Taking the Impact Factor seriously is similar to taking creationism, homeopathy or divining seriously
Brembs, B.
(2012).
Taking the Impact Factor seriously is similar to taking creationism, homeopathy or divining seriously.
There is no evidence that journal rank has any persuasive predictive property for any measure of scientific quality. Every scientist who is not aware of the unscientific nature of the Impact Factor should ask themselves if they are in the right profession, writes Bjoern Brembs.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2012 The Author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 27 Aug 2013 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/52061 |