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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Main Author: Daniel R. Shanahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1887.pdf