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Catherine M Ketcham1

  • 1Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0275, USA. ketcham@pathology.ufl.edu

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Tracking journal impact factor (IF) evolution weekly allows for early prediction. This method validates editorial policies and reassures journal operations are on track, even before official release.

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Area of Science:

  • Bibliometrics
  • Scholarly Publishing
  • Journal Management

Background:

  • The traditional Impact Factor (IF) calculation has a significant time lag, delaying assessment of new editorial teams' impact.
  • Current IF metrics are released annually, limiting timely feedback on editorial strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a method for weekly tracking and prediction of a journal's Impact Factor (IF).
  • To validate editorial policies and journal management strategies through early IF prediction.

Main Methods:

  • Weekly collection and analysis of citation data from Web of Science over a two-year period.
  • Development of a methodology to track the evolving IF for Laboratory Investigation and other pathology journals.

Main Results:

  • The study successfully tracked the evolution of the IF for Laboratory Investigation on a weekly basis.
  • Early prediction indicated a significant improvement in the 2006 IF for Laboratory Investigation, starting in July 2006.

Conclusions:

  • Weekly IF tracking enables prediction of the next year's IF from the middle of the preceding year.
  • Early IF prediction validates editorial policies and provides reassurance for journal management strategies, without unduly influencing editorial decisions.