Impact factor of medical education journals and recently developed indices: Can any of them support academic promotion criteria?

Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has been used in assessing scientific journals. Other indices, h- and g-indices and Article Influence Score (AIS), have been developed to overcome some limitations of JIF. The aims of this study were, first, to critically assess the use of JIF and other parameters related...

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Main Authors: Azer, SA, Holen, A, Wilson, I, Skokauskas, N
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944326/