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Impact factors in nursing journals.

Denise F Polit¹, Sally Northam

¹Humanalysis, Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA. dpolit@rocketmail.com

Nursing Outlook

|January 25, 2011

Summary

Journal impact factors (IFs) are citation metrics nurses should understand. Research on IFs

Area of Science:

Bibliometrics
Scholarly Communication
Nursing Research

Background:

Journal impact factors (IFs) are annual citation-based metrics published in Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
Despite controversy, IFs are widely used in academic evaluations.
Nurses need to be informed about IFs and their implications.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss the controversy surrounding journal impact factors.
To explain the computation of IFs.
To present historical and 2009 IF data for nursing journals.

Main Methods:

Analysis of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) data for nursing journals.
Review of key issues and controversies related to IFs.
Presentation of historical trends and 2009 IF data.

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Main Results:

The number of nursing journals indexed in JCR increased from 35 in 2004 to 74 in 2009.
Indexed nursing journals exhibit diversity in focus, specialty, and origin.
The median IF for nursing journals in 2009 was 0.91, comparable to other health categories.

Conclusions:

Nurses should be informed about journal impact factors.
Further research is needed on the impact of IFs on nursing scholarship and publication decisions.
Nurses can contribute to the ongoing debate surrounding IFs.