Surprisingly, I had a pretty hard time trying to get the impact factor of the paper that I am going to present this Friday. So here are some tips that I found out :P
2 kinds of impact factor - one is the conventional impact factor/eigenfactor score; the other one is the google scholar metrics using the h-index.
To find the impact factor:
1. Go to Journal Citation Reports (JCR)'s database http://admin-apps.webofknowledge.com/JCR/JCR?PointOfEntry=Home&SID=4B4LklnA9c4BnjLiD6j (up to 2011)
Edit: The latest one is here: http://apps.webofknowledge.com/UA_ClearGeneralSearch.do?action=clear&product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&SID=R1EcU2HiA2lZ7Na9pQY
2. Choose the details of your search query.
3. Get the impact factor/eigenfactor score. You're done! :)
Shortcut: If you knew your journal is under BioMed Central, you can have a quick look through here.
To find the google scholar metrics:
1. From www.google.com, go to the menu bar on the top of the google page. Choose 'more', then choose 'even more'
2. From there, click 'scholar' under specialized search section.
3. Then, you'll be brought to the google scholar search page (P/S: this page is great for searching for journals btw :))
4. At the top right corner of the page, you should see a 'metrics' link. Click on it.
5. Then at the left of the metrics page, you can choose the category of the journal that you want to find as well as the language it is in.
6. Get the google scholar metrics score. You're done! :)
P/S: This is a free database maintained by Google. In terms of reliability, it depends on how you think of it - you can find more info on google scholar metrics via Google :P
Good luck! Now back to that dreary paper that I have to read... sigh
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