arXiv Open Access 2016

The Journal Impact Factor Should Not Be Discarded

Lutz Bornmann Alexander I. Pudovkin

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The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has been heavily criticized over decades. This opinion piece argues that the JIF should not be demonized. It still can be employed for research evaluation purposes by carefully considering the context and academic environment.

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cs.DL physics.soc-ph

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Lutz Bornmann

Alexander I. Pudovkin

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Bornmann, L., Pudovkin, A.I. (2016). The Journal Impact Factor Should Not Be Discarded. https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.04075

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Tahun Terbit: 2016
Bahasa: en
Sumber Database: arXiv
Akses: Open Access ✓