Gambadauro, P; Torrejon, R Impact factor and the quality of research: What is a rose defined by, its name or its scent? Comment EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, 134 (2): 269-270 OCT 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: gambadauro at tiscali.it 

Author(s): Gambadauro, P (Gambadauro, Pietro); Torrejon, R (Torrejon, 
Rafael) 

Title: Impact factor and the quality of research: What is a rose defined 
by, its name or its scent? Comment 

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE 
BIOLOGY, 134 (2): 269-270 OCT 2007 

Language: English 

Document Type: Letter 

Addresses: Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Rome, 
Italy; Hosp Univ Virgen Rocio, Hosp Mujer, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, 
Seville, Spain 

Reprint Address: Gambadauro, P, Via S Romano 15, I-00159 Rome, Italy. 

E-mail Address: gambadauro at tiscali.it 

Cited Reference Count: 7 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD 

Publisher Address: ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, 
CLARE, 00000, IRELAND 

ISSN: 0301-2115 

29-char Source Abbrev.: EUR J OBSTET GYN REPROD BIOL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 

Source Item Page Count: 2 

Subject Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology; Reproductive Biology 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 227ZE 

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Response to Gambadauro by MS Lenhard

Lenhard, MS (Lenhard, Miriam S.); Johnson, TRC (Johnson, Thorsten R. C.) 
Limitations of the impact factor EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY 
AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, 134 (2): 270-271 OCT 2007 

E-mail Address: Miriam.Lenhard at med.uni-muenchen.de 

Author(s): Lenhard, MS (Lenhard, Miriam S.); Johnson, TRC (Johnson, 
Thorsten R. C.) 

Title: Limitations of the impact factor 

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE 
BIOLOGY, 134 (2): 270-271 OCT 2007 

Language: English 

Document Type: Letter 

Addresses: Univ Munich, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, D-81377 Munich, Germany; 
Univ Munich, Dept Radiol, Munich, Germany 

Reprint Address: Lenhard, MS, Univ Munich, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Campus 
Grosshadern,Marchioninistr 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany. 

E-mail Address: Miriam.Lenhard at med.uni-muenchen.de 

Cited Reference Count: 6 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD 

Publisher Address: ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, 
CLARE, 00000, IRELAND 

ISSN: 0301-2115 

29-char Source Abbrev.: EUR J OBSTET GYN REPROD BIOL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 

Source Item Page Count: 2 

Subject Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology; Reproductive Biology 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 227ZE 

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