Journal impact factor: A valid symbol of journal quality?

被引：8
作者：
Law, Rob [1 ]
Leung, Daniel [2 ]
机构：
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Hotel & Tourism Management, Technol Management, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Hotel & Tourism Management, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源：
TOURISM ECONOMICS | 2020年 / 26卷 / 05期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
citations; journal impact factor; journal quality; TOURISM; HOSPITALITY; RANKING; HISTORY;
D O I：
10.1177/1354816619845590
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
As the citation frequency of a journal is a representation of how many people have read and acknowledged their works, academia generally shares the notion that impact factor and citation data signify the quality and importance of a journal to the discipline. Although this notion is well-entrenched, is it reasonable to deduce that a journal is not of good quality due to its lower impact factor? Do journal impact factors truly symbolize the quality of a journal? What must be noted when we interpret journal impact factors? This commentary article discusses these questions and their answers thoroughly.
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页码：734 / 742
页数：9
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