Citation-based metrics are appropriate tools in journal assessment provided that they are accurate and used in an informed way
Abstract
In a reply to Jerome K. Vanclay's manuscript Impact Factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification? we discuss the value of journal metrics for the assessment of scientific-scholarly journals from a general bibliometric perspective, and from the point of view of creators of new journal metrics, journal editors and publishers. We conclude that citation-based indicators of journal performance are appropriate tools in journal...
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Title
Citation-based metrics are appropriate tools in journal assessment provided that they are accurate and used in an informed way
Published Date
Mar 25, 2012
Journal
Volume
92
Issue
2
Pages
367 - 376
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