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Judging Evidence Quality
Web of Science
Also called wos
Web of Science is the other major citation database, indexing peer-reviewed literature and producing the official Journal Impact Factor through its Journal Citation Reports.
In context
You'll usually need this when a venue or committee specifically asks for Impact Factor rather than another metric.
Why it matters
It's the other major citation database, the source of the official Journal Impact Factor via Journal Citation Reports.