
Impact factors: articles and web links
Some useful contributions to the impact factors debate:
- Abt, H.A. An anomalous journal impact factor. Astronomische Nachrichten, 2006, 327 (7), pp. 737-738. Available from: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112693193/ABSTRACT [Accessed 22 May 2008]
- Curtis, W.F. and Hunter, J.G. What the impact factor means for surgery journals. World Journal of Surgery, 2006, 30 (8), pp. 1368-1370. Available from: http://www.springerlink.com/content/1642550083g74306/?p=3f1dc506143340f39b0ee3c40b87b7e9&pi=2 [Accessed 22 May 2008].
- The impact factor game - it is time to find a better way to assess the scientific literature [Editorial] PLOS Medicine, 2006, 3 (6), pp. 707-708. Available from: http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030291 [Accessed 22 May 2008].
Further information about impact factors can be found at:
- ISI impact factor (from the Thompson ISI website)
- Wikipedia entry on Impact factors