Differences and similarities between Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore
Abstract
Two major journal-based metrics are in competition: the Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore. Although these two metrics are based on similar principles of measuring the impact by citations, some differences between them exist. Years used to calculate the metric, access to computing data, and number of journals covered are some of these differences. One of the most relevant differences for pharmacy journals is the recognition in CiteScore of...
Paper Details
Title
Differences and similarities between Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore
Published Date
Jun 30, 2018
Journal
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
1282 - 1282
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