Abstract
In the last few years the ISI databases have become not only an essential instrument for information retrieval but, due to the bibliometric indicators they offer, they are also a basic tool for institutional, journal and researcher assessment in the majority of the world. These databases index the most productive and influential journals. For these reasons it is important to know the criteria employed by ISI in its journal selection process. The goal of this paper is to bring attention to these criteria, offer a methodological guide to help scientific journal editorial managers conform their publications to these criteria to improve their chances of being indexed by ISI. The ISI criteria can be structured on four main layers: basic journal standards (timeliness of publication, fully descriptive article, titles and abstracts, complete bibliographic information for all cited references, full address information for every author, and use of peer review); journal thematic coverage; international diversity (sponsorship, editorial team, authorship, references cited, journal audience, library and database presence); and citation analysis (international citation, journal impact, editorial board member impact and publishing author impact). Every one of these aspects is analyzed and the procedures for their testing and improvement if necessary are explained.
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