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Mieke L van Driel¹, Parker J Magin, Chris B Del Mar

¹Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Queensland. mieke_vandriel@bond.edu.au

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Bibliometrics
Journal Impact Factor Analysis

Background:

The Australian Family Physician (AFP) journal's inclusion in the Science Citation Index Expanded in 2008.
Anticipation of generating an impact factor for AFP within two years.
Recognition of the importance of impact factor for authors and journal attractiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

To elucidate the concept of journal impact factor.
To detail the methodology for calculating impact factor.
To identify and discuss the inherent limitations and flaws of impact factor.

Main Methods:

Definition of impact factor: cited research papers divided by total citable papers.
Identification of factors influencing impact factor calculation.
Analysis of potential biases in impact factor metrics.

Main Results:

The impact factor calculation is susceptible to distortions.
Factors such as sub-discipline, region, and research type (basic vs. applied) affect the metric.
Journal editors may strategically manipulate the impact factor.

Conclusions:

Impact factor is a simplified metric that may not accurately reflect a journal's true impact.
The AFP's contribution to society might be underestimated by this single measure.
Currently, no universally accepted alternative metric exists to surpass the impact factor.