The usefulness of impact factor in serial selection: A rank and mean analysis using ecology journals

被引：15

作者：

Altmann, KG

Gorman, GE

机构：

[1] CSIRO, Pastoral Res Lab, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia

[2] Charles Sturt Univ, Sch Informat Studies, Wagga Wagga 2678, Australia

来源：

LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS-PRACTICE AND THEORY | 1998年 / 22卷 / 02期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/S0364-6408(98)00004-0

中图分类号：

G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];

学科分类号：

1205 ; 120501 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates the usefulness of ISI Journal Impact Factors in making serial selection and deselection decisions, It shows that Impact,acr Factors do not remain relatively constant from year to year specifically, the rank order of 56 ecology titles was found to vary considerably over time. The median year-to-year variation in Impact Factors was found to be 21.9%, and the average variability of Impact Factors over a five-year period was 13.2%. The study: also found a considerable degree of overlap in the average Impact Factor of serials in the ISI's Ecology category. These findings cast doubt on the usefulness of relying on a single year's JCR (Journal Citation Reports) to make informed selection/deselection decisions, (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.

引用

页码：147 / 159

页数：13

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