
doi: 10.2223/jped.1731
pmid: 18074051
Editors have employed various strategies to increase the impact factor of their publications. Some have decreased the number of original papers published, publishing them as letters to the editor instead, as a means of decreasing the denominator in the formula used to calculate the impact factor. Others encourage self-citation as a means of increasing the numerator. In both cases, an increase in the impact factor has been recorded. 4,5
Bibliometrics, Publications, Pediatrics, Brazil
Bibliometrics, Publications, Pediatrics, Brazil
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 4 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
