Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/39815
- Title
- Journal impact factor and its importance for AFP
- Author/Creator
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van Driel, Mieke L.;
Magin, Parker J.;
Del Mar, Chris B.
- Institution
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health
- Description
- Background: In 2008, Australian Family Physician (AFP) was accepted on the list of journals listed in Science Citation Index Expanded and, thus, will generate an impact factor over the next 2 years. Impact factor is important to authors from research and academic backgrounds and will make AFP an increasingly attractive journal in which to publish. Aim: To describe the impact factor, its method of calculation, and its flaws. Discussion: Impact factor is the number of a journal's cited research papers divided by the total number of citable papers it has published. It is distorted by several different factors: sub-discipline, region, basic versus applied research, and whether the journal editor deliberately tries to strategically increase their impact factor. Conclusion: Impact factor is an oversimplified single measure of 'impact', which may underestimate the contribution of the AFP to society. However, no accepted alternative metric currently exists.
- Relation
- Australian Family Physician Vol. 37, Issue 9, p. 770-773
- Relation
- http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200809/28837
- Date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Keyword(s)
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journal impact factor;
citations;
Australian Family Physician (AFP)
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Rights
- Copyright to Australian Family Physician. Reproduced with permission. Permission to reproduce must be sought from the publisher, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/39815
- Identifier
- ISSN:0300-8495
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