Mixing journal, article, and author citations, and other pitfalls in the bibliographic impact factor La mezcla de revistas, artículos, citas de autores, y otros riesgos en el "factor de impacto" bibliográfico

• Main Authors: Miquel Porta (Author), José L. Copete (Author), Esteve Fernandez (Author), Joan Alguacil (Author), Janeth Murillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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News of the death of biomedical journals seem premature. Revamped traditional scientific journals remain highly valued sources and vehicles of information, critical debate, and knowledge. Some analyses seem to place a disproportionate emphasis on technological and formal issues, as compared to the i...