Study of the policies at 129 universities 381 academic units highlights the widespread use of journal Impact Factors in academic review, tenure, and promotion evaluations @emckiernan13
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1/4 About 40% of 57 research-intensive institutions (from a sample of 129 US & Canada univ. performed by McKiernan et al. https://t.co/OusxH4rdBB) mention journal impact factors (IF) in documents used in the review, promotion & tenure process. Bad habits have a hard life...