ASM Journals Eliminate Impact Factor Information from Journal Websites
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Casadevall, Arturo
Bertuzzi, Stefano
Buchmeier, Michael J.
Davis, Roger J.
Drake, Harold
Fang, Ferric C.
Gilbert, Jack
Goldman, Barbara M.
Imperiale, Michael J.
Matsumura, Philip
Pasetti, Marcela F.
Sandri-Goldin, Rozanne M.
Silhavy, Thomas
Rice, Louis
Young, Jo-Anne H.
Shenk, Thomas
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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00184-16Metadata
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Casadevall, A., S. Bertuzzi, M. J. Buchmeier, R. J. Davis, H. Drake, F. C. Fang, J. Gilbert, et al. 2016. “ASM Journals Eliminate Impact Factor Information from Journal Websites.” mSphere 1 (4): e00184-16. doi:10.1128/mSphere.00184-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00184-16.Abstract
Many scientists attempt to publish their work in a journal with the highest possible journal impact factor (IF). Despite widespread condemnation of the use of journal IFs to assess the significance of published work, these numbers continue to be widely misused in publication, hiring, funding, and promotion decisions (1, 2).Other Sources
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