Discusses "impact factor," a measure of journal impact defined by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) and available in Journal Citation Reports. Argues that "impact factor" is misnamed and misused, suggesting an alternative name and interpretation of the measure, and proposes two new measures to assess the impact of…

Describes a research project in progress that is investigating the subject relationship between citing and cited documents for journals in the field of library and information science. Relevant literature is reviewed, and microanalysis and macroanalysis methods are explained. (50 references) (LRW)

Investigates the effect of journal self-citedness on "Journal Citation Reports" (JCR) rankings of library and information science and genetics journals using data from 1994 on CD-ROM. Results for library and information science indicate that the effect of self-citedness on both JCR impact factor and total citation rankings was minimal.…

Describes an ongoing project that is investigating the correlation between journal cost and citation ratings in the fields of political science and genetics. Previous studies that relate journal costs to other variables are reviewed; the conceptual framework is explained; limitations of the study are considered; and further research is suggested.…

This volume reviews current options for handling serials problems and clarifies fundamental issues in one of the greatest challenges confronting today's library and information science professionals. Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and…