Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification?

Volume: 92, Issue: 2, Pages: 211 - 238
Published: Aug 1, 2012
Abstract
A review of Garfield's journal impact factor and its specific implementation as the Thomson Reuters impact factor reveals several weaknesses in this commonly-used indicator of journal standing. Key limitations include the mismatch between citing and cited documents, the deceptive display of three decimals that belies the real precision, and the absence of confidence intervals. These are minor issues that are easily amended and should be...
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Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification?
Published Date
Aug 1, 2012
Volume
92
Issue
2
Pages
211 - 238
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