History of the journal impact factor: Contingencies and consequences

被引：198

作者：

Archambault, Eric ^{[1
,2
]}

Lariviere, Vincent ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Sci Metrix, Montreal, PQ H2J 1Y6, Canada

[2] Univ Quebec, CIRST, OST, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada

[3] McGill Univ, Sch Informat Studies, Montreal, PQ, Canada

来源：

SCIENTOMETRICS | 2009年 / 79卷 / 03期

关键词：

SUBJECT CATEGORIES; SCIENCE; PERFORMANCE;

D O I：

10.1007/s11192-007-2036-x

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the genesis of journal impact measures and how their evolution culminated in the journal impact factor (JIF) produced by the Institute for Scientific Information. The paper shows how the various building blocks of the dominant JIF (published in the Journal Citation Report - JCR) came into being. The paper argues that these building blocks were all constructed fairly arbitrarily or for different purposes than those that govern the contemporary use of the JIF. The results are a faulty method, widely open to manipulation by journal editors and misuse by uncritical parties. The discussion examines some solution offered to the bibliometrics and scientific communities considering the wide use of this indicator at present.

引用

页码：635 / 649

页数：15

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