The Impact Factor Fetishism

Fleck, Christian

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dc.contributor.author	Fleck, Christian	de
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-26T15:01:12Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-26T15:01:12Z
dc.date.issued	2013	de
dc.identifier.issn	1474-0583	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/41539
dc.description.abstract	"One of the most popular indicators is the Impact Factor. This paper examines the coming into being of this highly influential figure. It is the offspring of Eugene Garfield’s experimentation with the huge amounts of data available at his Institute for Scientific Information and the result of a number of attempts to find appropriate measurements for the success ('impact') of articles and journals. The completely inductive procedure was initially adjusted by examining the data thoughtfully and by consulting with experts from different scientific disciplines. Later, its calculation modes were imposed on other disciplines without further consideration. The paper demonstrates in detail the inopportune consequences of this, in particular for sociology. Neither the definition of disciplines, nor the selection of journals for the Web of Science/Social Science Citation Index follows any comprehensible rationale. The procedures for calculating the impact factor are inappropriate. Despite its obvious unsuitability, the impact factor is used by editors of sociological journals for marketing and impression management purposes. Fetishism!" (author's abstract)	en
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sociology & anthropology	en
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.ddc	Soziologie, Anthropologie	de
dc.subject.other	Impact Factor; Web of Science/ Social Science Citation Index; Eugene Garfield; Scientometrics	de
dc.title	The Impact Factor Fetishism	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie
dc.source.volume	54	de
dc.publisher.country	GBR
dc.source.issue	2	de
dc.subject.classoz	Wissenschaftssoziologie, Wissenschaftsforschung, Technikforschung, Techniksoziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Szientometrie, Bibliometrie, Informetrie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology	en
dc.subject.classoz	Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Informetrics	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Zeitschrift	de
dc.subject.thesoz	periodical	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Wissenschaft	de
dc.subject.thesoz	science	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Soziologie	de
dc.subject.thesoz	sociology	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Messung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	measurement	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Indikator	de
dc.subject.thesoz	indicator	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Bewertung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	evaluation	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Ranking	de
dc.subject.thesoz	ranking	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-415398
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	Universität Graz	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	327-356	de
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003975613000167	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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