Abstract
With reference to Vanclay (Scientometrics in press, 2012) the paper argues for
a pragmatic approach to the Thomson-Reuter’s journal impact factor. The paper proposes and discusses to replace the current synchronous Thomson-Reuter journal impact factor by an up-to-date diachronic version (DJIF), consisting of a three-year citation window over a one year publication window. The DJIF online data collection and calculation is exemplified and compared to the present synchronous journal impact factor. The paper discusses briefly the dimensions of currency, robustness, understandability and comparability to other impact factors used in research evaluation.
a pragmatic approach to the Thomson-Reuter’s journal impact factor. The paper proposes and discusses to replace the current synchronous Thomson-Reuter journal impact factor by an up-to-date diachronic version (DJIF), consisting of a three-year citation window over a one year publication window. The DJIF online data collection and calculation is exemplified and compared to the present synchronous journal impact factor. The paper discusses briefly the dimensions of currency, robustness, understandability and comparability to other impact factors used in research evaluation.
| Translated title of the contribution | Et pragmatisk perspektiv på en diakron tidsskriftsimpactfactor |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Journal | Scientometrics |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 319-324 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0138-9130 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2012 |