This paper examines the practical usefulness of two new journal performance metrics, namely the Eigenfactor score … them with two existing ISI metrics, namely Total Citations and the 5-year Impact Factor (5YIF) of a journal. It is shown … that the Sciences and Social Sciences are different in terms of the strength of the relationship of journal performance …

The paper is concerned with analysing what makes a great journal great in the sciences, based on quantifiable Research … shown that emphasizing THE impact factor, specifically the 2-year impact factor, of a journal to the exclusion of other … informative RAM can lead to a distorted evaluation of journal performance and influence on different disciplines, especially in …