The effect of several versions of one and the same manuscript published by a journal on its journal impact factor

In the discussion paper on this issue, Vanclay ( 2011 ) describes and uncovers several weaknesses of the JIF based on a thorough literature review and detailed empirical analyses. In this short comment we would like to add the results of two studies to the discussion around the JIF. In these studies...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scientometrics 2012-08, Vol.92 (2), p.277-279
Hauptverfasser:	Bornmann, Lutz, Marx, Werner
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Computer Science Impact factors Information Storage and Retrieval Library Science Revision Scholarly publishing
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Zusammenfassung:	In the discussion paper on this issue, Vanclay ( 2011 ) describes and uncovers several weaknesses of the JIF based on a thorough literature review and detailed empirical analyses. In this short comment we would like to add the results of two studies to the discussion around the JIF. In these studies we investigated the effect of several versions of one and the same manuscript published by a journal on its JIF.
ISSN:	0138-9130 1588-2861
DOI:	10.1007/s11192-012-0656-2