Impact factor: good reasons for concern

Epidemiology. 2008 May;19(3):369. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31816b6a7a.

Abstract

This commentary emphasizes the importance of Hernán's contention that the impact factor's strong dependence on nonquality factors makes it utterly flawed as a way to evaluate quality of journals or papers.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Bibliometrics*
  • Epilepsy / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Peer Review
  • Periodicals as Topic* / classification
  • Periodicals as Topic* / statistics & numerical data
  • Publishing*