Author PHIL DAVIS
On May 20, Clarivate Analytics announced that it had created a new metric for comparing the relative citation performance of journals across different disciplines. It calls this metric, the Journal Citation Indicator (JCI). Given the perennial criticism that the Impact Factor — its go-to hammer for comparative journal metrics — is being misused for tasks it was never designed to do, it is understandable that Clarivate would want to develop yet another tool. Nevertheless, Clarivate also needs to avoid misrepresenting and overselling the JCI. Can Clarivate deliver on a single, normalized measurement of citation impact or did its marketing department promise too much?
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