Spurious alternative impact factors: The scale of the problem from an academic perspective

The recent explosion in the number of predatory journals has led to the appearance of questionable websites providing fake or spurious impact factors, which are analyzed and discussed here. We believe that academic associations, universities, and research funding bodies must take action to stop thes...

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Published inBioEssays Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 474 - 476
Main Authors Gutierrez, Fredy R.S., Beall, Jeffrey, Forero, Diego A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2015
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Subjects
Bibliometrics
Biomedical Research - standards
Impact factors
Journal Impact Factor
science metrics
scientific publishing
science metrics
bibliometrics
scientific publishing
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Summary:The recent explosion in the number of predatory journals has led to the appearance of questionable websites providing fake or spurious impact factors, which are analyzed and discussed here. We believe that academic associations, universities, and research funding bodies must take action to stop these questionable practices.
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DOI:10.1002/bies.201500011