Citation analysis of orthopaedic literature; 18 major orthopaedic journals compared for Impact Factor and SCImago

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>One of the disadvantages of the Impact Factor (IF) is self-citation. The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator excludes self-citations and considers the quality, rather than absolute numbers, of citations of a journal by other journal...

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Main Authors: Bloem Rolf M, Pilot Peter, Siebelt Teun, Siebelt Michiel, Bhandari Mohit, Poolman Rudolf W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/11/4