Free Content Trends in the use of ISI citation databases for evaluation

Author: Pringle, James

Source: Learned Publishing, Volume 21, Number 2, April 2008 , pp. 85-91(7)

Publisher: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

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Abstract:

This paper explores the factors shaping the current uses of the ISI citation databases in evaluation both of journals and of individual scholars and their institutions. Given the intense focus on outcomes evaluation, in a context of increasing 'democratization' of metrics in today's digital world, it is easy to lose focus on the appropriate ways to use these resources, and misuse can result.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1087/095315108X288901

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