Journal impact factors for 2003: Thorax increases
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Removing Journal Impact Factors
I applaud the ASM for the decision to put their head above the parapet and cast aside the essentially meaningless metric of journal impact factor (IF). What began as a measure intended to allow quantitative evaluation of the importance of journals, IFs have virtually consumed all other (often more relevant) considerations regarding quality of publication. Ironically, for many of the scientists ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.031864