Impact factor: An assessment tool for journals or for scientists?

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2017 Dec;36(6):347-348. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jul 8.

Authors

Karem Slim¹, Aurélien Dupré², Bertrand Le Roy³

Affiliations

¹ Service de chirurgie digestive et unité de chirurgie ambulatoire, CHU Estaing, 1, place Lucie-et-Raymond-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address: kslim@chu-clermontferrand.fr.
² Département de chirurgie oncologique, centre Léon-Bérard, 69008 Lyon, France.
³ Service de chirurgie digestive et unité de chirurgie ambulatoire, CHU Estaing, 1, place Lucie-et-Raymond-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

PMID: 28694228
DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2017.06.004

No abstract available

Keywords: Impact factor; Metrics; Scientific research.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Journal Impact Factor*
Periodicals as Topic
Research / standards*