Jones AW "JAT's impact factor - room for improvement?" Journal of Analytical Toxicology 26(1):2-5 January - February 2002

[Eugene Garfield]

This is a thoughtful and detailed analysis of journals in legal medicine.


A.W. Jones, PhD, DSc. :   E-Mail : wayne.jones at rmv.se
Dept. Forensic Toxicology,
581-85 Linköping, Sweden

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TITLE JAT's impact factor - Room for improvement?
AUTHOR Jones AW
JOURNAL JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY  26 (1): 2-5 JAN-FEB 2002

 Document type: Article
 Language: English
 Cited References: 27
 Times Cited: 0


KeyWords Plus:
TESTING HUMAN-HAIR, AUTHORSHIP, INDICATORS, JOURNALS, PLASMA, DRUGS, ABUSE

ABSTRACT:
The impact factor of a scientific journal is simply the ratio of the number
of citations to the number of citable items (articles and reviews) over a
given time period, usually two years after the year of publication.  Trends
in the impact factor of Journal of Analytical Toxicology (JAT) are
reviewed and compared with other leading journals in the forensic sciences
and toxicology.  In particular, the journals that frequently cite JAT
aticles (citing journals) and the journals cited in articles published in
JAT (cited journals) are  compared and contrasted.  The reasons for
citing a particular article are considered, and some suggestions are made
for improving the impact factor of JAT, if this is deemed necessary.
This could be  achieved in a number of ways, such as speeding the
editorial-handling and peer - review processes, by including one or more
invited review articles in each issue of the journal, or by increasing
the number of references cited so the references / article ratio
increases.  Regardless of journal impact factor, an article should be
judged by its usefulness to the field and not the prestige of the journal
where it is published.



Addresses:
Jones AW, Linkoping Univ Hosp, Dept Forens Toxicol, S-58185 Linkoping,
Sweden
Linkoping Univ Hosp, Dept Forens Toxicol, S-58185 Linkoping, Sweden

Publisher:
PRESTON PUBLICATIONS INC, NILES

IDS Number:
513EX

ISSN:
0146-4760

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