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Impacted Science: Impact Is Not Importance

The journal impact factor (IF) exerts a tremendous influence on the conduct of scientists. The obsession with IF has been compared to a medical condition, sometimes referred to as “IF mania” or “impactitis.” Here, we analyze the difference between impact and importance, using examples from the histo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Casadevall, Arturo, Fang, Ferric C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26463169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01593-15

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