doi: 10.15252/embr.201642823.
Epub 2016 Jun 28.
The journal Impact Factor and alternative metrics: A variety of bibliometric measures has been developed to supplant the Impact Factor to better assess the impact of individual research papers
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The journal Impact Factor and alternative metrics: A variety of bibliometric measures has been developed to supplant the Impact Factor to better assess the impact of individual research papers
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2016 Aug.
Abstract
Even though the journal Impact Factor remains popular for research assessment, it is not suitable for measuring the impact or quality of individual research papers. A range of alternative metrics have been developed to better judge the quality of academic papers.
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