Data Citation Index - Web of Knowledge - Launch in late 2012.

Thomson Reuters are due to launch the Data Citation Index in late 2012.

The Data Citation Index will form part of the Web of Knowledge platform, incorporating content from data sets and data studies deposited in over 80 established, curated repositories, from around the World. Coverage will be with multi-disciplinary across social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences and arts and humanities.

* A more comprehensive view of scholarly output
* Track the use and impact of research data
* Speed the research process

More information on the Data Citation Index:
http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/dci/

Data Citation Index Selection essay:
http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/DCI_selection_essay.pdf