Journal Quality and Citations: Common Metrics and Considerations about Their Use.

Author List: Straub, Detmar; Anderson, Chad;

MIS Quarterly, 2010, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page iii-xii.

The article discusses the common metrics used to assess the quality and ranking of academic journals. The author describes the importance of assessing journal quality for academics and scholars as well as the controversial practice of forced journal self-citation. Among the most important factors used to measure journal quality are the use of citation metrics including journal impact factors (JIF) and EigenFactor and Article Influence scores.

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