Use of Immediacy Index in studies

[Garfield, Eugene]

Here are three references I found on a simple title word search of
"immediacy and journal*" in the WEBOFSCIENCE

If you expand the search to include abstracts there are another 18 articles
that may be relevant.

Magri M, Solari A
The SCI Journal Citation Reports: A potential tool for studying journals?
.1. Description of the JCR journal population based on the number of
citations received, number of source items, impact factor, immediacy index
and cited . . .
SCIENTOMETRICS 35 (1): 93-117 JAN 1996


 VLACHY J
PHYSICS JOURNALS TYPOLOGY, GROUP RANKINGS BY CITATION AND IMMEDIACY
CZECH J PHYS 35 (5): 589-592 1985


 VLACHY J
PHYSICS JOURNALS TYPOLOGY, CITATION IMPACT AND IMMEDIACY
CZECH J PHYS 35 (4): 473-476 1985



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-----Original Message-----
From: Ackermann, Eric [mailto:egackerma at RADFORD.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:51 AM
To: SIGMETRICS at LISTSERV.UTK.EDU
Subject: [SIGMETRICS] Use of Immediacy Index in studies


Does anyone know of any studies that have used ISI's Immediacy Index? It is
(if I remember correctly) part of their Journal Citation Reports package. I
have been unsuccessful so far in finding any. My interest lies in their
possible use in the study of fast moving literatures in science.

Regards,

Eric
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