Are Scientists Nearsighted Gamblers? The Misleading Nature of Impact Factors

[摘要] Despite a “Cambrian” explosion in the number of citation metrics used (Van Noorden, 2010), the impact factor (IF) of a journal remains a decisive factor of choice when publishing your ultimate research results and evaluating research productivity. Most other citation metrics correlate with the IF and there is little doubt that they reflect the overall impact of different journals. However, there is good reason to be more cautious about IF judgments.

[学科分类] 心理学（综合）