Multidimensional Journal Evaluation: Analyzing Scientific Periodicals beyond the Impact Factor (Knowledge and Information)

Hardcover, vii + 408 pages, NOT ex-library. Clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show minor indentations to edges. Published without a dust jacket. -- Scientific communication depends primarily on publishing in journals. The most important indicator to determine the influence of a journal is the Impact Factor. Since this factor only measures the average number of citations per article in a certain time window, it can be argued that it does not reflect the actual value of a periodical. This book defines five dimensions, which build a framework for a multidimensional method of journal evaluation. The author is winner of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship 2011. -- Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Journal Output Chapter 3. Journal Content Chapter 4. Journal Perception and Usage Chapter 5. Journal Citations Chapter 6. Journal Management Chapter 7. Conclusions and Outlook; Author Index; Subject Index.…