The Impact Factor Game

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P356DOI10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.0030291
P3181OpenCitations bibliographic resource ID4424823
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P932PMC publication ID1475651
P698PubMed publication ID16749869
P5875ResearchGate publication ID50407489

P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalQ20007257
P6216copyright statuscopyrightedQ50423863
P433issue6
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectimpact factorQ5330
gaming the systemQ2893210
scientific literatureQ12042160
P304page(s)e291
P577publication date2006-06-01
P1433published inPLOS MEDICINEQ1686921
P1476titleThe Impact Factor Game
The impact factor game. It is time to find a better way to assess the scientific literature
P478volume3

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