The use and misuse of journal metrics and other citation indicators

Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 11
Published: Feb 14, 2009
Abstract
This article reviews the nature and use of the journal impact factor and other common bibliometric measures for assessing research in the sciences and social sciences based on data compiled by Thomson Reuters. Journal impact factors are frequently misused to assess the influence of individual papers and authors, but such uses were never intended. Thomson Reuters also employs other measures of journal influence, which are contrasted with the...
Paper Details
Title
The use and misuse of journal metrics and other citation indicators
Published Date
Feb 14, 2009
Volume
57
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 11
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