The impact factor game:​ it is time to find a better way to assess the scientific literature

The PLoS Medicine Editors

Year	Entry
2007	Epstein D. Impact factor manipulation. Write Stuff. 2007;16(3):133-134.
2008	Falagas ME, Alexiou VG. The top-ten in journal impact factor manipulation. Arch Immunol Ther Exp. July–August 2008;56(4):223-226.
2011	Smeyers P, Burbules NC. How to improve your impact factor: questioning the quantification of academic quality. J Philo Educ. February 2011;45(1):1-17.
2008	Wilcox AJ. Rise and fall of the Thomson impact factor. Epidemiology. 2008;19(3):373-374.
2010	Mavrogenis AF, Ruggieri P, Papagelopoulos PJ. Self-citation in publishing. Clin Orthop Relat Res. October 2010;468(10):2803-2807.
2007	Rossner M, Van Epps H, Hill E. Show me the data. J Cell Biol. December 17, 2007;179(6):1091-1092.
2009	Brumback RA. Impact factor wars: episode V—the empire strikes back. J Child Neurol. 2009;24(3):260-262.
2007	Postma E. Inflated impact factors? the true impact of evolutionary papers in non-evolutionary journals. PLoS One. 2007;2(10):e999.
2012	Tort ABL, Targino ZH, Amaral OB. Rising publication delays inflate journal impact factors. PLoS One. December 2012;7(12):e53374.
2012	Vanclay JK. Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification? Scientometrics. August 2012;92(2):211-238.
2010	Søreide K, Winter DC. Global survey of factors influencing choice of surgical journal for manuscript submission. Surgery. 2010;147(4):475-480.