Abstract
As the citation frequency of a journal is a representation of how many people have read and acknowledged their works, academia generally shares the notion that impact factor and citation data signify the quality and importance of a journal to the discipline. Although this notion is well-entrenched, is it reasonable to deduce that a journal is not of good quality due to its lower impact factor? Do journal impact factors truly symbolize the quality of a journal? What must be noted when we interpret journal impact factors? This commentary article discusses these questions and their answers thoroughly.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 734-742 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Tourism Economics |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2020 |
Keywords
- citations
- journal impact factor
- journal quality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management