Evaluating Journal Impact Factor: a systematic survey of the pros and cons, and overview of alternative measures
Abstract Background: Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has several intrinsic flaws, which highlight its inability to adequately measure citation distributions or indicate journal quality. Despite these flaws, JIF is still widely used within the academic community, resulting in the propagation of potentia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992020000100326&tlng=en |