Multidimensional Journal Evaluation - Analyzing Scientific Periodicals beyond the Impact Factor

Scientific communication depends primarily on publishing in journals. The most important indicator to determine the influence of a journal is the Impact Factor. Since this factor only measures the average number of citations per article in a certain time window, it can be argued that it does not reflect the actual value of a periodical. This book defines five dimensions, which build a framework for a multidimensional method of journal evaluation. The author is winner of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship 2011.

About the author

Stefanie Haustein, Forschungszentrum Jülich undHeinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Product details

• Authors: Stefanie Haustein
• Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2012
• EAN: 9783110254945
• ISBN: 978-3-11-025494-5
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 28 mm x 234 mm
• Weight: 734 g
• Series: Knowledge and Information; Knowledge and Information; ISSN
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system