/oss/taxonomy/term/7313/all en /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking/what-journal-impact-factor-and-isnt <p>You may have heard of the impact factor. It is a number given to an academic journal (think <i>Nature </i>or <i>The New England Journal of Medicine</i>) which is often erroneously used a proxy for how good the papers it publishes really are. If the journal has a high impact factor, it must mean the research you will find within it is solid, goes the sentiment; if the number is low, be skeptical.</p> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9772 at /oss