The Journal Impact Factor: Moving Toward an Alternative and Combined Scientometric Approach
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: 173-179, 2017.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-115141
ABSTRACT
The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is a single citation metric, which is widely employed for ranking journals and choosing target journals, but is also misused as the proxy of the quality of individual articles and academic achievements of authors. This article analyzes Scopus-based publication activity on the JIF and overviews some of the numerous misuses of the JIF, global initiatives to overcome the ‘obsession’ with impact factors, and emerging strategies to revise the concept of the scholarly impact. The growing number of articles on the JIF, most of which are in English, reflects interest of experts in journal editing and scientometrics toward its uses, misuses, and options to overcome related problems. Solely displaying values of the JIFs on the journal websites is criticized by experts as these average metrics do not reflect skewness of citation distribution of individual articles. Emerging strategies suggest to complement the JIFs with citation plots and alternative metrics, reflecting uses of individual articles in terms of downloads and distribution of related information through social media and networking platforms. It is also proposed to revise the original formula of the JIF calculation and embrace the concept of the impact and importance of individual articles. The latter is largely dependent on ethical soundness of the journal instructions, proper editing and structuring of articles, efforts to promote related information through social media, and endorsements of professional societies.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Périodiques comme sujet
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Publications
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Protéines du système du complément
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Mandataire
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Politiques éditoriales
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Facteur d'impact
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Médias sociaux
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Année:
2017
Type:
Article
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