[Irtalk] Why we should avoid using the Impact Factor to assess research and researchers | The Idiosynchratic Reader

[Hilton Gibson]

*A major problem is that the IF is owned by a private company, that has
strong financial interests in keeping the IF working as it is.* It is owned
by Thomson Reuter, and is published in their ISI Web of Science Journal
Citation Reports.

https://jefrantsvag.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/why-we-should-avoid-using-the-impact-factor-to-assess-research-and-researchers/
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