuters.