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Journal Impact Factor Shapes Scientists’ Reward Signal in the Prospect of Publication

The incentive structure of a scientist’s life is increasingly mimicking economic principles. While intensely criticized, the journal impact factor (JIF) has taken a role as the new currency for scientists. Successful goal-directed behavior in academia thus requires knowledge about the JIF. Using fun...

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Autores principales: Paulus, Frieder Michel, Rademacher, Lena, Schäfer, Theo Alexander Jose, Müller-Pinzler, Laura, Krach, Sören
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26555725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142537