Does criticisms overcome the praises of Journal Impact Factor?
Fooladi, Masood; Salehi, Hadi; Yunus, Melor Md; Farhadi, Maryam; Aghaei Chadegani, Arezoo; Farhadi, Hadi; Ale Ebrahim, Nader (2013) Does criticisms overcome the praises of Journal Impact Factor?Asian Social Science, 9 (5). pp. 176-182. ISSN 1911-2017
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Abstract
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 than other measures, it has been subjected to criticisms, which overcome the advantages of IF. Critically, extensive use of IF may result in destroying editorial and researchers' behaviour, which could compromise the quality of scientific articles. Therefore, it is the time of the timeliness and importance of a new invention of journal ranking techniques beyond the journal impact factor.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Asian Social Science |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Impact factor (IF); Journal ranking; Criticism; Praise; SCOPUS; Web of science; Self-citation |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Nader Ale Ebrahim |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2013 10:25 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2013 10:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7239 |
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