ABS: Golder, Who Controls the Controllers? Ten Statements on the So-called Impact Factor

[Gretchen Whitney]

AU Golder, W
TI Who controls the controllers? Ten statements on the so-called
   impact factor
SO ONKOLOGIE
LA German
DT Article
NR 7
SN 0378-584X
PU KARGER
C1 Free Univ Berlin, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Abt Radiol
   Diagnost & Nukl Med, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200 Berlin,
   Germany.
   Free Univ Berlin, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Abt Radiol Diagnost & Nukl Med, D-12200 Berlin, Germany.
DE impact factor; source journal; scientometrics; citation
ID SCIENCE; JOURNALS; TOOL
AB The impact factor has become a widely used tool for the
   evaluation of scientific research. It is calculated by dividing
   the number of citations by the source items published in the
   journal during the previous two years, Despite its popularity,
   the parameter should be handled with care due:to the many
   phenomena that influence citation rates. The correlation
   between the impact factor of a journal and the citation
   frequency of a single article is questionable. Author's
   selection of references is subject to factors unrelated to
   quality. There is a tremendous bias towards English language
   journals compared to those publishing in other languages. The
   impact factor favours research areas that promote short-term
   studies, whereas a tendency to treat long-term clinical
   investigations as less important is simultaneously created.
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   HANSSON S, 1995, LANCET, V346, P906
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   TAUBES G, 1993, SCIENCE, V260, P884
TC 0
BP 73
EP 75
PG 3
JI Onkologie
PY 2000
PD FEB
VL 23
IS 1
GA 293BL
PI BASEL
RP Golder W
   Free Univ Berlin, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Abt Radiol Diagnost & Nukl Med, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200 Berlin, Germany.
J9 ONKOLOGIE
PA ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND
UT ISI:000085831600014
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