Knihovna FAST

Journal Selection

Publishing Support

For the evaluation of research and development results achieved by institutions in the Czech Republic, the Research, Development and Innovation Council has recommended the new Methodology for the Evaluation of Research Organisations and the Evaluation Programmes of Targeted Support for Research, Development and Innovation (Methodology 25+). Useful information about the methodology can be found in the Documents section.

The quartile ranking is a key indicator of a journal’s prestige. To report publication results in the RIV (Information Register of R&D Results), publication in a Q1 journal is required.

Research results published at BUT, including their quartile rankings, can be viewed after logging into the Apollo information system. Navigate to BUT / Overviews and Statistics and expand the “R&D” list in the left-hand column.

Web of Science Database

In Web of Science, journals must be ranked by the Article Influence Score (AIS), with particular attention paid to journals in AIS quartile Q1.

The highest-ranked journals for publishing research results can be selected using the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) database within Web of Science, or through the InCites database after registration. InCites provides a wider range of research data and resources, with more advanced sorting and filtering options.

Scopus Database

The highest-ranked journals for publishing research results can be identified using the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), based on Scopus data.

Journals can also be searched directly from the SJR homepage by following the instructions provided.

Google Scholar

Top 100 Publications

Journal Quartile

Quartiles classify journals according to their relative standing within a subject category, from the highest-ranked to the lowest-ranked. Each journal is assigned a position in a ranking based on its relative prestige.

There are four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.

Q1: The top 25% of journals in the ranking (highest prestige).
Q2: Journals ranked between 25% and 50%.
Q3: Journals ranked between 50% and 75%.
Q4: Journals ranked between 75% and 100% (lowest prestige).

Calculation Methods for the Main AIS and SJR Indicators Used to Determine Journal Quartiles