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Bias in the journal impact factor

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  • Jerome K. Vanclay

    (Southern Cross University)

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The ISI journal impact factor (JIF) is based on a sample that may represent half the whole-of-life citations to some journals, but a small fraction (

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  • Jerome K. Vanclay, 2009. "Bias in the journal impact factor," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 78(1), pages 3-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:78:y:2009:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-008-1778-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-1778-4
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