Maier G (Maier, Gunther) "Impact factors and peer judgment: The case of regional science journals " SCIENTOMETRICS 69 (3): 651-667 DEC 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: gunther.maier at wu-wien.ac.at 


Title: Impact factors and peer judgment: The case of regional science 
journals 

Author(s): Maier G (Maier, Gunther) 

Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 69 (3): 651-667 DEC 2006 

Document Type: Article 
Language: English 
Cited References: 32      Times Cited: 0        

Abstract: 
this paper discusses the relationship between Journal Impact Factors and 
the scientific community's judgment of the quality of journals in regional 
science, a discipline closely related to economics and geography. The paper 
compares the results of a survey inquiring the quality of journals in the 
discipline with the impact factors of these journals for a total of five 
years. The comparison shows that no significant positive correlation 
between the impact factors and the peer judgments can be found. In many 
cases the correlation turns out to be negative - in some cases even 
significantly. 

Addresses: Maier G (reprint author), Vienna Univ Econ & Business Adm, 
Augasse 2-6, Vienna, Austria
Vienna Univ Econ & Business Adm, Vienna, Austria

E-mail Addresses: gunther.maier at wu-wien.ac.at 

Publisher: SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS 

IDS Number: 114NF 

ISSN: 0138-9130

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