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| Title |
The Impact Factor Fallacy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01487 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Frieder M. Paulus, Nicole Cruz, Sören Krach |
| Abstract |
The use of the journal impact factor (JIF) as a measure for the quality of individual manuscripts and the merits of scientists has faced significant criticism in recent years. We add to the current criticism in arguing that such an application of the JIF in policy and decision making in academia is based on false beliefs and unwarranted inferences. To approach the problem, we use principles of deductive and inductive reasoning to illustrate the fallacies that are inherent to using journal-based metrics for evaluating the work of scientists. In doing so, we elaborate that if we judge scientific quality based on the JIF or other journal-based metrics we are either guided by invalid or weak arguments or in fact consider our uncertainty about the quality of the work and not the quality itself. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 123 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 32 | 26% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 7% |
| Chile | 5 | 4% |
| United States | 4 | 3% |
| Japan | 3 | 2% |
| Peru | 2 | 2% |
| Colombia | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 17 | 14% |
| Unknown | 45 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 97 | 79% |
| Scientists | 20 | 16% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 90 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 90 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 11% |
| Professor | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 16% |
| Unknown | 21 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 13 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 25 | 28% |
| Unknown | 26 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 120. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 December 2023.
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