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Citation analysis of otorhinolaryngology journals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

D. Roy ,
J. P. Hughes ,
A. S. Jones  and
J. E. Fenton
D. Roy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.
J. P. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.
A. S. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.
J. E. Fenton
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.
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Abstract

Bibliometric analysis is used to assess the ‘impact’ of scientific journals. The commonest method of evaluation is impact factor. The aim of this study was to analyse the citation data for otorhinolaryngology journals of the years 1994 to 1998. Data on the total number of citations and impact factor of journals was obtained from the CD-ROM editions 1994-98 of the Journal Citation Reports and ‘Web of Science’ database. The adjusted impact factor and five-year impact factor has been calculated. Fifteen otorhinolaryngology journals have been identified and ranked according to the impact factor. Head and Neck has the highest adjusted impact factor. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery has the highest five-year impact factor. There is considerable variation in the ranking of journals calculated by the five-year impact factor. Impact factors of otolaryngology journals can help to direct readers to those journals that have a track record of publishing data that are frequently cited. Although there are several limitations to the use of citation data to rank journals, the authors recommend the use of the five-year period for calculation of the impact factor for ranking of otolaryngology journals.

Keywords

CitationPublishingOtorhinolaryngology
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 5 , May 2002 , pp. 363 - 366
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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