Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations.
Elife
; 82019 07 31.
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| ID: mdl-31364991
ABSTRACT
We analyzed how often and in what ways the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is currently used in review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) documents of a representative sample of universities from the United States and Canada. 40% of research-intensive institutions and 18% of master's institutions mentioned the JIF, or closely related terms. Of the institutions that mentioned the JIF, 87% supported its use in at least one of their RPT documents, 13% expressed caution about its use, and none heavily criticized it or prohibited its use. Furthermore, 63% of institutions that mentioned the JIF associated the metric with quality, 40% with impact, importance, or significance, and 20% with prestige, reputation, or status. We conclude that use of the JIF is encouraged in RPT evaluations, especially at research-intensive universities, and that there is work to be done to avoid the potential misuse of metrics like the JIF.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Investigadores
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Movilidad Laboral
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Factor de Impacto de la Revista
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Rendimiento Laboral
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Elife
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
México