The history and meaning of the journal impact factor

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¹Thomson Scientific, Philadelphia, Pa.

Keywords

Keywords: impact factor (publishing), periodicals, publishing

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Cited Works (5)

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2009	Althouse BM, West JD, Bergstrom CT, Bergstrom T. Differences in impact factor across fields and over time. J Am Soc Inform Sci Technol. January 2009;60(1):27-34.
2010	Pautasso M, Schäfer H. Peer review delay and selectivity in ecology journals. Scientometrics. August 2010;84(2):307-315.
2012	Vanclay JK. Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification? Scientometrics. August 2012;92(2):211-238.
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