Krell, FT "Why impact factors don't work for taxonomy" Nature 415(6875): 957 February 28, 2002

[Quentin L. Burrell]

Gene
Can this correspondence be made available in full to the group? It could
generate some possibly fruitful discussion and invigorate the list.
Quentin

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COMPLETE CORRESPONDENCE LISTED BELOW, STARTING WITH

F.T. KRELL'S LETTER TO NATURE - "Impact factors aren't relevant to Nature"
E. GARFIELD'S RESPONSE TO KRELL'S LETTER "Taxonomy is small, but it has its
Citation Classics" AND
F.T. KRELL'S RESPONSE TO E. GARFIELD'S LETTER "Why Impact Factors don't work
for taxonomy"


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FRANK-THORSTEN KRELL  E-mail:  F.Krell at nhm.ac.uk

F.T. KRELL'S RESPONSE TO E. GARFIELD'S LETTER IN NATURE 413 (6852): 107-107
SEP 13 2001

TITLE Why impact factors don't work for taxonomy
AUTHOR Krell FT
JOURNAL NATURE  415 (6875): 957-957 FEB 28 2002

Document type: Letter
Language: English
Cited References: 5
Times Cited: 0


Addresses:
Krell FT, Nat Hist Museum, Dept Entomol, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 5BD,
England
Nat Hist Museum, Dept Entomol, London SW7 5BD, England

Publisher:
MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LTD, LONDON

IDS Number:
525MF

ISSN:
0028-0836
Cited Author            Cited Work                Volume      Page      Year

 ADAM D                NATURE                       415       726      2002
 GARFIELD E            NATURE                       413       107      2001
 KOHLER F              THESIS U KOLN                          195      1988
 KRELL FT              NATURE                       405       507      2000
 VANDERVELDE G         NATURE                       414       148      2001

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 E. GARFIELD'S RESPONSE TO F.T. Krell's LETTER IN NATURE 405 (6786): 507-508
JUN 1 2000

TITLE Taxonomy is small, but it has its citation classics
AUTHOR Garfield E
JOURNAL NATURE 413 (6852): 107-107 SEP 13 2001

Document type: Letter
Language: English
Cited References: 1
Times Cited: 2


Addresses:
Garfield E, Inst Sci Informat, 3501 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Inst Sci Informat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

Publisher:
MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LTD, LONDON

IDS Number:
471FU

ISSN:
0028-0836

Cited Author            Cited Work                Volume      Page      Year

 KRELL FT              NATURE                       405       507      2000

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ORIGINAL LETTER FROM F.T. KRELL TO  NATURE



TITLE Impact factors aren't relevant to taxonomy
AUTHOR Krell FT
JOURNAL NATURE 405 (6786): 507-508 JUN 1 2000

Document type: Letter
Language: English
Cited References: 1
Times Cited: 3


Addresses:
Krell FT, Museum Nat Hist, Dept Entomol, Cromwell Rd, London SW3 5BD,
England
Museum Nat Hist, Dept Entomol, London SW3 5BD, England

Publisher:
MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LTD, LONDON

IDS Number:
321HF

ISSN:
0028-0836
Cited Author            Cited Work                Volume      Page      Year

                       NATURE                       403       698      2000