Our New Impact Factor

How is impact factor impacting our research?

The impact factor (IF) of an journal is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed to be more important than those with lower ones. However it is not a perfect metric and has its own limitations. Journa...

Circulation research impact factor sets new record.

The intent, therefore, is to provide a metric for the number of times an article is cited, on average, in the first 1 to 2 years after it appears. However, close scrutiny of the formula reveals that the factor might be artificially inflated in journals that routinely publish abstracts. Citations to abstracts are counted in the numerator, but not in the denominator. Our journal has not published...

New impact factor reflects increased quality.

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Are the Editors Responsible for Our Obsession with the Impact Factor?

The so-called impact factor (IF), introduced in an attempt to order scientific journals according to their influence in a particular field, is a dangerous instrument more related to competition among journals, which proudly wear their IF badges as a sign of status, than with scientific research (1). Moreover, the IF also constitutes an essential element in the daily activity of many researchers...