Does Criticisms Overcome the Praises of Journal Impact Factor?
Masood Fooladi islamic azad university, mobarakeh branchHadi Salehi Islamic Azad University, Najafabad BranchMelor Md Yunus National University of Malaysia - Faculty of EducationMaryam Farhadi National University of Malaysia - UKMArezoo Aghaei Chadegani Islamic Azad University; University Kebangsaan MalaysiaHadi Farhadi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia-Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-UKM)Nader Ale Ebrahim Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya
April 27, 2013
Asian Social Science vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 176-182, April 2013.
Abstract:
Journal impact factor (IF) as a gauge of influence and impact of a particular journal comparing with other journals in the same area of research, reports the mean number of citations to the published articles in particular journal. Although, IF attracts more attention and being used more frequently than other measures, it has been subjected to criticisms, which overcome the advantages of IF. Critically, extensive use of IF may result in destroying editorial and researchers’ behaviour, which could compromise the quality of scientific articles. Therefore, it is the time of the timeliness and importance of a new invention of journal ranking techniques beyond the journal impact factor.
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Keywords: Impact factor (IF), Journal ranking, Criticism, Praise, SCOPUS, Web of science, Self-citation
JEL Classification: L1, L11, L7, M11, M12, M1, M54, Q1, O1, O3, Q31, Q32, P24, P42, P29, L17
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Date posted: April 28, 2013
Suggested CitationFooladi, Masood, Salehi, Hadi, Yunus, Melor Md, Farhadi, Maryam, Aghaei Chadegani, Arezoo, Farhadi, Hadi and Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Does Criticisms Overcome the Praises of Journal Impact Factor? (April 27, 2013). Asian Social Science vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 176-182, April 2013.. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2257552
