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What do we mean when we talk about journal impact? Digging into citations and quality in scientific publishing.

What do we mean when we talk about journal impact? Digging into citations and quality in scientific publishing.

by PeerJ Community | Jun 19, 2017 | Community, Company News

‘Impact’ is one of those words that can simultaneously provoke hope, anger, anxiety, and derision among scientists, publishers and research funders alike. We expect the full range of emotions following last week’s release of the latest journal Impact Factor stats....

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