The impactful of a good impact factor

This paper ironically analyzes about the impact factor, a quality index that obsesses scientific journals and the authors who risk to in them. It also criticizes why this factor is unfair in assessing the merits of scientific researchs and what it means for researchers and some publishers. Using a h...

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Main Author:	Paloma Celada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Asociación Para el Progreso de la Biomedicina 2017-09-01
Series:	Jounal of Negative and No Positive Results
Subjects:	Research quality impact factor scientific journal
Online Access:	https://www.jonnpr.com/pdf/1553.pdf

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description	This paper ironically analyzes about the impact factor, a quality index that obsesses scientific journals and the authors who risk to in them. It also criticizes why this factor is unfair in assessing the merits of scientific researchs and what it means for researchers and some publishers. Using a humorous touch but also under a very serious scientific point of view, the validity of the impact factor is questioned to define the quality and credibility of a scientific journal.
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The impactful of a good impact factor

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