%0 Generic %1 vanclay-2006 %A Vanclay, Jerome K. %D 2006 %K toread impactfactor %T Bias in the journal impact factor %U http://www.citebase.org/abstract?id=oai:arXiv.org:cs/0612091 %X 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 (<10%) of the citations accruing to other journals. This disproportionate sampling means that the JIF provides a misleading indication of the true impact of journals, biased in favour of journals that have a rapid rather than a prolonged impact. Many journals exhibit a consistent pattern of citation accrual from year to year, so it may be possible to adjust the JIF to provide a more reliable indication of a journal's impact.

@misc{vanclay-2006, abstract = {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 (<10%) of the citations accruing to other journals. This disproportionate sampling means that the JIF provides a misleading indication of the true impact of journals, biased in favour of journals that have a rapid rather than a prolonged impact. Many journals exhibit a consistent pattern of citation accrual from year to year, so it may be possible to adjust the JIF to provide a more reliable indication of a journal's impact.}, added-at = {2007-01-09T12:54:49.000+0100}, author = {Vanclay, Jerome K.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f394bf69ac606e10450b42c328a8f8ae/andreacapocci}, description = {[cs/0612091] Bias in the journal impact factor}, interhash = {7479380f32063399794a7b128f5e8f09}, intrahash = {f394bf69ac606e10450b42c328a8f8ae}, keywords = {toread impactfactor}, timestamp = {2007-01-09T12:54:49.000+0100}, title = {Bias in the journal impact factor}, url = {http://www.citebase.org/abstract?id=oai:arXiv.org:cs/0612091}, year = 2006 }