Simon Linacre, Chief Commercial Officer at Cabells and ALPSP Tutor, explains what an Impact Factor is.

Overview:

• What the Impact Factor is and how it’s calculated

• Why Impact Factor became influential and its limitations

• How alternative metrics and critiques emerged why Impact Factor is now seen as only a narrow measure of academic impact.

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