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kristopher

(29,798 posts)
8. Interesting how you cover your ass with that schizophrenic post.
Tue May 15, 2012, 11:14 AM
May 2012

Impact factor isn't a rating of the quality of a journal unless it is looked at in light of how large the specific field of research is that a given article relates to; and how broad the range of articles the publication handles.

Since the "impact factor" only rates citations, it cannot be used to draw a legitimate comparison between a journal dedicated to a very narrow field of research and a journal that is dedicated to a broad range of research interests.

You are starting to remind me of that old joke, "How do you know a lawyer is lying?"

The paper in the OP is questioned by no one except wild eyed nuclear supporters trying to stir up crap. It's antecedents are impeccable.

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