<div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#ff0000">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.</font></b> It is owned by Thomson Reuter, and is published in their ISI Web of Science Journal Citation Reports.<div><br><a href="https://jefrantsvag.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/why-we-should-avoid-using-the-impact-factor-to-assess-research-and-researchers/">https://jefrantsvag.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/why-we-should-avoid-using-the-impact-factor-to-assess-research-and-researchers/</a></div></div>