Newsflash: impact factors are rubbish

Well duh. Another year, another round of discussion on these flawed, useless outdated metrics.

• JCB editorial discussed at Life of a lab rat
• Said JCB editorial
• More discussion at The Daily Transcript
• An alternative? The SJR Indicator discussed by Martin Fenner at Nature Network
• More on the SJR at Nature News
• Said SJR

While you’re at Nature Network, enjoy Blogging Can Help You Get a Job, Continued.