Impacted Science: Impact Is Not Importance
ABSTRACT The journal impact factor (IF) exerts a tremendous influence on the conduct of scientists. The obsession with IF has been compared to a medical condition, sometimes referred to as “IF mania” or “impactitis.” Here, we analyze the difference between impact and importance, using examples from...
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American Society for Microbiology
2015
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f253c4390e3d48b7ab284e43d6686844 |
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