@article{2919, author = {Arturo Casadevall and Stefano Bertuzzi and Michael Buchmeier and Roger Davis and Harold Drake and Ferric Fang and Jack Gilbert and Barbara Goldman and Michael Imperiale and Philip Matsumura and Alexander McAdam and Marcela Pasetti and Rozanne Sandri-Goldin and Thomas Silhavy and Louis Rice and Jo-Anne Young and Thomas Shenk}, title = {ASM Journals Eliminate Impact Factor Information from Journal Websites.}, abstract = {

Many scientists attempt to publish their work in a journal with the highest possible journal impact factor (IF). Despite widespread condemnation of the use of journal IFs to assess the significance of published work, these numbers continue to be widely misused in publication, hiring, funding, and promotion decisions (1, 2).

}, year = {2016}, journal = {mSystems}, volume = {1}, month = {2016 Jul-Aug}, issn = {2379-5077}, doi = {10.1128/mSystems.00088-16}, language = {eng}, }