A journal's impact factor is influenced by changes in publication delays of citing journals
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DOI: 10.1002/asi.23706
Abstract: In this article we describe another problem with journal impact factors by showing that one journal's impact factor is dependent on other journals' publication delays. The proposed theoretical model predicts a monotonically decreasing function of… read more here.
Keywords: publication delays; impact; impact factor; journal impact ... See more keywords