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Editorial
. 2015 Jun 12;34(12):1601-2.
doi: 10.15252/embj.201570010. Epub 2015 Jun 8.

Dora the Brave

Bernd Pulverer  1
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Editorial

Dora the Brave

Bernd Pulverer. EMBO J. .

Abstract

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) points out that using the Journal Impact Factor as a proxy measure for the value or quality of specific research and individual scientists leads to biased research assessment. How can we resist misusing metrics?

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Figure 1. Citation distribution for The EMBO Journal
(Citable papers ranked highest to lowest, cited in the two years following publication; 2008: 280 citable papers; 2009: 308; 2010: 315; 2011: 363; 2012: 320.)
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Figure 2. Citation distribution for The EMBO Journal in 2013
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