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Author(s) -

Arturo Casadevall,

Stefano Bertuzzi,

Michael J. Buchmeier,

Roger J. Davis,

Harold L. Drake,

Ferric C. Fang,

Jack A. Gilbert,

Barbara M. Goldman,

Michael J. Imperiale,

Philip Matsumura,

Alexander J. McAdam,

Marcela F. Pasetti,

Rozanne M. Sandri-Goldin,

Thomas J. Silhavy,

Louis B. Rice,

JoAnne H. Young,

Thomas Shenk

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

msystems

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.931

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2379-5077

DOI - 10.1128/msystems.00088-16

Subject(s) - impact factor , publication , promotion (chess) , work (physics) , political science , public relations , business , advertising , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , politics

Many scientists attempt to publish their work in a journal with the highest possible journal impact factor (IF). Despite widespread condemnation of the use of journal IFs to assess the significance of published work, these numbers continue to be widely misused in publication, hiring, funding, and promotion decisions (1, 2).

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