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What is a high-impact factor journal? Is it essential to publish in high-impact journals? These questions repeatedly arise in academic conversations, congresses, and workshops, and, indeed, they are relevant.
Jesús F. Lampón
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ON IMPACT AND IMPACT FACTORS [PDF]
TheInternational Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care(IJTAHC) is part of the so-called Cambridge Core, the “home of academic content” (1). As such, not surprisingly, it is judged by standard scientific standards such as theJournal’s Impact Factor (IF). Although on the rise, there is still significant room for improvement (2).
van der Wilt, G.J., van der Wilt, G.J.
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In order to improve the bearing capacity of a bridge under dynamic impact and at the same time to improve the durability and safety of the bridge, the bridge should be jacked up, and most of the current research on bridge jacking upgrading is on ...
Ziyang Ye, Changmin Yang, Honggang Li
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Trends in ophthalmology journals: a five-year bibliometric analysis (2009-2013) [PDF]
AIM: To explore the trends in the ophthalmic literature over a 5-year period in relation to country, research expenditure and demographics. METHODS: Articles published between 2009 and 2013 by the 20highest-contributing countries in the 20 top-ranked ...
Christopher B. Schulz +2 more
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Exploring Article Process Charge of Open Access Journals from the Perspectives of Publication Characteristics and Citation Impact Indicators: A Case Study in the Medical Field [PDF]
The complex APC operation mechanism of open access (OA) journal is generating discussion in the academic community. To understand the prices of APC, this study explored whether APC pricing in medicine is related to journal-related characteristics and ...
Chia-Yu Lin, Wen-Yau Cathy Lin
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Impact, not impact factor [PDF]
When the English philosopher Herbert Spencer introduced the phrase “survival of the fittest” in 1864, he could not have imagined that it would summarize the plight of young scientists years later (1). As competition for coveted faculty appointments and research funding continues to intensify, today’s researchers face relentless pressure to publish in ...
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The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Principles and Practice in Nutrition
The practice of evidence-based nutrition involves using the best available nutrition evidence, together with clinical experience, to conscientiously work with patients’ values and preferences to help them prevent (sometimes), resolve (sometimes), or cope
Bradley C. Johnston, PhD +7 more
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Milestones and Impact Factors [PDF]
Environmental Health has just received its first Impact Factor by Thomson ISI. At a level of 2.48, this achievement is quite satisfactory and places Environmental Health in the top 25% of environmental science journals. When the journal was launched in 2002, it was still unclear whether the Open Access publishing model could be made into a viable ...
Ozonoff, David M., Grandjean, Philippe
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Botanical Sciences: an honorable fellow in the international assembly of botanical journals
As in every field of scientific research, publication of new findings is a fundamental task of botanical investigations. Since its launching in 1944, Botanical Sciences (formerly Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México), the scientific periodical of ...
Jorge A. Meave +3 more
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The Impact Factor Fallacy [PDF]
AbstractThe 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 based on false beliefs and unwarranted ...
Frieder M. Paulus +3 more
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