Impact factors in nuclear medicine journals

Geoffrey M. Currie; Janelle M. Wheat

doi:10.2967/jnumed.107.041491

Impact factors in nuclear medicine journals

Geoffrey M. Currie^*, Janelle M. Wheat

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The annual Journal Citation Reports includes several statistics and figures, the key figure being journal impact factor. Journal impact factor, despite being widely used, is not well understood. This article aims to provide a broader understanding of impact factors and the implications thereof.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1397-1400
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume	48
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.107.041491
Publication status	Published - Aug 2007

Keywords

Academic
Impact factor
Journal quality
Nuclear medicine

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