• Title of article

    Impact factor: Imperfect but not yet replaceable

  • Author/Authors

    Stuart Brody، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    255
  • To page
    257
  • 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.
  • Journal title
    Scientometrics
  • Serial Year
    2013
  • Journal title
    Scientometrics
  • Record number

    1016555