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Paper Number
2281
Paper Type
short
Description
Journal impact factors (JIFs) often deviate from the common view of journal quality held by field experts. This paper introduces our research in progress, which obtained interesting findings revealing a novel perspective for understanding one reason for this deviation. Our findings serve as a reminder that JIFs may be innately limited due to the nesting of multiple citation groups. Instead of pursuing a higher JIF, it may be more meaningful for journals to rethink the meaning of journal quality, journal impact, and the nature of science. Opportunities for future research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Gongtai and Burton-Jones, Andrew, "Miscellaneous Citation Groups Are Buried in Journal Impact Factors: A Case of the Information Systems Field" (2023). ICIS 2023 Proceedings. 11.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2023/generalis/generalis/11
Miscellaneous Citation Groups Are Buried in Journal Impact Factors: A Case of the Information Systems Field
Journal impact factors (JIFs) often deviate from the common view of journal quality held by field experts. This paper introduces our research in progress, which obtained interesting findings revealing a novel perspective for understanding one reason for this deviation. Our findings serve as a reminder that JIFs may be innately limited due to the nesting of multiple citation groups. Instead of pursuing a higher JIF, it may be more meaningful for journals to rethink the meaning of journal quality, journal impact, and the nature of science. Opportunities for future research are discussed.
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