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    Are we allowing impact factor to have too much impact: The need to reassess the process of academic advancement in pediatric cardiology?

    Rohit S. Loomba1, Robert H. Anderson2

    Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 163-166, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12593

    Abstract Impact factor has been used as a metric by which to gauge scientific journals for several years. A metric meant to describe the performance of a journal overall, impact factor has also become a metric used to gauge individual performance as well. This has held true in the field of pediatric cardiology where many divisions utilize impact factor of journals that an individual has published in to help determine the individual’s academic achievement. This subsequently can impact the individual’s promotion through the academic ranks. We review the purpose of impact factor, its strengths and weaknesses, More >

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