Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/177704 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2018-014/III
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
The purpose of the paper is to present arguments for and against the use of the Impact Factor (IF) in a rapidly changing digital world. The paper discusses the calculation of IF, as well as the pros and cons of IF. Editorial policies that affect IF are examined, and the merits of open access online publishing are presented. Scientific quality and the IF dilemma are analysed, and alternative measures of impact and quality are evaluated. The San Francisco declaration on research assessment is also discussed.
Subjects: 
Impact Factor
Quality of research
Pros and Cons
Implications
Digital world
Editorial policies
Open access online publishing
SCIE
SSCI
JEL: 
O34
O31
D02
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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