The Impact Factor - A dubious measure of scientific quality

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 193-194

  Håkansson, Anders ^a   Kragstrup, Jakob ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CITATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY MEDICINE; HISTORY; IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLICATION; BIBLIOMETRICS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

BIBLIOMETRICS; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; PERIODICALS; RESEARCH;

EID: 33644796523     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430500287232     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

1. Cameron BD. Trends in the usage of ISI bibliometric data: uses, abuses, and implications. Libraries and the Academy 2005;5:105-25.
2. Seglén PO. Why the impact factor of journals should not be used for evaluating research. BMJ 1997;314:498-502.