Science Citation Index와 Journal Citation Reports를 이용한 연구업적 평가방안과 문제점: 의학논문과 의학학술지를 중심으로

The Science Citation Index (SCI) and the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published by the Institute for Scientific Information, Inc. are introduced and reviewed in detail for the purpose of urging Korean scientists to use them in a constructive manner. The SCI is a collective and systematic representation of citations appearing in scientific articles. Therefore scientists should make a usage of it to acquire previously published works of their interest. The JCR is a statistical report which analyzes source items and the citations covered in SCI. It helps science policy makers or administrators to understand the trend of science and the performance of affiliated scientists. Consequently, JCR helps policy makers to make efficient policies. It must be warned that the SCI and/or JCR should not be indiscriminately used to evaluate the scientific activities of individual scientist.