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Archives: Journal Citation Reports

Changing Journal Impact Factor Rules Creates Unfair Playing Field For Some

Some journals are expected to benefit immensely under Clarivate’s new counting model.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 1, 2021
  • 14 Comments

Skeletons In Their Closet: Clarivate Issues Editorial Concern But Takes No Further Action

A public allegation of citation manipulation among 5 journals deserves a public inquiry.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 11, 2018
  • 11 Comments

Tipping the Scales: Is Impact Factor Suppression Biased Against Small Fields?

The suppression of three economic history journals reveals more about Clarivate’s methods than citation manipulation.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 8, 2018
  • 5 Comments

Impact Factor Denied to 20 Journals For Self-Citation, Stacking

Publisher of performance metrics suppresses 20 journals, 14 for high levels of self-citation and 6 for citation stacking, releases Editorial Expression of Concern for 5 others.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 8 Comments

2017 Journal Impact Factors Feature Citation Distributions

The 2018 release of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) now features citation distributions for each journal. Poor implementation may prevent these figures from being used and may actively encourage abuse by predatory publishers.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 9 Comments

Journal Growth Lowers Impact Factor

Phil Davis examines how publication timing can affect annual Journal Impact Factor scores.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 13, 2018
  • 13 Comments

CiteScore–Flawed But Still A Game Changer

The real innovation of CiteScore is not another performance metric, but a new marketing model focused on editors.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 12, 2016
  • 18 Comments

On Moose and Medians (Or Why We Are Stuck With The Impact Factor)

If Thomson Reuters can calculate Impact Factors and Eigenfactors, why can’t they deliver a simple median score?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 12, 2016
  • 29 Comments

2014 Journal Impact Factors

Journal additions, suppressions, new metrics and an improved user interface are included in this year’s Journal Citation Report (JCR).

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 18, 2015
  • 24 Comments

Knockoffs Erode Trust in Metrics Market

If the Internet created a burgeoning market of cheap academic journal knockoffs, should we be surprised to witness new knockoff ratings companies?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Mar 10, 2015
  • 5 Comments

When a Journal Sinks, Should the Editors Go Down with the Ship?

This year, Thomson Reuters suspended six business journals for engaging in a citation cartel. Should the authors be held responsible for the malfeasance of their editors? We propose a new solution to punishing the community for the poor decisions of the few.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 6, 2014
  • 59 Comments

Splitting the Difference — Does an Editorial Mutiny at a Journal Do Much Long-term Damage?

Editorial boycotts and declarations of independence generate a lot of heat, but what do the data say about the actual success of the new journals compared to the journals that were overthrown.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Apr 10, 2013
  • 4 Comments

Netherlands Heart Journal Editor Delivers Dutch Citation Treat

Editors have learned how to exploit a simple loophole in the calculation of the Impact Factor. Is it time to close that loophole?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jan 30, 2013
  • 29 Comments

The Journal Usage Factor — Think Locally, Act Locally

If the Journal Usage Factor were run like an election, it would be a system where each party runs its own polls, hoards its own votes, provides no paper trail, and has the power to ignore any appeal.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Sep 29, 2011
  • 45 Comments

PLoS ONE's 2010 Impact Factor

Does the success of the scalable, multidisciplinary open access mega journal signal the imminent demise of the specialized, highly-selective subscription journal?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 28, 2011
  • 45 Comments
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