Presentation
Journal Impact Factor - The Worst Metric in Science
Chemistry Departmental Seminar
(2015)
Abstract
Presentation on the origins and proper use of the journal impact factor, followed by a critical look at the deficiencies and misuses of the metric - specifically the use for evaluating individual research output.
Keywords
- scholarly communications,
- journal impact factor,
- journal metrics
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 21, 2015
Location
Unviersity of Akron
Comments
This is a revision of the Journal Impact Factor presentation I first gave in January 2015. I have given the original PowerPoint because it has much of the context of the talk in the notes field.
Citation Information
Ian McCullough. "Journal Impact Factor - The Worst Metric in Science" Chemistry Departmental Seminar (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ian_mccullough/11/
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