Leon-Sarmiento FE, Bayona-Prieto J, Leon-S ME "Concepts, confusions and contradictions on the impact factor in Colombia " REVISTA ESPANOLA DE SALUD PUBLICA 81 (2): 147-154 MAR-APR 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail : F.E. Leon-Sarmiento : feleones at gmail.com 

Title: Concepts, confusions and contradictions on the impact factor in 
Colombia 

Author(s): Leon-Sarmiento FE (Leon-Sarmiento, Fidias E.), Bayona-Prieto J 
(Bayona-Prieto, Jaime), Leon-S ME (Leon-S, Martha E.) 

Source: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE SALUD PUBLICA 81 (2): 147-154 MAR-APR 2007 

Document Type: Article 
Language: Spanish 
Cited References: 14      Times Cited: 1     
     
Abstract: 
Latin American scientists are making tremendous efforts to conduct good-
quality research worthy of being published internationally. However, 
Colciencias, an entity created to support this research in Colombia, 
introduced scienciometric evaluations which had been re-evaluated elsewhere 
some time ago, based on measurements of aspects such,as the ill-
termed "impact factor". Even more serious is that the aforementioned 
government office is unaware that measures are based on debated 
mathematical principles, placing Colombian science at imminent risk of 
suffering from an academic yatrogeny of irreparable consequences. 
Therefore, an urgent restructuring of the way in Which Colombia's 
scientific production is to be evaluated is thus mandatory before these 
measures have a negative impact thereon. 

Addresses: Leon-Sarmiento FE (reprint author), Calle 74 No 15, Bogota 201, 
Colombia
Univ Nacl Bogota, Grp Mediciencia, Bogota, Colombia
Fdn Santa Fe Bogota, Dept Med Interna, Secc Neurol, Unidad Trastornos 
Movimiento & Neuromagnetismo, Bogota, Colombia
Univ Pamplona, Fac Salud, Pamplona, Colombia
Corp Univ Invest & Desarrollo, Grp Bioeconosalud, Bogota, Colombia
Corp Univ Area Andina, Grp Biociencias, Bogota, Colombia

E-mail Addresses: feleones at gmail.com 

Publisher: MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD Y CONSUMO, PASEO DEL PRADO 18-20, MADRID, 
28071, SPAIN 

Subject Category: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health 
IDS Number: 183NM 
ISSN: 1135-5727 


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