The Impact Factor Fallacy

The use of the journal impact factor (JIF) as a measure for the quality of individual manuscripts and the merits of scientists has faced significant criticism in recent years. We add to the current criticism in arguing that such an application of the JIF in policy and decision making in academia is...

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Main Authors: Frieder M. Paulus, Nicole Cruz, Sören Krach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01487/full