Auto-correlation of journal impact factor for consensus research reporting statements: a cohort study
Background. The Journal Citation Reports journal impact factors (JIFs) are widely used to rank and evaluate journals, standing as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. However, numerous criticisms have been made of use of a JIF to evaluate importance. This problem is exa...
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-03-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1887.pdf |