Impact Factor as a Journal Evaluation Tool and its Impact

Abstract

he academicians, researchers, or scholars all around the world have been influenced by some factors before publishing their research. They are also curious to understand the fate of the articles published and its impact. This analysis is referred to as bibliometrics, which works based on citation analysis. One of the important bibliometric tools is the “journal impact factor (IF)” or “IF.” Most of the researchers particularly the relatively young in the field of research are not aware of the concepts of IF. This article provides a brief insight regarding IF and alternative metrics in the evaluation of a journal.

Keywords

• bibliometrics
• journal impact factor
• publications.