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Impact factor: good reasons for concern.

Moyses Szklo1.   

Abstract

This commentary emphasizes the importance of Hernán's contention that the impact factor's strong dependence on nonquality factors makes it utterly flawed as a way to evaluate quality of journals or papers.

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Year:  2008        PMID： 18414081     DOI： 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31816b6a7a

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Epidemiology        ISSN： 1044-3983            Impact factor:   4.822


  5 in total

1.  Retracted science and the retraction index.

Authors:  Ferric C Fang; Arturo Casadevall
Journal:  Infect Immun       Date:  2011-08-08       Impact factor: 3.441

2.  Impact factor and its role in academic promotion.

Authors:  Richard Russell; Dave Singh
Journal:  Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis       Date:  2009-07-20

3.  The Journal Impact Factor of Orthopaedic Journals Does not Predict Individual Paper Citation Rate.

Authors:  Anthony Bozzo; Colby Oitment; Nathan Evaniew; Michelle Ghert
Journal:  J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev       Date:  2017-05-18

Review 4.  Causes for the persistence of impact factor mania.

Authors:  Arturo Casadevall; Ferric C Fang
Journal:  mBio       Date:  2014-03-18       Impact factor: 7.867

5.  Profile and scientific production of Brazilian National Council of Technological and Scientific Development researchers in Pediatrics.

Authors:  Maria Christina L Oliveira; Daniella Reis B Martelli; Sergio Veloso Pinheiro; Debora Marques Miranda; Isabel Gomes Quirino; Barbara Gusmão L Leite; Enrico Antonio Colosimo; Ana Cristina S e Silva; Hercílio Martelli-Júnior; Eduardo Araujo Oliveira
Journal:  Rev Paul Pediatr       Date:  2013-09
  5 in total

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