August 1, 2013, by Graham Kendall

Impact Factor Distortions

If you follow the debate on the problems on automated research metrics, you might be interested in this piece from sciencemag.org.

It makes a strong argument that evaluating individuals using the impact factor of a journal is, at best, wrong and, at worst, restricts the scientific process.

 

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