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Assignment matrix for Cell Trends series_
| Type | Cell Trends | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | other | not indexed | review | article | short survey | other | not indexed | |||
| Review | All | 2,876 | 2,121 | 16 | 739 | 0 | 2,139 | 2 | 728 | 7 | 0 |
| Explicit | 2,139 | 2,121 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2,137 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mini Review | 737 | 0 | 0 | 737 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 728 | 7 | 0 | |
| Other paper | 331 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,207 | 2,121 | 16 | 1,049 | 21 | 2,139 | 3 | 728 | 337 | 0 | |
Assignment matrix for Annual Reviews series_
| Type | Annual Reviews | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | short survey | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | Explicit | 1,795 | 1,501 | 292 | 2 | 0 | 1,285 | 505 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Other paper | 47 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | |
| Total | 1,842 | 1,503 | 292 | 24 | 23 | 1,289 | 507 | 1 | 36 | 9 | |
Assignment matrix for Elsevier Current Opinion series_
| Type | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | All | 4,238 | 3,089 | 1,125 | 22 | 2 | 4,224 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Explicit | 4,225 | 3,080 | 1,121 | 22 | 2 | 4,224 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Implicit | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Article | Implicit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Other paper | 742 | 3 | 0 | 354 | 385 | 0 | 2 | 365 | 375 | |
| Total | 4,983 | 3,095 | 1,125 | 376 | 387 | 4,224 | 18 | 365 | 376 | |
Official website descriptions of the main types for WIREs series_
| Website Type | Website Description | Mapping Type |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Review | These articles review key areas of research in a citation-rich format similar to that of leading review journals. | explicit review |
| Focus Article | These articles are mini-reviews, and which therefore illustrate aspects of larger ideas covered in Overviews and Advanced Reviews. | implicit review |
| Primer | Meant to be understood by a very general audience. These articles should provide orientation to the key theories, knowledge, uncertainties, and controversies in the field. | implicit review |
| Overview | Broad and relatively non-technical treatment of important topics at a level. These articles must refer to the key articles/books in the field (not exhaustive but comprehensive). | implicit review |
| Software Focus | These articles should review the capabilities of the software and how it has been and can be applied. | implicit review |
| Perspective | A forum for thought-leaders, hand-picked. They should cite literature which authenticates their argument(s), but without the need to be exhaustive or comprehensive. | implicit review |
Assignment matrix for Taylor & Francis Expert Opinion_
| Type | Taylor & Francis Expert Opinion | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | All | 2,106 | 1,620 | 453 | 33 | 0 | 1,677 | 427 | 2 | 0 |
| Explicit | 1,656 | 1,434 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 1,635 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Implicit | 450 | 186 | 232 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 408 | 0 | 0 | |
| Article | Total | 155 | 48 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 147 | 1 | 12 |
| Explicit | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Implicit | 143 | 42 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other paper | 258 | 2 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 255 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,519 | 1,670 | 558 | 291 | 0 | 1,685 | 576 | 258 | 0 | |
Assignment matrix for Reviews of Modern Physics
| Type | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | Explicit | 58 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| Other paper | 28 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 86 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 4 | 1 | |
List of review journal series investigated_
| Series of review journal | Type of Review Journal | NO. of journals | NO. of papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Reviews | Pure | 39 | 1,842 |
| Cell Trends In series | Pure | 15 | 3,206 |
| Wolters Kluwer Current Opinion | Pure | 24 | 4,333 |
| Reviews of Modern Physics | Pure | 1 | 86 |
| WIREs-Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews | Pure | 9 | 755 |
| Elsevier Current Opinion | Mixed | 20 | 4,983 |
| Nature Reviews | Mixed | 18 | 5,975 |
| Taylor & Francis Expert Opinion | Mixed | 11 | 2,519 |
| Taylor & Francis Expert Review | Mixed | 13 | 2,737 |
| Taylor & Francis Critical Review | Mixed | 10 | 1,180 |
| Total | - | 160 | 27,616 |
Assignment matrix for WIREs series_
| Type | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | All | 731 | 487 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 466 | 150 | 0 | 115 |
| Explicit | 386 | 383 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 14 | 0 | 36 | |
| Implicit | 345 | 104 | 238 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 136 | 0 | 79 | |
| Other paper | 201 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 178 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 178 | |
| Total | 932 | 488 | 253 | 13 | 178 | 472 | 158 | 9 | 293 | |
Assignment matrix for Nature Reviews series_
| Type | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | short survey | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | All | 1,799 | 1,501 | 207 | 1 | 90 | 1,589 | 123 | 0 | 30 | 57 |
| Explicit | 1,788 | 1,496 | 201 | 1 | 90 | 1,586 | 115 | 0 | 30 | 57 | |
| Implicit | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other paper | 4,178 | 3 | 11 | ,3346 | 818 | 127 | 784 | 301 | 2,770 | 196 | |
| Total | 5,977 | 1,504 | 218 | 3,347 | 908 | 1,716 | 907 | 301 | 2,800 | 253 | |
Assignment matrix for Taylor & Francis Expert Review_
| Type | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | All | 2,151 | 1,791 | 358 | 2 | 0 | 1,827 | 319 | 5 | 0 |
| Explicit | 1,815 | 1,698 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1,814 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Implicit | 336 | 93 | 241 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 318 | 5 | 0 | |
| Article | Explicit | 231 | 27 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 0 | 0 |
| Other paper | 355 | 2 | 0 | 353 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 353 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,737 | 1,820 | 561 | 356 | 0 | 1,831 | 548 | 358 | 0 | |
Assignment matrix for Wolters Kluwer Current Opinion series_
| Type | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | Explicit | 3,744 | 3,714 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 3,696 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Other paper | 589 | 6 | 2 | 302 | 279 | 41 | 12 | 268 | 260 | |
| Total | 4,333 | 3,720 | 27 | 302 | 284 | 3,737 | 68 | 268 | 260 | |
Assignment matrix for Taylor & Francis Critical Reviews_
| Type | Total | Web of Science | Scopus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review | article | others | not indexed | review | article | others | not indexed | |||
| Review | All | 1,148 | 679 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 701 | 445 | 2 | 0 |
| Explicit | 627 | 627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 619 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Implicit | 521 | 520 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 438 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other paper | 32 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 1,180 | 1,149 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 705 | 447 | 26 | 2 | |