Citation-based metrics are appropriate tools in journal assessment provided that they are accurate and used in an informed way

  • Authors:

  • Henk F. Moed;Lisa Colledge;Jan Reedijk;Felix Moya-Anegon;Vicente Guerrero-Bote;Andrew Plume;Mayur Amin

  • Affiliations:

  • Elsevier, SciVal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1043 NX;Elsevier, SciVal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1043 NX;Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands 2300 RA and Department of Chemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11451;Scimago, CSIC, CCHS, IPP, Madrid, Spain 28037;Scimago, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain 06071;Elsevier, Research & Academic Relations, Oxford, UK OX5 1GB;Elsevier, Research & Academic Relations, Oxford, UK OX5 1GB

  • Venue:
  • Scientometrics
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

In a reply to Jerome K. Vanclay's manuscript "Impact Factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification?" we discuss the value of journal metrics for the assessment of scientific-scholarly journals from a general bibliometric perspective, and from the point of view of creators of new journal metrics, journal editors and publishers. We conclude that citation-based indicators of journal performance are appropriate tools in journal assessment provided that they are accurate, and used with care and competence.