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Deep impact--evaluation in the sciences.

Elmar Brähler1, Manfred Beutel, Oliver Decker

  • 1Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medial School, Leipzig. brae@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Sozial- Und Praventivmedizin
|March 26, 2004
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The impact factor has limited use for journal subscriptions and is unsuitable for evaluating scientists. It exhibits biases against non-Anglo-American and specialized medical fields.

Area of Science:

  • Bibliometrics
  • Scientific publishing
  • Research assessment

Background:

  • The study evaluates the psychometric properties of the journal impact factor (IF).
  • Criteria include theoretical underpinnings, administration, scoring, and interpretation.
  • The IF is assessed as a scientific evaluation procedure.

Discussion:

  • The IF demonstrates significant limitations for journal subscription decisions.
  • It is inappropriate for assessing the achievements of individual scientists or research groups.
  • Serious flaws and biases affect the IF's reliability.

Key Insights:

  • The IF is biased against culture- and language-specific medical subspecialties.
  • Non-Anglo-American countries and their research are disproportionately disadvantaged by the IF.

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  • The IF's psychometric properties are inadequate for robust scientific evaluation.

    • Outlook:

    • Alternative metrics for research assessment are necessary.
    • Developing unbiased and more accurate evaluation methods is crucial.
    • Future research should focus on fairer bibliometric indicators.