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Welch Journal Club

October 3, 2006

Debbie McClellan, Research Associate, Welch Medical Library

What makes a journal prestigious? How do authors choose a target journal? What impact do--and should--journal impact factors have on these decisions? We will discuss some of the uses and abuses of impact factors and explore their place in the scientific community.

Readings:

The history and meaning of the journal impact factor.
Counting on citations: a flawed way to measure quality.
The "omnipotent" Science Citation Index impact factor.