Absolute Impact Factor to Compare Journals and Research Publications of Different Subjects
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Librarian-cum-Information Officer, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block-JD, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700106
Saumen Adhikari
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2019/v56i3/144133Keywords:
Absolute Impact Factor, Impact FactorAbstract
The paper explores the problem of the parameter, Impact Factor for analyzing research publications of different subjects. A new tool, Absolute Impact Factor is introduced as analytical solution to bring journals of all subjects in a scale.
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Accepted 2019-06-20
Published 2019-06-24
