Impact factor: Imperfect but not yet replaceable

Stuart Brody ()
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Stuart Brody: University of the West of Scotland

Scientometrics, 2013, vol. 96, issue 1, No 16, 255-257

Abstract: Abstract A recent critique of the use of journal impact factors (IF) by Vanclay noted imprecision and misuses of IF. However, the substantial alternatives he suggested offer no clear improvement over IF as a single measure of scholarly impact of a journal, leaving IF as not yet replaceable.

Keywords: Citation analysis; Impact factor; Peer review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0863-x

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