Published today: 20 years of bibliometric data illustrates a lack of concordance between journal impact factor and fungal species discovery in systematic mycology doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.110.1…

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The conclusion section is superb.
(direct quote coming in the next post...)

#Clarivate #JournalImpactFactor #JIFmania

20 years of bibliometric data illustrates a lack of concordance between journal impact factor and fungal species discovery in systematic mycology

Journal impact factors were devised to qualify and compare university library holdings but are frequently repurposed for use in ranking applications, research papers, and even individual applicants in mycology and beyond.

^{R. Henrik Nilsson (Pensoft Publishers)}