Algunas reflexiones sobre la utilización del índice de impacto como medida de calidad en la investigación

In this article some considerations are made upon the use of the impact factor as a measure for the quality in research. A historical view of the term "impact factor" is presented together with other aspects to keep in mind when the impact factor is used as a measure of citations. In addit...

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Autor: Gimenez-Amaya, J.M. (José Manuel)|||/items/4ade0c41-078c-4bf3-a323-d84bf18374f9
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/39338
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/39338
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Peer review
Journal Citation Reports
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)
Science Citation Index
Impact factor
Revisión por pares
Factor de impacto
Índice de impacto
Materias Investigacion::Ciencias de la Salud
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Sumario:In this article some considerations are made upon the use of the impact factor as a measure for the quality in research. A historical view of the term "impact factor" is presented together with other aspects to keep in mind when the impact factor is used as a measure of citations. In addition, some criticisms are pointed out in the use of the impact factor as a tool to evaluate the quality of research, funding, employment and tenure.