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The effect of journal title changes on impact factors
Author(s) -
Tempest David
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/0953151052801460
Subject(s) - impact factor , subject (documents) , factor (programming language) , period (music) , computer science , psychology , operations research , library science , political science , philosophy , mathematics , law , programming language , aesthetics
One of the most misunderstood aspects of journal management is the effect of journal title changes on the ThomsonScientific impact factor. This study analyses journals that changed their title in 1994 and 1995 and ascertains the period of time taken to recover the impact factor. Effects of subject classification and of the size of the journal are also investigated to see if recovery time depends on them. The analysis shows that recovery times are longer than predicted. Suggestions are made on how publishers may approach communication of journal title changes to minimize the effects on the impact factor.