Overview of journal metrics

Various kinds of metrics used for the quantitative evaluation of scholarly journals are reviewed. The impact factor and related metrics including the immediacy index and the aggregate impact factor, which are provided by the Journal Citation Reports, are explained in detail. The Eigenfactor score an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kihong Kim, Yeonok Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Council of Science Editors 2018-02-01
Series:Science Editing
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Online Access:http://escienceediting.org/upload/pdf/se-5-1-16.pdf