Does criticisms overcome the praises of Journal Impact Factor?

Journal impact factor (IF) as a gauge of influence and impact of a particular journal comparing with other journals in the same area of research, reports the mean number of citations to the published articles in particular journal. Although, IF attracts more attention and being used more frequently...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fooladi, M., Salehi, H., Yunus, M.M., Farhadi, M., Aghaei Chadegani, A., Farhadi, H., Ale Ebrahim, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/7239/1/26977-90432-1-SM.pdf