Citation Counts, Not Journal Branding, Should Guide Academic Recognition

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Main Author: Soni, Navneet
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Language:English
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contents <p>Abstract<br>The prevailing academic culture continues to place journal branding and indexing ahead of the real impact of<br>research. However, the value of a scientific contribution should be measured by the extent to which it is quoted,<br>discussed, and built upon, not by where it is published. This mini-review argues that peer review, including on<br>the basis of articles published in journals indexed by Google Scholar or Copernicus, should be recognized in<br>academic evaluation systems.<br>Key words<br>Impact factor; Index; Scopus; Web of Science; Google Scholar; Index Copernicus; Citation-index; I-Index</p>
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spellingShingle Citation Counts, Not Journal Branding, Should Guide Academic Recognition
Soni, Navneet
Impact factor; Index; Scopus; Web of Science; Google Scholar; Index Copernicus; Citation-index; I-Index
<p>Abstract<br>The prevailing academic culture continues to place journal branding and indexing ahead of the real impact of<br>research. However, the value of a scientific contribution should be measured by the extent to which it is quoted,<br>discussed, and built upon, not by where it is published. This mini-review argues that peer review, including on<br>the basis of articles published in journals indexed by Google Scholar or Copernicus, should be recognized in<br>academic evaluation systems.<br>Key words<br>Impact factor; Index; Scopus; Web of Science; Google Scholar; Index Copernicus; Citation-index; I-Index</p>
title Citation Counts, Not Journal Branding, Should Guide Academic Recognition
topic Impact factor; Index; Scopus; Web of Science; Google Scholar; Index Copernicus; Citation-index; I-Index
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18837555