FW: GENERAL: accuracy of Thomson data

Tue Dec 18 09:36:58 EST 2007

Interesting article -- this came across another listserv I'm on.  
- Calls for an audit of WoS data.  
- Suggests median measure
- Points to errors caused by article type designations.

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-----Original Message-----
From: PAMnet [mailto:PAMNET at listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Hutchins
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:06 AM
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Subject: GENERAL: accuracy of Thomson data

The Suber blog has a pointer to an interesting editorial in the J. Cell
Biology related to how articles are counted by Thomson ISI.

Rather than repost here, I'll give the reference to JCB.  (Worthwhile
for the cartoon alone!)

http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/179/6/1091