Uses and Misuses of the Journal Impact Factor

Permanent citation URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/1852
Title:Uses and Misuses of the Journal Impact Factor
Authors:Wheeler, Pat
Walker, Alexis
Keywords:Journal impact factors
Scholarly publishing
Scholarly communication
Issue Date:11-May-2006
Publisher:OSU This Week
Citation:OSU This Week, Vol. 46, No. 30, May 11, 2006
Abstract:The second in a series of articles published in OSU This Week by members of the Faculty Senate Library Committee regarding threats to an open and sustainable system of scholarly communication and potential solutions. Article describes what journal impact factors are and how they are determined and makes recommendations for their proper use.
URI:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/1852
Appears in Collections:Reports, Articles and Presentations (Faculty Senate Library Committee)

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