Building Journal Impact Factor Quartile into the Assessment of Academic Performance: A Case Study

This study aims to provide information about the Q Concept defined as the division of journal impact factors into quartiles based on given field categories so that the disadvantages resulting from the direct use of journal impact factors can be eliminated. While the number of Original articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) database-indexed journals like SCI, SSCI and A&HCI is an important indicator for research assessment in Turkey,...