Multidimensional journal evaluation : analyzing scientific periodicals beyond the impact factor /
Scientific communication depends primarily on publishing in journals. The most important indicator to determine the influence of a journal is the Impact Factor. Since this factor only measures the average number of citations per article in a certain time window, it can be argued that it does not ref...
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De Gruyter Saur,
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Publisher Address: | Berlin ;Boston : |
Publication Dates: | [2012] |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Scientific communication depends primarily on publishing in journals. The most important indicator to determine the influence of a journal is the Impact Factor. Since this factor only measures the average number of citations per article in a certain time window, it can be argued that it does not reflect the actual value of a periodical. This book defines five dimensions, which build a framework for a multidimensional method of journal evaluation. The author is winner of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship 2011. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (416 pages). |
ISBN: | 9783110255553(electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | Q225 |
CLC: | N0 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Journal Output -- Chapter 3. Journal Content -- Chapter 4. Journal Perception and Usage -- Chapter 5. Journal Citations -- Chapter 6. Journal Management -- Chapter 7. Conclusions and Outlook -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Author Index -- Subject Index |