Ohniwa RL, Denawa M, Kudo M, Nakamura K, Takeyasu K "Perspective factor a novel indicator for the assessment of journal quality" Research Evaluation 13(3): 175-180 December 2004.

[Eugene Garfield]

Ryosuke L. Ohniwa : E-mail Addresses: ohniwa at lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp


Title: Perspective factor a novel indicator for the assessment of journal
quality

Author(s): Ohniwa RL, Denawa M, Kudo M, Nakamura K, Takeyasu K

Source: RESEARCH EVALUATION 13 (3): 175-180 DEC 2004

Document Type: Article    Language: English
Cited References: 20      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
'Impact factor (IF)' has been practically the only indicator to assess
journal quality. However, it has various problems associated with citation
analysis, such as the effects of 'different sizes of audience' and 'biased
citation'. To overcome this, we here propose a new objective
index, 'perspective factor (PF)', which estimates the journal quality
independently of citation analysis. The relationship between IF and PF of
life science journals, published in 1997, for example, gives a positive
correlation when we excluded review journals and extremely high-IF
journals, which could not gain comparatively high PF values.

Addresses: Ohniwa RL (reprint author), Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Biostudies,
Sakyo Ku, Kitashirakawa Oiwake Cho, Kyoto, 6068502 Japan
Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Biostudies, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, 6068502 Japan
Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Biostudies, Kyoto, Japan
JT Biohist Res Hall, Takatsuki, Osaka 5691125 Japan

E-mail Addresses: ohniwa at lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Publisher: BEECH TREE PUBLISHING, 10 WATFORD CLOSE,, GUILDFORD GU1 2EP,
SURREY, ENGLAND
Subject Category: INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
IDS Number: 951OX

ISSN: 0958-2029

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