Journal Impact Factors: Changing the Weather

Indicadores de Citación y Relevancia Científica: Genealogía de una Representación

“…Hence, those who were the primary participants in the apparent "benefits" of the citation metrics are those who most question this association. For example, Nobel prizes such as Joseph Goldstein, Peter Doherty, Paul Nurse, Bruce Beutler, Randy Schekman (The Nobel Prize, 2017;Schekman, 2013); institutions such as Research Councils UK (2013); Wellcome Trust (2019); European Molecular Biology Organization (2018); American Society for Microbiology (Bertuzzi et al, 2016), Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (Herrmann-Lingen et al, 2012), UK Forum for Responsible Research Metrics (2018); International Mathematical Union, International Council of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (Adler et al, 2008); amongst so many other organizations, have spoken against considering the relevance of research based on the journal in which it is published and citation metrics.…”