Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations

Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations

We analyzed how often and in what ways the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is currently used in review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) documents of a representative sample of universities from the United States and Canada. 40% of research-intensive institutions and 18% of master’s institutions mentioned th...

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Main Authors: Erin C McKiernan, Lesley A Schimanski, Carol Muñoz Nieves, Lisa Matthias, Meredith T Niles, Juan P Alperin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-07-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
scholarly communications
academic careers
impact factor
higher education
institutional policy
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/47338

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